Army updates IT purchasing system

The Army is updating its purchasing system for tactical communications hardware, which should open more opportunities for companies looking to sell solutions to the military.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Acquisition reform effort hits the House floor

The Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act moved to the House floor this week for a vote that could reshape how the government buys IT.

  • By Washington Technology staff

GSA takes closer look at IT portfolio

Following the release of the Digital Government Strategy, GSA CIO Casey Coleman says her agency will looks to review its IT portfolio as part of the federal IT reform.

  • By Camille Tuutti

Shared services poised to reshape the federal market

Industry should brace for impact as the government adopts more shared services, CIO warns.

  • By Amber Corrin

Message to Facebook: Knock off the changes.

Facebook's Timeline feature creates confusion, not clarity.

  • By Steve Kelman

High-tech projects hit the most wasteful list

Sen. Tom Coburn's annual list of wasteful government spending does not spare new technologies.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Games turn serious

Videogame technologies are becoming useful for research, science and other serious applications.

Twitter: Is this 'river of information' too polluted to be useful?

Scott Klososky, the opening keynote at the Executive Leadership Conference, made some questionable statements about the value of social media.

Listening in on GovLoop

Steve Kelman takes time to hear what the GovLoopers are saying.

Social media travels faster than seismic waves

In a potentially disastrous earthquake, social media provided the connectivity people needed.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Kundra claims he started to close the IT gap

Vivek Kundra, the first federal CIO, offers some parting thoughts on public service.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Biden simplifies federal website message a bit too much

In announcing a campaign to cut unneeded websites, Joe Biden and others may have lost some precision.

Design a logo, win a prize

Interior Department offers a $1,000 prize for a logo design.

Government learns social media has a double edge

The public knows where to find your Facebook page and they're increasingly ready to use it to let you know what they think. Are you listening?

How much fun and games do federal websites need?

Are flashy interactive features really necessary for a government website to be considered "good?"

A truly effective Facebook scam :(

Knowledge of human psychology helps scammers trick Facebook users, writes Steve Kelman.

Agencies update progress on transparency plans

Federal agencies are publishing charts, graphics and progress reports on their open government efforts.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Terror alert system will use Facebook, Twitter

The Homeland Security Department is planning to scrap its color-coded terror alert system for a new system that relies on Facebook and Twitter in some cases, according to the Associated Press.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

CTO shares lessons learned from freeing HHS data

The Health and Human Services Department has been pushing out its data in recent months and the results have sparked innovation and helped consumers, Chief Technology Officer Todd Park said at a new media conference.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Social media and the quest for knowledge (and a good snow shovel)

FCW cartoonist John Klossner explores the wonders and byways of Quora, the latest social networking rage.

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