Digital Government

Edward Snowden Just Got Yet Another New Job

University of Glasgow students elect the former NSA contractor to represent them as rector.

Modernization

Now Your Phone Can Help Cure Cancer

Harness your smartphone's incredible processing power to help conduct scientific research.

Cybersecurity

Hackers Targeted Key U.S. Industries Through Compromised Websites

DHS disclosed the malicious "watering hole" campaigns in a summary of 2013 network assaults on industrial control systems.

Modernization

Senators Want to Help You Kill Your iPhone

A new bill would require smart phones to come equipped with a “kill switch” owners could flip if their phone is lost or stolen.

Ideas

America’s Fusion Race With China Is Heating Up, So Why Is Washington Going Cold?

This week, America's efforts to harness emerging atomic energy made big gains, but could be short-lived without government funding. By Patrick Tucker

Cybersecurity

DHS Hires Booz to Finish Cyberattack Drill Job

Company awarded contract extension after department fell behind on the Cyber Storm project.

Modernization

Adult Literacy Program May Move to a Public Cloud

The suite of adult learning websites is currently housed in a private cloud.

Cybersecurity

Snowden Had Help

The former NSA contractor was aided by three agency 'affiliates' in accessing and downloading files.

Modernization

How to Outfox a Broken Procurement System and Other Digital Government Lessons from the U.K.

Agencies could learn a great deal from Mike Bracken, director of the United Kingdom’s Government Digital Service.

Digital Government

Obamacare Enrollment Drops in January From a December High

About 1.1 million new people enrolled in plans through HealthCare.gov and state marketplaces during the month.

Digital Government

Lost Your CAC Card? Prove It, Pentagon Says

Employees attempting to obtain replacement CAC cards must verify theirs have been lost or stolen.

Digital Government

Rand Paul Sues the NSA in the Most Elaborate Email Collection Scheme in History

The senator will announce a class action suit against the agency for unconstitutionally scooping up Americans' telephone call data.

Science & Tech

How Big Data Could Help the U.S. Predict the Next Snowden

DNI James Clapper wants intelligence workers put into a big data cloud the U.S. can surveil, and it just might work. by Patrick Tucker

Digital Government

Early Tests Bode Well for Bioterrorism Treatment

A potential drug for use against Marburg virus appeared safe for humans in initial tests.