Modernization
Smithsonian transcription project moves out of beta
After a year of testing, an effort to use volunteers to transcribe historical documents and data for online use is opening wide.
Digital Government
Here we go again
Wasn't last year's budget deal supposed to make appropriations easy?
Cybersecurity
What it takes to achieve effective cyber defense
Addressing nontechnical challenges could help overcome slow-moving government policies and a compliance-focused culture, writes FireEye's Travis Rosiek.
Cybersecurity
Ex-employee cribbed surgery center billing information
Healthcare and Public Health // Nevada, United States
Cybersecurity
Russian PM Quits in Hacked Tweet
Medvedev to take up freelance photography after disowning Putin.
Digital Government
Watchdog: The FBI Spied on the Wrong People Because of Typos
A new inspector general report concludes that the agency has collected communications data on the wrong targets due to typographical errors.
Digital Government
The Public Will Soon Be Able to Buy Military-Grade Satellite Images
The view from space is about to get a lot clearer for the public. And that’s a good thing for the military.
Emerging Tech
Infographic: Nuclear Reactors, But in Miniature
Much smaller reactors still pack a powerful punch.
Digital Government
New VA Chief Freezes Central Health Office Hiring
Calls scheduling system antiquated.
Digital Government
IRS Gave Sensitive Data to Convict Sentenced to 21 Years
And failed to do background checks on many other contract workers who handled taxpayer files.
Digital Government
Australia Joins Iraq Refugee Aerial Resupply Mission
Packing meals for airdrop like giant game of Tetris
Cybersecurity
For IG, the future is now at USPS
Inspector General David Williams takes a broad view of his role at the perennially cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service, including the development of new technologies and revenue streams.
Acquisition
Army hits reset button on intelligence-sharing system
The next phase of the $5 billion Distributed Common Ground System will likely be open to bidders in fiscal 2016.
People
No on FITARA, yes on wearable gear, maybe on JSF software
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
The Pentagon Gave the Ferguson Police Department Military-Grade Weapons
The local community of Ferguson, Missouri, may not look like a war zone, but the Pentagon has helped the police treat it like one.
Digital Government
Prepare to Be Shocked
Four predictions about how brain stimulation will make us smarter
People
Social media rules!
Steve Kelman argues that government must do more to embrace the realities of social media's massive influence.
Cybersecurity
Leaked docs show spyware used to snoop on U.S. computers
ProPublica's report on software created by the controversial U.K.-based Gamma Group International provides yet another reminder of rapidly evolving cyber threats.
Digital Government