Opinion

Why didn't UPMC detect the breach — and realize how extensive it was — on its own?

Government agencies can – and should – use sites like Facebook and Twitter. They just need to play it safe, and proceed cautiously.

Big data has just begun to show us the potential for solving intractable problems, and powering innovation and economic growth, but analytics have the potential for misuse of personally identifiable information.

The emerging civic tech industry is estimated to be in the billions of dollars. But for these lofty goals to be realized, the industry needs open data and standardization.

The "right to be forgotten" may sound like a potential blessing to anyone who’s ever been involved in anything mortifying and public, but the decision has ominous implications for those who value unrestricted access to valuable knowledge.

An increase in government spending does not necessarily mean an increase in IT spending.

The FCC plans to update the 20-year-old technology program for schools to streamline the application process and refocus on broadband.

In a world of cellphone cameras and pesky citizen reporters, will the specter of our “permanent records” on Google compel us to never over-imbibe or risk doing something embarrassing?

The Metcalf incident is a wake-up call for better critical infrastructure protection.

Regular people from around the country are laughing at, mocking Washington, D.C. Turning such a thing around is not easy, but surely there's hope -- and the tech industry is a great place for lessons in simple, practical guidance in problem-solving and progress that we can use.

Building a digitally empowered human services system will help vulnerable individuals and families help themselves.

The public sector needs to find ways to harness the talent, energy and zeal of individuals who are passionate about the organizations they work for.

The highly publicized journey of HealthCare.gov has major implications for the relationship between open source standards and government technology.

Governments worldwide share many of the same challenges and are using technology to address them.

With the overabundance of CIO positions, the influence of the title has been reduced and unnecessary challenges are leaking into the federal IT ecosystem.

It's critical to give caseworkers and everybody else involved in protecting kids a complete, shared picture of every vulnerable child's life.

Making sure both CenturyLink, phone companies and the cable providers play by the same set of rules will provide immediate benefit — and then the city can start thinking about long-term solutions.

The most successful IT procurements follow a simple formula: Identify a business need, define success and how you’ll measure it, then carefully communicate and reward that success.