Digital Government
China dispatch: Students, trade and technology parks
Steve Kelman rounds up observations from his trip to Chengdu.
Cybersecurity
GAO: IRS has information security control weaknesses
The IRS has failed to consistently install appropriate patches on all databases and servers to protect against known vulnerabilities, GAO found.
Cybersecurity
How the IRS Is Leaving Your Financial Data Unprotected
Agency has failed to patch security vulnerabilities that could compromise taxpayer information.
Digital Government
Making the case for more contests
Government has barely scratched the surface of what it could achieve in R&D with more, better and bigger prize competitions, experts say.
Digital Government
Google to Obama: Leave Us Out of Your Spying Fight
Our data mining isn't like NSA surveillance at all, Silicon Valley says.
Digital Government
These Emojis Would Like to Help You Structure Your Data
Yelp's move toward the small, cartoon-like figures used on mobile devices hints at the future.
Modernization
A 'start-up guide' for information interoperability
The aim is to provide a common language that makes it easier to share data from disparate sources, along with tools and techniques to make the sharing safer.
Digital Government
Nuclear Accident? Fasten Up Your 'Radiation Belt'
Device could protect its wearer from the effects of gamma radiation in a nuclear emergency.
People
Better Government Competition seeks agency tech ideas
Massachusetts non-profit is offering a $10,000 prize for innovative programs or promising ideas.
Cybersecurity
How the U.S. Power Grid Is Like a Big Pile of Sand
And why that puts the country at risk for widespread power outages.
Emerging Tech
New Data.gov Section Profiles the Companies That Use It
There's a push to bring data consumers into the open-data conversation.
Digital Government
Land-Based Nuclear Missiles Escape Drastic Cut Under Pentagon Plan
Pentagon proposes cutting ICBM arsenal from 450 down to 400.
Modernization
Public or Private Cloud? The Decision Comes Down to Risk, DISA CIO Says
‘You have to understand risk and the data you’re dealing with,’ David Bennett says.
Digital Government
Eliminating the Gender Wage Gap for Tech Pros With Security Clearance
Men in IT with active clearance outearn similarly credentialed women by nearly 20 percent.
Acquisition
Contreras-Sweet sworn in at SBA
Former banker and California state official was confirmed on March 27 and formally sworn in on April 7.
Emerging Tech
Mars Photo Probably Shows a 'Cosmic Ray Hit,' Not an Underground Alien Base
NASA's Curiosity transmits Martian landscape image with a curious light in the distance.
Modernization
IG: DHS risks leaving remote workers stranded
The department's inspector general says backup plans for the systems that support workplace as a service are inadequate.
Modernization
Interior Trusts Other Agencies’ Cloud Security Judgments
Department is among a handful to rely on FedRAMP certification.
Cybersecurity