Modernization
All Your Worst Fears About Google Glass Are Coming True
Google's facial recognition API presents a terrifying privacy scenario.
Cybersecurity
Could the sequester make us smarter about security?
Agencies can achieve a much bigger bang for their precious bucks by investing in better management of existing security assets.
Cybersecurity
Op-ed: The Human Side of Cyber Threats
An agency’s biggest data security vulnerability is its employees.
Cybersecurity
China Doesn't Care if Its 'Digitalized' Military Cyberwar Drill Scares You
The drill is taking place on a large military training field and not some underground hack-a-thon bunker.
Cybersecurity
DHS seeks better acquisition ideas
Borras: 'One-size fits all approach' to acquisition is 'unrealistic.'
Modernization
SoftBank’s Contentious Bid for Sprint Nextel Finally Gets U.S. Government Approval
The deal was put on hold over fears that SoftBank’s ties to Chinese manufacturers would endanger national security
Cybersecurity
Exposure of DHS Employees’ Personal Data Shows Widespread Risk
Law enforcement officials discovered workers’ personal information had been leaked since 2009.
Cybersecurity
DHS seeks to upgrade ID management system
The department's goal is add facial, fingerprint and iris recognition capabilities to its smart-card system.
Cybersecurity
Agencies showcase latest apps and API efforts
New mobile web sites and programming interfaces show the spread of mobile government.
Cybersecurity
China Is Winning the Cyber War Because They Hacked U.S. Plans for Real War
Chinese cyberthieves have targeted the backbone of some of the U.S. military's most important defense technology.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon identifies weapons system designs looted by Chinese hackers
Defense Industrial Base // Government (U.S.) // United States
Cybersecurity
NYPD detective pays hackers to open coworkers’ personal emails during probe of his ex
Government (U.S.) // New York, United States
Cybersecurity
Whistleblowers exposed after hack into South African cops’ website
Government (Foreign) // South Africa
Modernization
OMB Gives Agencies First-Ever Security Guidelines to Protect Smartphones and Tablets
The guidance could create significantly more work for officials, industry insider says.
Digital Government
White House Releases New Tools for Digital Strategy Anniversary
Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel says the effort serves as 'a giant permission slip telling government now is the time to innovate.'
Cybersecurity
Rep. Thompson wants better answers from DHS on Spires
Ranking member of House Homeland Security Committee tells Napolitano her department's response was both late and insufficient.
Cybersecurity
Dissidents Fight Back as Governments Step Up Spyware Attacks
Spear-phishing attempts are just one kind of attack government agents deploy against citizens.
Modernization