The government’s worst 2013 spending decisions
Healthcare.gov, federal employees who weren’t working but still got paid and home loans are identified as the worst spending decisions of 2013. (Image: iStockphoto) As the year…
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Surveillance critic Bruce Schneier leaving BT
Noted cryptographer Bruce Schneier, who’s been a vocal and active opponent of the domestic surveillance operations of the U.S. and British governments, is leaving long-time employer BT…
Obama tries to reassure tech CEOs on NSA, privacy
President Barack Obama today met with the chief executive officers of several leading technology firms to discuss major technology policy issues from health care to Internet privacy…
FedWire: Feds going above and beyond, launching planes from submarines
FedWire is FedScoop’s afternoon roundup of news and notes from the federal IT community. Send your links and videos to tips@fedscoop.com. Radio is still cool in the…
Former Microsoft exec tapped to replace Jeff Zients
Kurt DelBene will lead and manage healthcare.gov. (Photo: Microsoft) There’s a new lead man running healthcare.gov. Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services,…
Jeh Johnson confirmed for top DHS post
The Senate last night confirmed Jeh Johnson to be the next secretary of homeland security. The 78-to-16 vote makes the former Pentagon lawyer the fourth leader in…
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Guest column: Wearable technology, shareable data
Nigel Ballard, director of federal marketing at Intel. Nigel Ballard is Intel’s director of federal marketing and a FedScoop contributor. You’ve probably read at least a dozen…
Mongo DB Federal’s Will LaForest on open source trends
Will LaForest, senior director at Mongo DB Federal, highlights some of the open source trends in this FedScoopTV interview.