Digital Government
VA Faces Systemwide Problems with Patient Scheduling
Personnel have “gamed” the system for years, lawmakers are told.
Modernization
Defense Personnel Can Now Use Samsung Galaxy Devices on Pentagon Networks
The department’s approval of Android’s 4.4 operating system gives troops and civilians more mobile options.
Cybersecurity
Why the FBI Wants to Procure Malware
Agency expects the malicious code to provide actionable intelligence for criminal and intelligence matters.
Emerging Tech
Get to Mars by Selling All Your Earthly Possessions
Elon Musk wants a ticket to Mars to cost $500,000. For those left behind, he'll have a cheap electric car for you.
Digital Government
Defense Extends IT Exchange Program
New regs authorize temporary assignments to private sector organizations.
Digital Government
Amid Protests, FCC Moves Ahead With New Rules for the Internet
The commission votes to advance new net-neutrality regulations.
Modernization
Industry group raises alarm over Google's changing ad policy
Google recently pulled the advertising option from its Education Apps product line -- are there ramifications for federal users?
Acquisition
News and notes from day 3 at FOSE
Women in STEM, paper-based thinking, GWAC updates and a framework for cybersecurity hiring.
People
Measuring knowledge at NASA
NASA has metrics to gauge competency, but Chief Knowledge Officer Ed Hoffman says hard skills aren't everything.
Digital Government
Andreessen Horowitz leads $15 million funding round for OpenGov
The data visualization firm has signed up 100 governments in 14 months and sees new potential at the federal level.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Say Favored NSA Reform Bill Doesn’t Go Far Enough
House members want to insert an amendment barring the agency from exploiting zero day flaws.
Cybersecurity
FBI in the market for bad software
The FBI is seeking a supplier of malicious code, links and exploits.
Emerging Tech
What's Going to Happen to the International Space Station?
Russia plans to kick Americans off the station after 2020, four years earlier than the space mission's intended end.
Digital Government
Did Cat Litter Precipitate the Nuclear Waste Dump Fire?
Specifically, the organic variety is under scrutiny.
Cybersecurity