Cybersecurity
Beyond BYOD: Who oversees the apps?
Official "bring your own app" policies are still few and far between, but agencies are adapting to their employees' demands.
Cybersecurity
Will Obama's New Tech Squad Include Cyber Experts?
Digital Service team announcement didn’t mention privacy or security, while snoops continue targeting Internet users.
Emerging Tech
People Like Being Bossed Around By Robots, Study Finds
Computers can figure out a near-optimal plan for allocating tasks among workers and robots in seconds.
Emerging Tech
Why is LinkedIn So Popular With Employees of the US Army?
Only IBM and HP have more current employees on the professional networking site.
Digital Government
Not All Teleworkers Created Equal
For women, there are major drawbacks to requesting to work remotely, according to a new study.
Ideas
Video: FBI Files Join the 21st Century
The FBI's massive paper filing system has been replaced with a digital system that houses 30 million records and 83 million sets of fingerprints.
Cybersecurity
NSA's ICREACH, hackable scanners and the British IT influence
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
After Heartbleed, Is Open Source More Trouble Than It’s Worth?
Technology leaders should take another look at the critical but oft-forgotten infrastructure their agencies are riding on.
People
What to make of USPTO's telework troubles
Amid the bad press and congressional inquiries, telework proponents stress that management, not location, is what matters.
Digital Government
House Staffers Banned From Wikipedia Over Anti-Transgender Edits
Human Rights Campaign calls on Boehner to investigate "troubling" edit to "Orange Is the New Black" actress's page.
Digital Government
GSA seeks ideas for shipping SaaS
Emphasis is on making the most of commercial off-the-shelf components.
Cybersecurity
Hacktivists Swipe Ferguson Officers’ Personal Data
It's unclear how much information was compromised.
Modernization
When NASA Moves Its Websites to the Cloud, Everyone Watches
WESTPrime migration reaches milestone.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Taint the Caribbean, Smuggle Patient Data, and Bring Gaza to Delaware
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Will Court Move Clear the Way to Mass Government Hacking?
A single warrant could authorize federal officials to inject malware into hundreds of suspects’ -- and victims’ -- computers.
Digital Government
Report: Todd Park to Step Down as Federal CTO
Park plans to move to Silicon Valley, where he will help recruit tech talent for government jobs.
Digital Government
Scientists Figure Out Why Grunts Groan
It’s the ever-increasing load, researchers at the International Congress on Soldiers' Physical Performance conclude.
Digital Government