Modernization
EPA Doesn’t Know How Much It Uses the Cloud, IG Finds
The agency says it has 11 cloud contracts, but the IG doubts that number.
Digital Government
Virtual Border Fence Project Halted After Raytheon Protest
GAO: DHS 'prejudiced' the contract during a botched competition for the $145 million surveillance project.
Digital Government
Agencies Still Plugging Gaps in Smart Card Security
An HHS audit detailed a total of six shortcomings with the agency’s handling of smart cards.
Cybersecurity
Some Things Should Be Banned from the Internet of Things
Connecting refrigerators to the Web -- what could go wrong?
Modernization
Cloud Computing Stymies Digital Forensics Investigations
Investigators sift through bits and bytes to solve crimes, but cloud presents challenges
Digital Government
Why the NSA Keeps Tracking People Even After They're Dead
A newly disclosed government rule book reveals just how easy it is to get placed on a terrorist watch list—and how difficult it can be to get taken off.
Digital Government
'Let Me Google That for You'—Now a Congressional Bill
A new bill -- and the Internet -- could kill a small agency.
Emerging Tech
Microsoft Might Finally Be Committing to Open Source
Late last year Microsoft finally made itself an account on Github, now the de-facto platform that software writers use for sharing and working on open-source code.
Digital Government
IBM’s Watson Helps Veterans Transition to Civilian Life
Service members get assistance from an unexpected ally.
Cybersecurity
Unclassified JFK Assassination Database Still Stored In Top Secret Vault -- for Convenience
Until June, a stand-alone PC held the master index of records inside a locked room.
Cybersecurity
False Air Force One Crash Reported on Hacked WSJ Facebook Page
The newspaper’s official account described the disappearance of Obama’s plane over Russian airspace.
Digital Government
IRS Seeks to Destroy More Hard Drives -- The Right Way This Time
Agency is also ‘refreshing employees’ awareness’ of existing policies, documents say.
Cybersecurity
Evaluate Aspiring Cyberwarriors Using Gaming, Not Grades
Former Navy Secretary wonders why federal recruitment focuses on formal education, when computer security positions require on-the-job learning.
Cybersecurity
Hackathon Aims to Spread Global Information to North Korea
The Human Rights Foundation hopes to bring more information inside the very high, guarded walls of North Korea.
Science & Tech
This Scientist Explains Why Israel's Iron Dome Is Overrated
Want to stay alive in Israel? Forget Iron Dome and check your phone. By Patrick Tucker
Emerging Tech
Attention, Passengers: $15,000 Prize for Whoever Can Speed TSA Screening
Agency launches online contest for citizens to design 5-minute wait line systems.
Cybersecurity
National Guard, Feds Double Down for Foreign Hack Against US
550 government employees and industry observers participated in a simulated cyberattack on American soil.
Cybersecurity
Hamas Interrupts Israeli TV with Urgent Message
A Channel 10 satellite broadcast was briefly hacked by the Palestinian Islamist group.
Digital Government
E-Prescriptions Hit 1 Billion for First Time in 2013
Minnesota had a 100 percent e-prescription rate this year.
Cybersecurity