Digital Government
Rand Paul Takes Credit for Advancing NSA Reform Bill He Opposes
He says his filibuster raised awareness on the issue, even if he doesn't like the USA Freedom Act.
Ideas
How to Secure WordPress in 10 Steps
The mitigations needed to secure a WordPress system and fortify it from attacks are many.
Digital Government
House Spending Bills Leave Digital Service Funding High and Dry, So Far
The White House has called out the lack of funding for the new digital teams.
Digital Government
CMS to expand access to data program
Program data had been reserved for use by researchers, academics and journalists. Now developers can get their hands on it.
Acquisition
Modified BPA for CDM coming within 30 days
The crucial next phase of the $6 billion acquisition vehicle will focus on identity management.
Acquisition
GSA agile RFP expected this week
The goal of the proposed blanket purchase agreement would be to decrease software acquisition cycles to less than four weeks.
Acquisition
GSA sees common cause with SEWP, NITAAC
There is inherent tension among the various IT sources for federal buyers, but GSA's Mary Davie says there is plenty of business to go around.
Emerging Tech
Delays Plague NOAA’s $11B Satellite Program
GOES-R has experienced developmental problems, inadequate contracting office support and other issues.
Modernization
Verizon Brings Pay-As-You-Go Pricing to Government
The instance-based virtual machines offering allows customers to use cloud computing resources on-demand and pay for only the capacity used.
Digital Government
There’s a Big Difference in How Men and Women Write Tech Resumes
The gender gap in the technology industry is enormous and entrenched.
Modernization
Ash Carter on Facebook, supercomputing at LLNL and GPS alternatives
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
NSA Creates 'CareerBuilder' for Spies
Slated for launch in the fall, the new website will include a job exploration tool for applicants and will enable them to upload unclassified text that can be sent into NSA's classified network.
Emerging Tech
Amazon Tests Out Robots That Might One Day Replace Warehouse Workers
The company hosted a competition over the weekend to find out if a robot could take the jobs of any of its many employees.
Emerging Tech
Video: Google Teams With Levi's to Make Smart Clothes
This gives the phrase "butt-dialing" a whole new meaning.
Cybersecurity
International Financial Body Duped Into Releasing Member Details
Financial Services // London, England
Digital Government
Government's Health Data Website Gets a Refresh
The site aims to make government health-related data sets more available to the public for analysis.
Modernization
Why Haven’t Researchers Built a Better Battery Yet?
Mobile devices could double their power, but researchers are focused on improving bigger batteries first.
Cybersecurity
You Can Now Protect Your Facebook Messages From Snooping Eyes
The social network has added another layer of security for the cautious: encrypted notification emails.
Digital Government
The Patriot Act Just Expired. Here’s What Happens to NSA Surveillance
Three of the law's controversial surveillance authorities have now expired. The two sides of the surveillance debate differ on what that means going forward.
Cybersecurity