Digital Government
NOAA, NASA finalists in web design competition
The Webby awards are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.
Cybersecurity
Heart health center posts click-through ad to announce e-records breach
Healthcare and Public Health // Texas, United States
Emerging Tech
Is It Time for the U.S. to Partner With China in Space?
One of America's biggest rivals could also be its next best ally in the cosmos.
Cybersecurity
80,000 Employees of Federal Contractors Compromised in Cyberattack
Credit card info exposed in up to 25,000 of those cases, Deltek says.
Digital Government
Here Comes GSA's Next Governmentwide Telecom Contract Vehicle
Bids for inclusion in the Networx successor will be accepted in 2015.
People
OMB seeks more money to tackle IT effectiveness
Budget Director Sylvia Burwell identified three management issues that need to be fixed to help IT procurement.
Cybersecurity
What You Need to Know About Heartbleed, the New Security Bug Scaring the Internet
You'll have to change all of your passwords, and temporarily avoid any site known to be vulnerable.
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