It's about saving costs, time and possibly lives.

As federal agencies try to improve their technology waste practices, many find it's harder than it looks.

Steve Cooper talks about his wide-ranging experiences during his first year as the CIO of the Department of Homeland Security.

The CDC puts technology on the front line to crack health-related mysteries and fight bioterrorism.

New motivation techniques help agencies achieve compliance.

Federal IT security managers are reeling from intensified guerrilla attacks on government networks. The cyber security experts tell you how to protect your systems.

Make a business case to win the shoot-out between pressing needs and meager resources.

IT lets the federal government do more, and elected officials are savvier about technology. Now the question is: Can feds and lawmakers curb their political instincts and ensure that the necessary systems work gets done?

The new U.S. VISIT program puts fingerprint scans to a real-time test.

Three agencies tell the story behind the top scores they earned for making IT work for federal government.

Technology helps fight poverty, rebuild war-torn nations and respond to disasters. How do IT projects succeed under such extreme conditions, and what can we learn from them?