Emerging Tech
Why Middle Eastern Oil States Are the New Solar-Energy Hotspots
The world’s largest solar thermal power plant just went online -- in Abu Dhabi.
Digital Government
VA Gives Tranquilizers to 30 Percent of PTSD Patients, Despite Warnings
Benzodiazepines can increase rather than reduce fear, worsening recovery.
Cybersecurity
DHS Cyber Czar Mark Weatherford to Step Down
He built bridges with the Pentagon and corporate leaders to improve network security.
Cybersecurity
GSA Database May Have Leaked Contractor Banking and Proprietary Information
‘Security vulnerability’ could have allowed vendors to see competitors' registration and past performance accounts.
Digital Government
Open Data is a '21st Century Natural Resource'
Canadian lawmaker Tony Clement is at the forefront of the country's most important IT reforms.
Emerging Tech
Digg Has Made an RSS Reader Its Top Priority After Google Reader Died
A little light at the end of a dark Google reader tunnel.
Digital Government
Army Plans New IT System to Manage Disability Review Process
Service had planned to use scrapped Defense/VA integrated health record
Cybersecurity
Diary of a Chinese Military Hacker: More Like ‘The Office’ Than James Bond
A former member of China’s military cyber hacking unit tells all.
Digital Government
DISA Will Finish Moving Army Email to the Cloud this Month
Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units will begin shifting to an enterprise system as well.
Emerging Tech
Bipartisan Bill Aims to Beef Up FOIA Compliance
Legislation would require a single online portal for Freedom of Information Act requests.
Cybersecurity
NIST Works to Drum Up Cyber Standards Support
Executive order calls for voluntary computer security protections for industry by November.
Digital Government
Soldiers Waiting for Medical Discharge ‘Languish’ in Disability System
Long wait can exacerbate PTSD symptoms, Army IG finds.
Modernization
Commentary: The Ban on Cellphone Unlocking Has Gone Too Far
AT&T has released a new policy on unlocking phones.
Digital Government
Iran Is Sealing Off the Web As It Rolls Out a Domestic Intranet
The nation has cut off access to most virtual private networks.
Cybersecurity
How Many Cyberattacks Hit the United States Last Year?
And how many don't we know about?
Modernization
Cheap Android smartphones could overwhelm China’s censors
Android accounts for 90% of new smartphone purchases in China, a trend that is alarming the government.
Emerging Tech
Why John Kerry Must Listen to China's Social Web
The Chinese web provides a candid window into what the country's citizens want from their government -- and from the United States.
Cybersecurity
DARPA to Turn off Funding for Hackers Pursuing Cybersecurity Research
Cyber Fast Track program underwrites proposals from academics and pranksters alike.
Emerging Tech