Digital Government
Infographic: The State of Electronic Health Records
Physician adoption has seen a spike.
Cybersecurity
How agencies' security efforts can drive economic growth
Government IT can support more than just an agency mission -- physical and cybersecurity alike are critical to economic vitality.
Digital Government
It's Official: There Is a New Edward Snowden
The U.S. government has confirmed that there is another leaker of surveillance secrets, according to CNN.
Digital Government
The No-Fly List Has Grown Tenfold Since Obama Took Office
Newly disclosed classified documents reveal an enormous growth in terrorist watch lists during the Obama administration.
Emerging Tech
'Ubiquitous As Pigeons': Imagining Life in the City of Drones
An online installation asks us to accept an all-but-certain future of drones in cities, and to rethink our relationship to them.
Cybersecurity
Commentary: Who Can Respect a System That Helps the CIA to Behave This Way?
This is exactly the sort of situation that would an encourage a reluctant leaker to step forward.
Acquisition
Kendall: Keep it simple on acquisition reform
Top Pentagon acquisition official says Better Buying Power 3.0 will come in 2-3 months.
Cybersecurity
Research portals, build-it yourself spacecraft and 3D craniums
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
VA releases RFI for next generation of IT
Vendors looking to be primes and subcontractors on T4NG have until Aug. 28 to submit statements of their capability to perform the work contained in the request for information.
Modernization
Is law enforcement a new frontier for shared services?
When it comes to case management, federal law enforcement agencies often have to find their own solutions.
Modernization
The Data Act's unexpected benefit
Common standards don't come easily, but the demands of complying with the Data Act could give agencies a leg up when migrating to a financial shared-services provider.
Cybersecurity
Database Goof Endangers Thousands of Mozilla Developers’ Credentials
76,000 email addresses and 4,000 passwords compromised at the maker of Firefox.
Modernization
Researchers question the security of sat-com, USB tech
Papers to be presented at the Black Hat conference this week will suggest greater vulnerabilities than previously thought in two key data-transfer tools.
Cybersecurity
Invisible Web Infection Poses Threat to Federal Computers
More "malvertising" means more malicious ads that pass on malware to government Internet users.
Digital Government
CDC Uses Twitter to Explain Ebola to the Masses
The health organization is condensing warnings and guidelines into 140-character snippets in a Monday chat.
Digital Government
The Recovering Americans and the 'Top Secret' Ebola Treatment
Two U.S. doctors with Ebola have improved after receiving an experimental antibody.
Digital Government