Technology

  • Robert Coen, program director of the NIH IT GWAC program, joins host Roger Waldron to discuss how agencies are using the NIH\'s contract vehicles to meet customer needs. May 19, 2015

    May 19, 2015
  • Inspectors general would have the power to subpoena former feds and contractors to testify in cases of fraud or waste of more than $100,000, or when criminal activity is suspected.

    May 19, 2015
  • Despite significant investments in cybersecurity, the government\'s current state of readiness leaves a lot to be desired. That\'s according to security managers themselves, responding to the latest survey from ISC2. Dan Waddell, director of government affairs for the National Capital Region of ISC2, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more on the Global Information Security Workforce Study.

    May 19, 2015
  • The Technology Business Management (TBM) Council launched the Commission on IT Cost Opportunity, Strategy and Transparency (IT COST) May 14.

    May 18, 2015
  • Is patience running short among agencies over the Homeland Security Department\'s continuous diagnostics and mitigation (CDM) program?

    May 18, 2015
  • Defense Secretary Ash Carter looks to Silicon Valley for help with its new cyber strategy. But Carter doesn\'t have too much time to get the partnership off the ground before the Obama administration leaves and another one takes its place. Steve Grundman, George Lund fellow at the Atlantic Council and former deputy defense undersecretary for industrial affairs and installations, tells In Depth with Francis Rose why Carter should focus on the wins he can earn now.

    May 15, 2015
  • Larry Sweet, the NASA chief information officer, said he\'s not mandating the use of enterprise services such as the I3P contract, but rather is making the case by ensuring mission needs are met and the commodity IT is affordable.

    May 15, 2015
  • Most agencies are on at least Facebook and Twitter, and many are dipping their toes into Instagram, LinkedIn, Flickr, YouTube and even Snapchat. But it\'s not enough to just throw out information on social media -- it has to be a two-way street.

    May 15, 2015