Cybersecurity
Google Just Made It Harder for the NSA to Snoop on Your Mail
Gmail will now always use an encrypted HTTPS connection when you check or send email.
Science & Tech
Drone Warfare Is Why We Can't Find Malaysian Airlines Flight 370
If you’re sick of not being able to find planes with today’s technology, just wait – it’s actually going to get worse. By Patrick Tucker
Emerging Tech
'Just Got on Twitter' and Other First Tweets From Federal Agencies
A roundup of the origins of government tweets using the microblogging site's new tool.
Cybersecurity
Op-Ed: Agency IT Budgets Aren’t Keeping Pace with Malware Threat
If lawmakers don’t increase IT budgets, agencies will have to sacrifice some of their cybersecurity initiatives.
Emerging Tech
Now's Your Chance to Weigh In on the White House's Web Privacy Policy
The administration says it won't share personal info about Web visitors outside the government.
Digital Government
Rand Paul Slams Surveillance State 'Drunk With Power'
A harsh speech wins over the UC Berkeley crowd but the Republican senator glides past social issues.
Emerging Tech
A Quick Review of Where Commercial Drones Stand
The FAA wants to clear up the confusion. Here's a helpful guide.
Science & Tech
How the Military’s Bomb-Detecting Lasers Will Protect You From the Flu
High-powered, small and cheap UV lasers could detect biological containments of the lethal or simply annoying variety. By Patrick Tucker
Ideas
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…and we’ll tell you what your peers in federal technology think about the Obama administration’s IT priorities (and a few other things as well).
Cybersecurity
IRS Employee Takes Home Thumb Drive With Data on 20,000 Colleagues
Federal workers' information may have been compromised.
Emerging Tech
White House Releases Climate Data Set, Challenges Developers to Use It
The first data set focuses on coastal flooding and sea level rise.
Tech
OPM Seeks IT Security Pros
The agency says it won’t lay off employees as part of its technology overhaul.
Digital Government
I’ll Pass on the Medical Grass to Treat PTSD
Sounds too much like street grass, which didn’t help.
Digital Government
Administration Calls for Program to Continously Probe Personnel
After Navy Yard Shooting, officials want to connect computer systems used for issuing security clearances and ID cards.
Digital Government
Feds Approve Medical Marijuana Study for Vets With PTSD
The research will target veterans with chronic, treatment-resistant PTSD.
Digital Government
Two States Want to Extend Obamacare Deadline Because of Glitchy Websites
Oregon's exchange doesn't work; Nevadans get error messages reminiscent of HealthCare.gov's early days.
Digital Government
Obamacare Hits 5 Million Enrollees
HHS says HealthCare.gov traffic is up, and the call center had its busiest day since December.
Science & Tech
How the U.S. Outsmarted Everyone by Giving Up the Internet
By relinquishing control of some aspects of Internet governance, the U.S. may have outflanked China and Russia. By Patrick Tucker
Cybersecurity
DARPA Cyber Ops Needs a Bigger Rolodex
Agency seeks private-sector cyber ninjas to help dominate the cyber domain.
Science & Tech