Cybersecurity
An ambiguous FBI cyber alert raises more questions than it answers
Warning about malware aimed at U.S. business travelers abroad fails to provide critical information, including where the attacks have occurred.
Digital Government
Domestic drones could be hijacked or jammed, pilots and manufacturers warn
The Federal Aviation Administration is weighing the widespread use of remotely piloted aircraft.
Digital Government
Hey kids, about those embarrassing Facebook photos…
The FTC wants to give young people an option for erasing personal information online.
Digital Government
Coons: Cybersecurity, IP enforcement don't need to undermine web freedom
The issues don't have to be mutually exclusive, Delaware senator says.
Digital Government
Pentagon will be the primary provider of IT for integrated health records
Defense will offer the baseline architecture, identity management, storage and data dictionary.
Modernization
Use of personal gadgets for work raises security headaches
Juniper Networks says 41 percent of people use personal devices for business without company permission.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon wants to use disposable satellite clusters for intel
The goal is to provide troops with critical data at a fraction of today’s costs.
Cybersecurity
Survey: Americans worry more about cybersecurity than terrorism
More Americans want presidential candidates to make cybersecurity a priority than want them to focus on terrorism.
Digital Government
FCC chief defends review of wireless deals
Chairman Julius Genachowski says ensuring competition won't take away from efforts to free up more spectrum.
Digital Government
Pentagon seeks biotechnology to prevent burn scars
Treatment could reduce severity of injuries that limit mobility and damage nerves.
Digital Government
Insect-spying technology tops military entomology wish list
Tool will assess threat of vector-borne disease outbreak among ground troops.
Modernization
Companies increasingly are dissecting malware in the cloud
Analysis products provide insight into cyber threats.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon wants software to ‘see through language’
Program would find hidden meanings in intelligence data.
Cybersecurity
Military leaders seek more clout for Pentagon’s Cyber Command
Move would signal the United States is serious about defending its networks.
Digital Government
George Peach Taylor resigns from key Defense health job
The Pentagon is actively seeking a replacement.
Digital Government
VA to provide 1,000 iPads to family caregivers
Applications developed for the project will be available in a VA app store in early 2013.
Digital Government
Report: NASA, NOAA observation satellites could disappear
The study suggests up to 75 percent of space-based Earth observation instruments, such as satellites. could be gone by 2020.
Modernization
Research shows major shift in feds’ BlackBerry use
The only government-certified smartphone faces fierce competition.
Modernization
VA gets hospital Wi-Fi act together
Harris Corp. snags a $19.4 million contract to install wireless systems in 26 hospitals.
Digital Government