Modernization
America’s Most Profitable Company Per Employee Makes Your Phone Work—and it’s Not Apple
InterDigital has developed many of the technologies critical to our wireless world.
Cybersecurity
DHS Awards Contractors $6 Billion for Agency Network Surveillance
Booz Allen Hamilton and 16 others earn spots on the continuous monitoring project.
Modernization
Analysis: BlackBerry Is Where Motorola Once Was, and Has No Choice but To Sell
The company has been backed into a corner by its losses.
Cybersecurity
TSP Board Switches Tech Contractors
SAIC and incumbent Serco both suffered serious data breaches in 2011.
Digital Government
Op-Ed: Data is Inert -- It’s What You Do With It That Counts
Open data can fuel innovation, but only if you first fix your business practices.
Digital Government
Defense Contractors Aren't Ready to Comply With Anti-Counterfeit Rule
By March 2014, the Pentagon will withhold pay from companies that don’t develop an acceptable detection and avoidance system.
Emerging Tech
Tackling the Greatest Digital Divide
The Internet is leaving America’s elderly behind and we’re all paying the cost.
Digital Government
Wounded Soldiers Languished 540 Days in Fort Riley Transition System
Lack of staff and months-long searches for medical records contributed to the problem.
Modernization
If You Want to Make Money From Apps, Forget About the App Store
App store sales and advertising together count for a less than a quarter of all revenue for developers.
Cybersecurity
Report: Joint U.S.-China Aviation Ventures Are More Prone to Cyber Intrusions than U.S. Firms
But other nation states and crime groups are the primary suspects, not the Chinese.
Emerging Tech
The U.S. Has a Huge Backlog of Untested DNA Evidence
And the Supreme Court might have made it worse.
Modernization
Is the US Government an IP Hypocrite or Just in Love With Apple?
Obama's recent Apple decision is the first time a President has overruled the ITC since 1987.
Modernization
How Computer Clouds Could Help Cure Cancer
The National Cancer Institute is funding pilot computer clouds that will help researchers crack cancer’s genetic code.
Cybersecurity
Why Wasn't the NSA Prepared?
Contingency planning is critical to covert operations, and the NSA's failure to anticipate or effectively mitigate its recent leak is inexcusable.
Digital Government
Privacy Hamstrings Protection of White House Staff Gmail
Hack underscores the national security challenge when private lives and government roles intersect.
Modernization
Army Wants a Non-Satellite Radio That Works Over Mountains and Fits in a Backpack
The service is pushing the laws of physics, some observers say.
Modernization
The Untested Mobile Security System Defense Just Bought Isn't Functioning at USDA
The same contractors are providing both departments with similar software to prevent government-issued consumer gadgets from compromising networks.
Cybersecurity
NSA Chief Asks Techies for Help, Not Backbench Criticism
'If you disagree with what we’re doing then you should help us twice as much,' Alexander Says.
Modernization
Navy and Marines Directed to Use Virtual Servers by 2017
Move will increase efficiency and save money.
Digital Government