Modernization
VA Wants to Buy Data Storage the Way It Buys Electricity
The department would only pay for what it actually uses.
Digital Government
Defense Mulls Location-Specific Health Record Licenses
The department wants to buy discounted software on an enterprise basis.
Digital Government
White House Delays Obamacare Mandate Again
New rules soften the law’s employer mandate, which has already been delayed by a year.
Cybersecurity
Accepting Credit Card Payments Involves Risk -- Even If You're the Government
But that risk can be minimized in a few simple steps.
Digital Government
DARPA Launches Project to Revolutionize Web Search
Memex system, inspired by a 1945 article in The Atlantic, will focus on topical searches and plumb ‘deep Web.’
Digital Government
It Turns Out People Are Better at Protecting Their Privacy Than Companies Would Like
When social networks force openness, users become more guarded in what they share.
Science & Tech
DARPA Thinks the Future of Surveillance Looks Like Siri
In a live webcast with Defense One, DARPA’s innovation leader says we don't have to make a choice between privacy and security. By Patrick Tucker
Cybersecurity
75 Percent of Pentagon Contractors Adjusted Security After Snowden Leaks
Companies are on high alert for deviant network behavior.
Emerging Tech
Agencies Get Two More Social Media Sites to Pick From
GSA inks service terms with CrowdHall and Tint.
Digital Government
Obamacare Enrollment Company Fumbles Client Data
The private broker mistakenly released about 300 client email addresses.
Digital Government
Army, Air Force Tap Goodwill Industries to Scan and Send Records to VA
Faster transfer of treatment records will help VA speed up claims processing.
Cybersecurity
Despite Spending $65 Billion on Cybersecurity, Agencies Neglect Basic Protections
A report by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., takes agencies to task for failing to patch software and perform other fundamental security steps.
Digital Government
Federal Employee Violates Hatch Act With Political Tweets
The government has opted not to prosecute the tweeter who resigned last month.
Ideas
Not a Belieber: Senator Offers to Sign Digital Petition to Deport Pop Star
Warner tells Virginia radio show that he'll join the We the People effort once he finds it online.
Cybersecurity
Feds: NSA ‘Probably’ Spies on Members of Congress
The admission is hardly surprising, but expect lawmakers to feign outrage anyway.
Digital Government
Patriot Act Architect: No More Spying Unless My NSA Reform Bill Passes
Sensenbrenner says officials risk losing all spying authorization next year if his Freedom Act doesn’t pass.
Cybersecurity
Senators Launch Probe of Massive Data Breaches
Lawmakers agree that further legislative protections are needed to prevent the kind of breaches that brought Target and Neiman Marcus to their knees.
Emerging Tech
U.S. Schools Get $2 Billion Infusion for High-Speed Internet
The FCC will double its investment in fast connections for schools.
Digital Government
Vets -- Take the American Legion PTSD/TBI Survey
Voluntary survey asks about care and treatment.
Digital Government