Cybersecurity
Why the Government Should Destroy -- Not Store -- Employees' Sensitive Information
Adjusting to a world where no data is secure
Cybersecurity
Does NSA Spying Leave the US Without Moral High Ground in China Hack?
Was the breach of federal employee records all that different from U.S. surveillance programs?
Cybersecurity
OPM Hackers Stole Data on Every Federal Employee
The breach compromised the personal information of millions of government workers.
Digital Government
Microsoft Is Using Drones to Predict Disease Outbreaks
By catching mosquitoes, these drones could help scientists learn about—and react to—the way diseases become epidemics.
Emerging Tech
The Internet in Space? Slow as Dial-Up
Astronauts gripe that connectivity is “very slow,” but that could change with laser-based data transmission NASA has already tested.
Emerging Tech
Scientists Are One Step Closer to Predicting Solar Storms
The refrigerator-sized Deep Space Climate Observatory is a joint partnership between NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Air Force.
Cybersecurity
Watchdog Says Pentagon Needs to Crank Up ‘Insider Threat’ Monitoring
Only half of military components GAO reviewed have logged system and user behaviors to develop "a baseline of normal activity patterns."
Cybersecurity
The NSA's Bulk Collection Is Over, but Google and Facebook Are Still in the Data Business
Private-sector data collection can reveal as much about a person as government surveillance, privacy advocates say.
Cybersecurity
After Breach, IRS Considers PINs for All Taxpayers
Currently, only a small portion of the taxpaying population is given the added protection of PIN number verification.
Digital Government
The Patriot Act Just Expired. Here’s What Happens to NSA Surveillance
Three of the law's controversial surveillance authorities have now expired. The two sides of the surveillance debate differ on what that means going forward.
Digital Government
The Patriot Act Was Controversial Long Before Edward Snowden
The law drew the ire of civil libertarians—and even Obama himself—long before the Snowden revelations began.
Modernization
Are Government Records Management Practices in Peril?
The evidence of the lack of progress in records management continues to mount.
Digital Government
Obama Admin: Senate Needs to Pass NSA Reform Now to Avoid National Security 'Uncertainty'
With the House out for Memorial Day, it’s up to the Senate to handle the coming expiration of key provisions of the Patriot Act.
Cybersecurity
Edward Snowden: Rand Paul's 'Filibuster' Is a 'Sea Change'
The ex-spy answered Reddit users' questions about NSA reform Thursday.
Digital Government
John Boehner on NSA: The Senate Must Act, But 'We’ll Certainly Look at What They Do'
The House speaker's remarks on Thursday suggest his chamber hasn't written off a "clean" renewal of the Patriot Act.
Digital Government
The Senate Is About to Decide the Future of NSA Spying
What happens when an unstoppable force building behind surveillance reform meets an immovable object in Mitch McConnell?
Digital Government
White House Backs Bill to End NSA Bulk Records-Collection
The Obama administration says it supports the USA Freedom Act.
Modernization
Verizon's AOL Deal Could Lead to New Privacy Problems
AOL's advertising technologies could help Verizon better track users across devices.
Digital Government