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