Cybersecurity
Ex-Wife of Former Cop Allegedly Used Mobile Spyware for ID Fraud Racket
Her secret cellphone recordings are evidence in the case against a one-time California local police commander.
Cybersecurity
NSA CTO's moonlighting gig ends
Former NSA Director Keith Alexander drops collaboration with CTO Patrick Dowd after conflict-of-interest questions arise.
Cybersecurity
NOAA Considers Whether to Ax Employee Accused of Breaching Army Dam Files
Hydrologist Xiafen Chen was arrested at work for supposedly stealing sensitive, restricted information on critical infrastructure.
People
Know someone who deserves a Fed 100? Nominate them today!
Nominations for 2015 are being accepted now through Dec. 23.
Ideas
Can the U.S. Government Get Its DATA Act Together?
The full promise of the DATA Act won’t be realized anytime soon. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
Digital Government
A Snowden Journalist Is Going to Work for the Government
Ashkan Soltani will be the new chief technologist for the FTC.
Digital Government
VA Introduces 'Google-like' Medical Record Search Functions
The new user interface includes patient “newsfeed."
Digital Government
IRS Agrees It Wastes Money on Software -- But Not That Much
Agency CTO disputes IG findings but agrees to manage licenses better.
Digital Government
Hanford Waste Contractors Refuse to Cooperate with IG
Sen. McCaskill slams stonewalling.
Digital Government
Could FOIA work on a Data Act model?
FOIA officers could save money and time by releasing certain types of frequently requested material in a machine readable format, like the disclosure of payment information under the Data Act.
Cybersecurity
Here’s Everything a Hacker Can Learn About You from Coffee Shop Wi-Fi
Over public networks, the barrier to your personal details is pretty darn low.
Digital Government
Where in the World Does the Internet ‘Sleep?’
A peek at the global rhythm of Internet usage.
Modernization
FTC's newest techie, a NOAA staffer indictment and more bad news for USIS
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
CDM-FedRAMP union not on the calendar... yet
The structure of continuous diagnostics and mitigation services complicates coupling the process to FedRAMP.
Modernization
FAA seeks digital tool to aid investigations
The FAA wants to buy a commercial off-the-shelf forensic case management software tool.
Modernization
Workforce, infrastructure and avoiding future crashes: Q&A with Greg Ambrose
FCW sat down recently for an exclusive interview with Greg Ambrose, the State Department's director of consular systems and technology, who talked about how his office is trying to prevent a repeat of the malfunction its visa and passport database experienced July 20.
Emerging Tech