Digital Government
Video: Open Data in the UK
The sixth installment in our collaboration with Socrata's Open Data TV.
People
No-longer-acting Pentagon CIO holds forth
On his first full day as DOD's permanent CIO, Terry Halvorsen spoke with FCW about his push for hybrid data centers, the commercial cloud and cultivating trust with industry.
Digital Government
Clinton's printed emails a headache for archivists
Printed emails aren't searchable, don't retain all metadata and aren't necessarily threaded in a way that gives a chronological account of an exchange.
Digital Government
Here’s How Silicon Valley Tech Companies Welcome You on Your First Day
Companies big and small are welcoming employees with open arms—and maybe also a bottle of booze.
Ideas
Collaborate or Perish: What the Internet of Everything Teaches Us About Public-Private Partnerships
The pace of global technology change is accelerating, and the future of the U.S. and of the world will require collaborations across sectors.
Modernization
What to Expect from Today's Apple Watch Event
It’s possible Apple could announce that a big number of apps—perhaps more than 1,000—will be available for launch.
People
Exploring the next wave of IT cost cutting
By applying a long-term mindset to strategic cost-saving initiatives, agencies can reshape how IT supports mission delivery.
Digital Government
NHTSA can't get on the road again
Implementing a new crash-data system requires travel that the highway safety agency says it can't afford.
Emerging Tech
Halvorsen Now Defense Department’s Permanent CIO
Terry Halvorsen gets the bump from acting CIO and will exercise authority over the Pentagon’s $36 billion IT budget.
Emerging Tech
‘You Can Make Anything with a 3-D Printer’ and 3 Other Myths
A recent paper by intelligence community analysts and private sector researchers zeroes in on both the opportunities and risks of 3-D printing.
Digital Government
Isis -- No, Not That One -- Wins $7 Million Pentagon Cyber Contract
The Pentagon has hired a little-known Virginia startup with an unfortunate name to work on a big data project.
Cybersecurity
PI Hired Hackers to Dig up Dirt on People He Was Paid to Investigate
New York, United States
Emerging Tech
FTC Pits Humans Against Robocalls in New Contest
FTC is looking for anyone who can block, forward and predict which phone calls are made by automated systems.
Digital Government
Video: Open Data and Citizen Engagement
The fifth installment in our collaboration with Socrata's Open Data TV.
Cybersecurity
Computer Whiz Kid Hacked High School to Fix His Bad Grades
Education // New York, United States
Cybersecurity
Brit Allegedly Extracted Data from Pentagon Satellite System
The data compromised includes employee contact information and mobile device ID numbers.
Cybersecurity
Brit Allegedly Extracted Data from Pentagon Satellite System
Government (U.S.) // United States
Cybersecurity
Hackers Con Telecom IT Support Worker, Bilk Mandarin Oriental Guests and Trigger Bogus Bomb Alarm at a Mall
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Emerging Tech
Senators: We Need a National Strategy for the Internet of Things
The bipartisan group urged the United States to articulate a national strategy for developing and deploying the Internet of Things.
Digital Government