Six software providers to the K-12 education sector have voluntarily pledged to incorporate Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency principles into their product development processes. Classlink, Clever, D2L, GG4L, Instructure and PowerSchool signed
U.S. Chief Technology Officer Todd Park will leave his current position by the end of this year and join a White House team working from Silicon Valley, Fortune magazine reported Friday. Dan
MoreEric Velez-Villar, a 29-year FBI veteran and former assistant director for the intelligence directorate, has been promoted to executive assistant director of the bureau’s intelligence branch. He joined the FBI in 1985
MoreCol. Jack Wayman, U.S. Army director for integration improvement initiatives, has said the branch wants to leverage mobile barcode readers to gather data and track equipment, FCW reported Wednesday. Colby Hochmuth writes
MoreThe General Services Administration is working to establish a centralized procurement system to accommodate the information technology needs of federal agencies, FCW reported Thursday. Mark Rockwell writes that Tom Sharpe, commissioner of
MoreThe National Science Foundation has awarded $20 million in funding for two univesity-led projects to build infrastructure where researchers can experiment with cloud systems and applications. Both teams are led by academic
MoreStanley Clarke, director of the Air National Guard, has said the organization’s battlefield operations and fleet requirements are connected with those of the Air Force, Defense News reported Wednesday. Aaron Mehta writes
MoreThe General Services Administration is looking to merge seven government-wide acquisition contract vehicles for professional services into one federal schedule, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Jason Miller writes that GSA plans to
MoreThirty-six research teams have been awarded $10.8 million in total grants from the National Science Foundation to study the workings of the human brain. NSF said Monday that each university-led consortium will
MoreThe Defense Information Systems Agency has approved a secure technical implementation guide designed to help federal agencies implement a Good Technology-built mobile security platform on authorized iOS 7 devices. Good Technology’s platform
MoreThe Air Force has partnered with the General Services Administration to establish a working group that will help the military branch acquire products and services through GSA-run contract vehicles. Tom Sharpe, commissioner
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