Emerging Tech
Google Is Making It Harder for the Government to Spy on Your Emails
The company is doing its part to "Reset the Net."
Digital Government
Judge Doubts NSA Program Is Constitutional—but Upholds It Anyway
An Idaho federal judge urges the Supreme Court to address the spying controversy.
Modernization
Marine Corps Finds Pentagon’s Mobile Plan is No Bargain
Without a cheaper commercial alternative, it will be too costly to put more smartphones and tablets in the hands of Marines.
Digital Government
Hacker Conference Will Invite Feds Back – In 2016
The Pentagon will host a cyber contest at DEF CON after reaching a deal with organizers of the annual confab.
Cybersecurity
Feds Free Thousands of Computers From Hackers
Officials say they have disabled two of the world's worst computer viruses.
Digital Government
Secret Service Software Will 'Detect Sarcasm' in Social Media Users
'Sentiment analysis' and 'access to historical Twitter data' among the requirements.
Modernization
New U.S. Ambassador Swore Her Oath on an E-Reader
Suzi LeVine, the newest Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein is a former Microsoft executive.
Digital Government
Skip the Humans: Drug Discovery by Simulating Cells
Virtual clinical trials would combine big data and computer simulation.
Digital Government
More Snowden Leaks: NSA Intercepting Millions of Facial Images
The agency declined to say if it also retrieves images from social media.
Cybersecurity
Hacker Fears Have Frustrated Efforts to Downsize Dot-Gov Sprawl
Concerns about data compromises are partly to blame for drawing out an effort to merge roughly 2,000 government websites.
Digital Government
After 6 Years, VA Has Added Just One Name to Eye Injury Database
The joint Defense-VA registry was ordered by Congress in 2008.
Modernization
Mobile Is Eating Global Attention: 10 Graphs on the State of the Internet
Online photo sharing has sextupled in two years. Nigerians are on their phones 30 percent more than Americans. We now spend more time on mobile than on print and radio combined.
Cybersecurity
Should You Need a License to Practice Cybersecurity?
The government should sponsor a national body to ensure cyber professionals are qualified for their jobs, a military expert says.
Digital Government
VA’s Convoluted Patient Scheduling Starts with a ‘Helpline’ Call
Data collected on one computer was printed out for re-entry into another system, often months later.
Cybersecurity
Senate Defense Bill Unearths NSA ‘Sharkseer’ Program
Lawmakers want to drop $30 million on an obscure National Security Agency cybersecurity program.
Cybersecurity
The Escalating US-China Spying War Is McKinsey’s Loss and Huawei’s Gain
Chinese officials have asked state-owned enterprises to stop employing US consulting companies
Emerging Tech
America Just Launched a Rocket on a Secret Mission Into Space
An unmanned Atlas 5 rocket took off from Cape Canaveral in Florida, equipped with a "classified satellite" for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Modernization
House Votes to Halt Obama's Plan to Give Up Internet Authority
Republicans fear Russia or China could gain new influence over the Internet.
Cybersecurity