Cybersecurity

Senate Defense Bill Unearths NSA ‘Sharkseer’ Program

Lawmakers want to drop $30 million on an obscure National Security Agency cybersecurity program.

Cybersecurity

Army cyber chief wants more failure

The Army's top cyber soldier makes a plea for leaner, faster development and more flexible budgets.

Acquisition

Sequestration gummed up IT plans

Budget cuts caused several agencies to rework plans for funding IT projects or dispense with them altogether, says a GAO report.

Digital Government

Comcast Promised Poor Americans Cheap Internet, But Most of Them Didn’t Get It

Of the 7.2 million low-income people in Comcast’s service area, only 2.6 million are eligible for Internet Essentials.

Emerging Tech

Google's New Self-Driving Car Doesn't Have a Steering Wheel or Brake Pedals

To take a spin, all you have to do is push the start button.

Cybersecurity

Snowden: I Was Trained as a Spy

NSA leaker tells NBC he is 'a technical expert' and that he 'worked undercover overseas.'

Digital Government

Pointing to data-driven successes

The White House Energy Datapalooza highlighted what the Obama administration says are money-saving -- and planet-saving -- uses of big data.

Cybersecurity

Heartbleed tested agency readiness

A Democratic senator says "clear legal authority and processes to facilitate a seamless response" are still needed to effectively combat cyber threats, and the White House acknowledges "we still have more work to do."

Cybersecurity

Cyberspying Indictments Will Not Stop China From Hacking U.S. Businesses, Insiders Say

The legal action may just encourage China to try harder to avoid detection, National Journal finds.

Cybersecurity

Send in the drones

Unmanned aerial systems are steadily spreading from military and intelligence missions to civilian agencies, but it can be a bumpy ride.

Cybersecurity

A menagerie of UAVs

As civilian agencies expand their use of unmanned aerial systems, the vehicles themselves are as varied as the missions.

Digital Government

What Exactly Those Data Brokers Know About You

At least nine companies know more about you than Google or Facebook.

Digital Government

Tell Us How You Feel About Open Data

Take our DATA Act survey.

Digital Government

White House Spotlights Contributions of Girls in STEM

Science Fair emphasizes young women who are excelling in science, technology, engineering and math.

Digital Government

FTC Lifts the Veil on Companies That Sell Your Data

Congress should rein in the consumer data-broker industry, report urges.

Acquisition

Contractors buoyant about fiscal 2015

With a year of fiscal calm on the horizon, federal contractors are forecasting a jump in revenue, according to a Deltek survey.

Digital Government

Planning for the future STEMM shortfall

A new report from the IBM Center for the Business of Government highlights agency success stories and offers advice on STEMM succession planning.

Cybersecurity

The Escalating US-China Spying War Is McKinsey’s Loss and Huawei’s Gain

Chinese officials have asked state-owned enterprises to stop employing US consulting companies

Modernization

SEWP explores strategic sourcing for PCs

OMB directed a new Workstations Commodity Team to develop a way to quickly compare contracting vehicles that offer similar devices and services.