Digital Government
Committee Skeptical of Extra VA Funding, Citing Ballooning Staff Size
The size of the VA health staff has jumped more than tenfold since the mid-1990s.
Digital Government
No New VA Patient Scheduling System Until 2016
Acting VA Secretary Sloan Gibson says the timeline is still a “bit up in the air.”
Emerging Tech
Anti-Surveillance Camouflage for Your Face
A special make-up can keep facial-recognition algorithms from detecting a face.
People
A $300 million IT flop
Six years and nearly $300 million later, the Social Security Administration has decided to press "reset" on its project to improve the claim processing system. Here's what happened.
Acquisition
OFPP nominee lays out agenda
Anne Rung told senators at her confirmation hearing that she hopes to create areas of specialization for acquisition officials.
Digital Government
Why the NSA Keeps Tracking People Even After They're Dead
A newly disclosed government rule book reveals just how easy it is to get placed on a terrorist watch list—and how difficult it can be to get taken off.
Modernization
State's passport and visa system crashes
Problems with the Consular Consolidated Database could strand thousands of people waiting for documents around the globe.
Digital Government
'Let Me Google That for You'—Now a Congressional Bill
A new bill -- and the Internet -- could kill a small agency.
People
Can 28 nations collaborate online?
As NATO seeks a "cultural shift," a new intranet system will serve up to 10,000 would-be collaborators.
People
Senate confirms Creedon at NNSA
New deputy administrator returns to the agency after a decade on Capitol Hill and at the Defense Department.
Modernization
FBI plans Amazon cloud for developers
The FBI is looking for an unclassified system that conforms to the FISMA-moderate security level.
Cybersecurity
European Central Bank blackmailed after data breach
Financial Services // Government (Foreign)
Cybersecurity
Jay-Z and Elton John Concertgoers Ripped Off by StubHub Hackers
Crooks used logins stolen from earlier breaches at other companies.
Digital Government
How to Avoid the IRS' Technology Fumbles
Groups says it all boils down to an IT management issue.
Digital Government
The FCC Is Getting Serious About Enforcing Its Last Remaining Net-Neutrality Rule
The agency threatens to crack down on Internet providers that lie about speed.
Emerging Tech
Microsoft Might Finally Be Committing to Open Source
Late last year Microsoft finally made itself an account on Github, now the de-facto platform that software writers use for sharing and working on open-source code.
Digital Government
IBM’s Watson Helps Veterans Transition to Civilian Life
Service members get assistance from an unexpected ally.
Cybersecurity