Cybersecurity
Postal Service Has No Annual Financial Statement Because of Hack
Agency has to ensure the integrity of its financial data systems post-breach before gathering information for its annual report.
Modernization
The World's Internet Addiction in 2 Charts
Brazilians most likely group to report spending every waking hour online, with Nigerians and South Africans not far behind
Modernization
How the Pentagon plans to bolster cloud security
A new report from the DOD CIO offers soup-to-nuts guidance on security for commercial cloud providers and Defense Department customers.
Emerging Tech
The Industrialization of Space
This week, NASA marked a milestone: the first object manufactured outside of Earth.
Modernization
Feds Accuse Sony of Overhyping PlayStation Features
If you bought a PlayStation Vita, you could soon be getting a refund thanks to a federal settlement.
Digital Government
Europe Wants Worldwide 'Right to Be Forgotten' From Google
Europe’s war on the American Web giant continues.
Modernization
The FCC's one-man tweet storm
FCC CIO David Bray uses Twitter to tell the agency’s story and to be available to stakeholders.
Digital Government
Pirate tracking, highways in the sky and laser deployment
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
NSA returns to open source
The National Security Agency wants the private sector to use its NiFi tool to handle commercial big-data needs.
Cybersecurity
Now Parking Lots Near Retailers Are Getting Hacked
Customer banking data affected during payment system breach at firm known as Standard Parking.
Cybersecurity
Looking beyond Google Glass: IARPA plots new generation of wearables
Intelligence research agency wants to look "beyond current prototypes in development and extend up to 10 years in the future."
Cybersecurity
Digging into the immigration order's ripple effects
The president is also seeking ideas on modernizing the IT infrastructure that supports the visa processing system.
Cybersecurity
Matthew Berninger
This Rising Star has committed himself to getting control of cyber threats and becoming the kind of cybersecurity expert the federal IT community needs.
Acquisition
Nina Malakouti
This Rising Star nailed down two of the General Services Administration's biggest Schedule 70 contracts in 2013.
Digital Government
Jon Quandt
This Rising Star has been a leader in expanding mobile access to the Government Printing Office's content.
People
Kent Reynolds
This Rising Star led a complete overhaul of Treasury's Budget Formulation and Execution Manager -- on budget and with no system downtime.
Acquisition
Shawn Garrow
This Rising Star has been involved in the Navy's biggest IT projects in recent years, including the Next Generation Enterprise Network.
People
Megan Schmith
This GSA Rising Star took over an interagency working group that focuses on sharing best practices and experiences and grew its membership by 400 percent.
People
Rebecca S. Ayers
This Rising Star is transforming the way agencies track and manage their employees' performance.
Modernization