Digital Government
Will VA Secretary McDonald Go Back to P&G for His CIO?
Just a rumor, but a tantalizing one.
Modernization
CIA’s Amazon-Built Cloud Goes Live
The AWS-built cloud for the intelligence community has deployed.
Cybersecurity
Aussie Military Yanks Luxottica Contract after Personnel Data Sent Offshore
Likely all defense employees who have received optical services since 2012 were affected.
Ideas
The Army Is Developing 3D Printers to Make Food
Chow gets a high-tech makeover with futuristic printing technology. By Rick Docksai
Digital Government
HealthCare.gov Official: Expect Glitches in November
Still, the agency responsible for the site is in a "vastly different situation," official tells Congress.
Cybersecurity
CIA Admits to Improperly Hacking Senate Computers
In a sharp and sudden reversal, the CIA is acknowledging it improperly tapped into the computers of Senate staffers who were reviewing the intelligence agency’s Bush-era torture practices.
Modernization
FCC Chief 'Deeply Troubled' by Verizon Plan to Slow Traffic
Tom Wheeler suggests the new policy may run afoul of net neutrality.
Cybersecurity
Keith Alexander Wants to Patent Method For Detecting Cyber Threats -- Is That Ethical?
Lots of government officials have found ways to monetize public service in the private sector, but none more audaciously than the former head of the NSA.
Cybersecurity
Attackers Might Have Unmasked Users of Privacy Service Tor
Developers accuse researchers of possibly exposing identities to feds.
Digital Government
Obamacare Website Has Cost $840 Million
A slew of management failures led to the site's disastrous launch, according to a new GAO report.
Digital Government
Why Federal IT Reform Is Getting Cheaper
Pared-down Senate bill is projected to cost less than House-passed measure.
Digital Government
After Delays, USCIS Sets New Deadline for Digital Immigration Records
USCIS chief calls modernizing IT systems ‘one of my top challenges'
Digital Government
Here's How the Senate Plans to End NSA Mass Surveillance
Sen. Patrick Leahy on Tuesday introduced a meatier version of the USA Freedom Act that passed the House in May.
Modernization
Need to Know Memo: Going Hybrid
Going hybrid could be the answer to your agency's cloud conundrum.
Digital Government
Senate Expected to Confirm McDonald as VA Secretary Today
Opposition to prospective VA chief likely to be in short supply.
Cybersecurity
House Approves Stronger Cyber Protections for Critical infrastructure
Separate bill to bolster DHS’ cyber workforce also passes.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Raided Israeli Contractors That Built Iron Dome Missile Shield
Details on U.S. missile technologies also were copied by the allegedly China-based attackers.
Cybersecurity
British Activist Lauri Love Accused of Hacking Deltek
Breach occurred July 2013, but the government market research firm didn’t realize it until eight months later.
Digital Government
A Drawback of the House-Senate VA Bill? Congress Can’t Create Doctors
The entire country, not just VA, faces a shortage of primary care physicians.
Cybersecurity