Digital Government

DOD to Provide Command and Control for West Africa Ebola Mission

U.S. plans to spend $800 million to battle epidemic.

Digital Government

Attention, Defense Contractors: You've Been Hacked

China committed about 20 cyberattacks across a year-long period on defense contractors, according to a newly declassified Senate report.

Digital Government

Is NSA Planning to Beef up Cyber Response Capabilities?

A confident Adm. Rogers says the NSA remains popular with the people it spied on

Digital Government

Secret Docs: US Argued Yahoo Couldn't Defend Users' Privacy

The documents offer insight into the legal maneuvers the US government has used to argue against any challenges to its right to surveil.

Digital Government

Analytics will target obvious health law fraudsters, tax official says

IRS's head of compliance and analytics plans for new complexities surrounding health insurance subsidies and other trouble spots.

Digital Government

How social media is changing government management (again)

Steve Kelman finds inspiration in the role Twitter played during India's recent floods.

Digital Government

Watch the VA IG/Congress Battle Tomorrow

Again, in the congressional spotlight, look for the IG to stand firm.

Digital Government

FTC Investigates 'Discrimination by Algorithm'

The Federal Trade Commission puts the pernicious side of big data under the microscope.

Digital Government

Who really owns that government data?

The latest kerfuffle over stimulus spending data points to a wider problem with agencies' dependence on proprietary systems.

Digital Government

Who Didn’t Win a Piece of This Army Infosec Deal?

The winners include 11 large firms tapped for $5 billion in contracts and 10 small ones whose slice of the pie is valued at $2.1 billion.

Digital Government

Mikey Dickerson: No Paper Pushing at US Digital Service

The head of the U.S. Digital Service is taking a fix-it first approach to his office.

Digital Government

Lawmakers Seek Todd Park Subpoena Over HealthCare.gov Security

Panel charges White House involvement in Obamacare website woes.

Digital Government

Do robots dream of big government?

Law professor Ryan Calo suggests getting out in front of the regulatory gap in robotics by establishing a Federal Robotics Commission.