Digital Government

What’s at the Root of Your Facebook Addiction? Numbers

The Facebook Demetricator shows we like liking a little too much.

Digital Government

Relaunched HealthCare.gov Can Handle Twice as Much Traffic as Last Year

The White House is hoping the people turned off by the website's disastrous debut will come back for its second try.

Cybersecurity

Postal Employees, You've Been Hacked. What Now?

The FBI and DHS are still investigating an intrusion into USPS personnel systems.

Digital Government

Republicans React to Obama’s Net Neutrality Proposal: ‘Obamacare for the Internet’

One Republican senator's comment follows President Obama's support of using new regulations to preserve net neutrality.

Digital Government

How Cyborg Cockroaches Could Aid Disaster-Relief Efforts

Bugs backpacked with microphones could be deployed to disaster zones in the future.

Cybersecurity

Postal Service reveals cyber breach

The September attack, made public Nov. 10, potentially puts customer and employee personal information at risk, including addresses, Social Security numbers and emails.

Digital Government

American Museum of Natural History's First-Ever 24-Hour Hackathon

The results just might actually help the museum.

Digital Government

Obama Urges ‘Strongest Possible’ Net Neutrality Rules From FCC

The president's statement is a massive blow to Comcast and other Internet providers who fear they will be regulated like utilities.

Digital Government

Remembering time behind the Berlin Wall

Before he became a procurement expert and management professor, Steve Kelman dabbled in Cold War intrigue. Twenty-five years after the fall of the wall, he recalls the experience.

Cybersecurity

OBIM looks for next-gen ID data processing

The Office of Biometric Identity Management’s customers include DHS components such as CBP, CIS, ICE, FEMA, TSA and the Coast Guard.

Digital Government

Net neutrality, Heartbleed revisited and an aircraft carrier for drones

News and notes from around the federal IT community

Modernization

The future of FedRAMP

The General Services Administration's Matthew Goodrich predicts more agency-driven authorizations and previews a new two-year road map.

Cybersecurity

Widespread Drupal Bug at the Root of Indiana Government Breach

Nigeria Cyber Army claimed responsibility for vandalizing the state's Department of Education website.

Emerging Tech

In Case of Emergency, the UN Wants You to Tweet This

A new U.N. report aims to set out best practices for using hashtags during emergencies.

Cybersecurity

Dermatology Center Detects Hacked Server Two Years Too Late

Healthcare and Public Health // North Carolina, United States

Digital Government

How the Army is approaching its cloud strategy

Archie Mackie became product director of enterprise computing at the Army PEO EIS in June. In a Nov. 7 interview with FCW, he explained why the Army is cautious but hopeful in its adoption of the cloud.

Modernization

Americans' Share of Online Global Population is on the Decline

As more people access the Internet in more diverse ways, the established measurement systems for advertising and other analytics are becoming less effective.