The $46.5 billion network being developed by AT&T and the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) will have apps and functionality that cannot even be envisioned today, one…

Most might assume the Defense Department’s chief information officer’s daily struggles differ significantly from other IT professionals’ obstacles. Everyone — except Teri Takai. “The leadership and transformation…

FedTalks 2013 (Photo: FedScoop) Cyber, cloud, sequestration and a man who pretended to be a pilot. That was the scene Wednesday as more than 800 leaders from…

The National Defense Authorization Act, which goes to the House rules committee today and Wednesday, could reshape the structure and management of the U.S. Cyber Command. Repeatedly, the…

In the modern era of budget cuts and big data, the federal government’s financial and information officers at the Defense Department and Justice Department have been pushed…

Dr. Andrew Ozment, senior director of cybersecurity at the White House, at McAfee’s Public Sector Summit presented by FedScoop. (Photo: FedScoop) You’ve heard of TechStat and PortfolioStat.…

U.S. Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel (left) flanked by former U.S. CTO Todd Park. (Photo: FedScoop) One month after releasing the Digital Government Strategy in 2012, Steven…

The Department of the Navy’s chief information officer, Terry Halvorsen, will assume the position of acting Defense Department CIO on May 21, FedScoop has confirmed. The appointment comes…

When President Barack Obama in 2010 tapped her to be the Defense Department’s chief information officer, Teri Takai had already built a reputation as one of the…

The Defense Department on Friday appointed David DeVries to the post of acting chief information officer, a Pentagon spokesman confirmed. He takes over while the department searches for a…