The desire to serve the public and help people solve difficult problems is what attracts professionals to today’s federal IT workforce, according to a group of senior…

Richard McKinney, chief information officer for the Transportation Department, talks to FedScoop about his career as a public servant and his path to success in federal government.

As the federal SocialGov program enters its third year of existence, Alissa Johnson is ready to see the government’s social engagement take the next step. “Year three is…

The Federal Communications Commission plans to distribute $2 billion in the next two years to modernize America’s schools’ with Wi-Fi connectivity through an expansion of its E-Rate…

An ongoing cyberespionage campaign targeting western energy companies and the control systems that power the electric grid and other major industrial operations is also believed to be…

The National Security Agency collected data on nearly 90,000 “targets” last year under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Security Act, according to a report released Friday by…

FedWire is FedScoop’s afternoon roundup of news and notes from the federal IT community. Send your links and videos to tips@fedscoop.com. Google is over Hadoop. White House release…

The role of the chief information officer in government is changing rapidly, and nobody seems to know with any certainty what the role of the CIO will…

The FCC’s upcoming spectrum auction in 2015 is “absolutely not a train wreck,” according to FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn. Speaking at a Politico event Thursday, Clyburn said…

As federal agencies adopt emerging tech trends like mobility, wearables and the Internet of Things, a new Dell Software study found they are struggling to keep cybersecurity in…