Digital Government

FindTheBest launches federal-agency spending tool

The new site is aimed at the general public rather than contractors or others in industry.

Cybersecurity

WH Official: Cyber Coverage Will Be a Basic Insurance Policy By 2020

Necessary data on likelihood of breaches and the cost of hacks are becoming all too clear.

Emerging Tech

Why Can’t Government Websites Be More Like Amazon?

It's complicated, but more federal digital services are about to start focusing on the user.

Digital Government

And the Winners Are ... 2014 Nextgov Bold Awards Recognize Tech Problem Solvers

A new system for tracking weapons of mass destruction in the field, a successful social media campaign for disaster preparedness were among the boldest of the Bold Awards winners.

Digital Government

Crowdsourcing Competitions Encourage Malicious Behavior, Study Finds

Crowdsourcing generally espouses openness and broad-based cooperation, but it also brings out people’s worst competitive instincts.

Acquisition

DHS picks RSA Archer for CDM dashboard

The dashboard is designed to allow federal agencies to collect data and export customized reports.

Digital Government

Bill to Curtail NSA Surveillance Likely on Hold Until After the Election

Legislation to reform the government’s surveillance programs looks destined for a lame-duck session of Congress—and might not get touched at all until next year.

Digital Government

Making a 22,000-mile service call

DARPA is seeking robots that can do repair work on satellites in high orbits.

People

Millennial fever: Coming, going and succeeding

Being able to manage the churn that arises from millennials moving in and out of the workforce will be crucial to building an innovative federal IT culture.

Modernization

The critical role CIOs play in e-discovery

CIOs might initially feel out of place in the world of e-discovery, but their information expertise is essential to the process, writes Recommind's Phil Favro.

Cybersecurity

China Intercepts Researchers’ Google Searches

The government launched a "man-in-the-middle" attack against the search giant.

Cybersecurity

Security clearances, contractor oversight, NATO cyber and more

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Cybersecurity

Hackers Uncover Pakistanis’ Finances, Bug Korean Hacks and Exploit Celebs

Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.