Digital Government

Found thumb drives: another way employees are a security menace

A DHS test found that most agency and contractor employees who found data disks and USB drives in a parking lot plugged them into their organization's network.

Digital Government

Senate bill would up ante for tax e-filing, target delinquent contractors

The measure, introduced by Sen. Tom Carper, builds on similar legislation introduced last year.

Digital Government

British government's massive website reduction took years

U.S. draws inspiration from across the pond as it embarks on a similar Web consolidation initiative.

Digital Government

Apparent wave of cyber breaches is an illusion

Media-hungry pranksters are giving the false impression there have been more intrusions on government and corporate networks, but exploits have been intense for years, researchers say.

Digital Government

Fire near Los Alamos National Lab jumps 25 percent to 93,000 acres

Hazardous materials are safe, accounted for and protected, a spokesman says, but the nuclear lab will remain closed.

Digital Government

Pope gives Twitter his blessing

Federal Computer Week

Digital Government

How ready are we for cyberspace?

With little definition of the man-made terrain of the cyber domain and little known about the policies that govern it, one military officer has some suggestions for starting to defend cyberspace.

Digital Government

Ada Lives in the Navy

Digital Government

Pope gives Twitter his blessing

He only has one tweet to his credit so far, but Pope Benedict XVI made Vatican history this week by becoming the first pope to use Twitter.