Cybersecurity

Pakistan Railway Site Breached by Indian Hacktivists

The infiltration purportedly was payback for graffiti on India’s websites.

Emerging Tech

DNA-Matching Androids to Help ID 600 MH17 Bodies and Remains

Unknown whether there will be enough genetic evidence to name all 298 passengers.

Digital Government

Making Agile Real: How a Virtual Approach Boosts Federal Efficiency

An innovative take on data management could result in better access to higher-quality data.

Digital Government

Key Targeting Tech for Future U.S. Nuclear Missile Has Gone Unfunded

The move may delay Minuteman 3 replacement effort or fail to meet warfighter accuracy standards.

Cybersecurity

IPv6: An answer to network vulnerabilities?

Never mind the deadline. Agencies have compelling security reasons to switch to IPv6, writes NCP Engineering's Julian Weinberger.

Digital Government

Keeping Pace With Big Data: Livestream

Featuring Micheline Casey, Chief Data Officer of the Board of Governors Federal Reserve System, and Kalev Leetaru, Yahoo! Fellow in Residence at Georgetown University.

Emerging Tech

How Government Is Embracing Innovation: Livestream

Featuring: Roopangi Kadakia, Web Services Executive, NASA

Cybersecurity

Learning from larceny, SXSW crowdsourcing and tracking business incentives

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Digital Government

The long-term budget outlook

When the Congressional Budget Office reassured agencies that no last-minute sequesters are needed for fiscal 2014, it also revisited the long-term targets. The forecast: Steady growth, but slowly.

Digital Government

Ranking the states on open data

States with robust open data policies include Texas, Maryland, Utah, Hawaii and New York.

Modernization

NHTSA takes next step on national crash-avoidance system

In addition to radio interference, skeptics also voice concerns about the cybersecurity of increasingly networked vehicles.

Digital Government

Google Knows You Better Than You Know Yourself

Predictive analysis combs through calendars and search histories—and gets in the way of routine self-deception.

Digital Government

TV Stations Sue FCC Over Plan to Auction Broadcast Licenses

The cell-phone industry hopes the lawsuit won't delay the auction of valuable airwaves.

Cybersecurity

Another DIA departure: Gus Taveras resigns as CTO

Defense Intelligence Agency is also in search of a CIO and a permanent director.

People

Digital Service and agency IT: Advice for Mikey

Steve Kelman has some suggestions to help the administration's latest IT outsider succeed.

Digital Government

Finding savings in FOIA

An analysis of state-level freedom-of-information requests shows how cost-effective smart open-data efforts can be.

Emerging Tech

Even When Police Do Wear Cameras, Don't Count on Seeing the Footage

Police officers in San Diego have started wearing body cameras, but the department routinely denies requests for the video.

Emerging Tech

Russian Astronaut Throws Satellite Into Space for Peru

The satellite will take infrared photos of the Earth for Peru.

Digital Government

New VA Bill Chops Tuition Costs

Calls for in-state tuition rates for all post-9/11 GI Bill vets

Digital Government

Navy Unmanned Aircraft Returns to Carrier Flight Ops

Tests operations in conjunction with manned aircraft