Modernization
Video: This Stick Crams a Windows PC Into the Palm of Your Hand
Great things come in small packages.
Digital Government
GSA to Host Data-Infused Hackathon
Participants will be tasked with designing innovative tools to improve data collection at GSA and other agencies.
Digital Government
FCC's Enforcement Bureau Cracks Down on Telecom Giants
In his first year on the job as chief of the FCC's Enforcement Bureau, Travis LeBlanc has issued some of the largest fines in the agency's history.
Emerging Tech
Super Strong Mini Robots Can Haul Up to 2,000 Times Their Weight
These tiny robots' feats of strength are equivalent to a human dragging a blue whale across land.
Digital Government
What Good Is a Video You Can't See?
Police body cameras are meant to be a tool of public accountability. But even experts can't agree on how to make sure that happens.
Cybersecurity
Hurd: Cyber bills are in good shape
The chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform IT Subcommittee says some basic questions still need to be answered on information sharing.
Cybersecurity
Cyber treaty not in the cards
The fast-changing nature of cyberspace makes any big-bang international deal on cyber norms infeasible, says the State Department's coordinator for cyber issues.
Digital Government
FEC plans interactive legal guides
The Federal Election Commission’s existing systems are notoriously clunky and tricky to navigate.
Cybersecurity
Weighing in on drone privacy rules
Commenters run the gamut from think tanks to hobbyists to citizens with privacy concerns.
Digital Government
Meet the Federal Government's Health Care IT Champion, Karen DeSalvo
The internal medicine specialist took office a little over a year ago -- 10 years after President George W. Bush's administration created the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
Digital Government
Germans Are Paranoid that the US Is Spying on Their Data
Germany deeply distrusts how the U.S. handles digital data.
People
Former DISA comptroller alleges retaliation
In an exclusive interview, Jimaye Sones, who was Defense Information Systems Agency comptroller from 2005 to 2013, says he was reassigned after revealing questionable accounting practices at the agency.
Cybersecurity
Phishing Email Baits Indiana Medical Center, Health Data Exposed
Healthcare and Public Health // Indiana, United States
Emerging Tech
Agencies Often Lack Strong Authentication and it’s a Big Problem
Agencies reported nearly 70,000 cyberincidents in fiscal 2014, a 15 percent bump up from the previous year.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Hijack Wireless Car Keys and Pierce Israeli Military Systems
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Emerging Tech
Lawmakers Want a Few Good Hackers to Help Bring Congress into the 21st Century
Next week, Hack4Congress will bring together a wide array of participants to help solve challenges that could make Congress function more efficiently.
Digital Government