Science & Tech

Can the U.S. and China Get Along in Outer Space?

China is improving and testing its anti-satellite capabilities. The Pentagon is, too. By Michael Krepon

Digital Government

Alleged Navy Yard Shooter Worked Under Major IT Contract

Aaron Alexis was employed by HP subcontractor on Navy Marine Corps Intranet program.

Policy

U.N. Releases Report on Syrian Chemical Weapons Attack, But Doesn't Assign Blame

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon calls the attack a "war crime" but doesn't name the perpetrators. By Philip Bump

Cybersecurity

Health Agency Watchdog Doesn’t Have Time to Vet Obamacare Cyber Designs

'We are still trying to figure out what's the best use of our resources,' IG official says.

Emerging Tech

Video: The Future of Personal Drone Navigation Is Here

For the particularly cartographically challenged.

Emerging Tech

Biofuel Researchers See Promise in Panda Dung

The microbes in the guts of these gentle giants could make alternative fuel production so much easier.

Emerging Tech

Why Firefighters Are Scared of Solar Power

A 300,000 square foot warehouse burned down, and the local fire department says solar panels are partly to blame.

Digital Government

Zero Sum: Americans Must Sacrifice Some Security to Reform the NSA

The nation can survive the occasional terrorist attack, but our freedoms can't survive an invulnerable leader like Keith Alexander operating within inadequate constraints.

Digital Government

How Soon Before Obama's Bodyguards Don Google Glass?

The Secret Service, Army and DARPA are considering intelligent eyewear for field assignments.

Modernization

When Yahoo Gives User Data to Governments, Mapped

Company was the only tech firm to fight NSA order to proved sweeping access.

Cybersecurity

Industry Backlash Against Surveillance Jeopardizes Cybersecurity

NSA admissions of mass data collection could harm relations with private sector.

Cybersecurity

Those G20 Briefings in Your Inbox May Be Laced With Spyware

Emails to influential world leaders contain UK government documents with tracked changes -- and malware, researchers say.

Emerging Tech

What Do HHS Employees Really Think? Agency Will Pay Data Miners to Find Out

HHS wants a contractor to monitor internal social network to glean employee sentiments.

Cybersecurity

Pentagon Planned to Secure Web Domains Before Syrians Hijacked Marine Corps Site

Pro-regime hacktivists apparently redirected visitors to a letter urging troops not to strike.

Digital Government

The NSA Pays Some American Companies for Network Access

Companies who provide the agency access to their communications networks are often paid for their trouble.

Cybersecurity

Administration Previews Optional Industry Cyber Standards

The release of a rough copy coincides with a Dallas meeting next week to flesh out the protections with companies.