Cybersecurity
Hackers Conquer Security Firm, Hijack iPhones and Trawl a Supercomputer
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Digital Government
How DARPA's Augmented Reality Software Works
Why is the military succeeding where Google Glass failed?
Emerging Tech
Two Big Labs Step Back From the Most Promising Next-Generation Battery
IBM and the US-funded Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR) have ratcheted down or outright abandoned their work on the lithium-air battery.
People
Takai taking it slow on next move
Former DOD CIO suggests another government job is unlikely.
People
Avoiding the Senior Executive Service
While Congress takes potshots at pay and bonuses, top government executives say the SES is being decimated by morale problems and a reluctance of talented managers to join their ranks.
People
How to get ahead in government
Technical chops and hard work are still critical, but advancing into agency leadership demands a much broader skill set.
People
David McClure: Know when to shift gears
The outgoing leader of GSA's Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies discusses the value of moving from government to industry and back.
Cybersecurity
Snowden boasts of prominent role in intel IT
Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden details his role in helping intelligence agency CIOs solve pressing technical problems.
People
VanRoekel, McCaul tapped for TechAmerica awards
The technology trade association named federal CIO Steve VanRoekel as its government technology executive of the year and Rep. Michael McCaul as its legislator of the year.
Digital Government
After 6 Years, VA Has Added Just One Name to Eye Injury Database
The joint Defense-VA registry was ordered by Congress in 2008.
Digital Government
VA Failed to Protect Critical Computer Systems, Audit Finds
Department servers and networks lack vital security protections.
Cybersecurity
Iranian hackers likely targeted U.S. officials
The hacking project used Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn to target high-ranking members of the defense and diplomatic establishment.
Digital Government
The Link Between STEM Training and Civil Rights
Sixty years after a landmark Supreme Court decision, education in the United States remains separate and unequal for many.
Emerging Tech
You Can Now Get a 3D Printer for Under $200
Three-dimensional printing is about to get a whole lot easier, cheaper, and more user-friendly.
Modernization
Mobile Is Eating Global Attention: 10 Graphs on the State of the Internet
Online photo sharing has sextupled in two years. Nigerians are on their phones 30 percent more than Americans. We now spend more time on mobile than on print and radio combined.
Digital Government
Google Just Confirmed Everything People Fear About Diversity in Tech
Women make up 30% of the company’s total workforce, while only 2% of the company’s U.S. workforce is black.
Acquisition
Pentagon running behind on contracting database
Though the contracting system is relatively low-tech -- its underlying application cost less than $1 million -- it could have profound implications for DOD policy planning.
Modernization
Smoothing the path to the cloud
TechAmerica releases a guide for agencies looking to move infrastructure and data to the cloud.
Modernization
Vice chair promoted to top spot at FirstNet
Longtime telecom exec Sue Swenson replaces Sam Ginn at the agency leading an effort to build a nationwide, interoperable public safety mobile broadband communications network.
Cybersecurity