Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Say Favored NSA Reform Bill Doesn’t Go Far Enough
House members want to insert an amendment barring the agency from exploiting zero day flaws.
Cybersecurity
FCC Employees, Is Your Internet Running Sluggish Today?
Some website operators are slowing FCC staff's access to their sites in protest of potential paid Internet fast lane regulations.
Cybersecurity
New NIST Guidance: Don't Make Security an Afterthought
Protections for critical systems will be baked into technology engineering from the get-go, under new standards.
Digital Government
Europe Will Let Its Citizens Edit Google Search Results for Their Names
Instead of a mere conduit for information, Google and its ilk should be considered “controllers” of personal data, the European Court of Justice said.
Cybersecurity
Edward Snowden's Other Motive for Leaking: Better Encryption
He wasn't just trying to spark debate. He also wanted programmers to build better security systems.
Digital Government
Federal Managers Need Better Training in Data Analytics
Agencies aren't sufficiently preparing staff to make the most of the information at their fingertips.
Science & Tech
What the Most Secure Email in the Universe Would Look Like
Here’s how you will one day be able to send invisible messages on your future quantum cell-phone. By Patrick Tucker
Cybersecurity
German iPhone Hackers Pledge to Fund Snowden
The Chaos Computer Club, or CCC, aims to promote technical research and social issues, including privacy.
Ideas
Can Anyone Actually Use the Data Your Agency Has Opened?
Five tips for better government APIs.
Digital Government
It Took the VA Hospital in Phoenix 10 Years to Install an Electronic Waitlist System
The system was available and deployed elsewhere in the agency since 2001.
Cybersecurity
It Took Feds 13 Days to Unravel a TSP Cyber Hoax Perpetrated by... Feds
Documents acquired by Nextgov show how retirement fund officials scrambled to dissect a misguided Army cybersecurity exercise.
Emerging Tech
How Inkjet Printers Are Changing the Art of Counterfeit Money
Nearly 60 percent of the fake $88.7 million recouped last year was created using inkjet or laser printers.
Digital Government
Russia Mulls a Digital Iron Curtain
Moscow wants to clamp down on the once-freewheeling Russian Internet. Which country's example might it follow?
Cybersecurity
The Hacker Who Worked on a Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier
And the sensitive information he and his friends stole
Digital Government
Pentagon App Store Is Open, but the Shelves Are Pretty Bare
The Defense Information Systems Agency so far has approved only one software application designed specifically for troops—to report sexual assault.
Digital Government
Want To Pay Less for Drugs Under Medicare?
One company is crunching government data to help seniors make more informed decisions when selecting insurance plans.
Digital Government
Mining Federal Procurement Data for Companies and for Profit
GovTribe sees an opportunity in helping firms navigate the messy world of government contracting.
Cybersecurity