Digital Government

DHS Takes a Second Stab at Automating Immigration Casework

InfoZen wins first contract in project's revival, hopes agile software development will make the difference.

Cybersecurity

Hackers Seduce Psychiatrist, Rip Off Cali Drivers and Taint Porn Site

Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.

Cybersecurity

Feds: Fandango Customers Were Vulnerable to Hackers, Identity Theft

The movie ticket company and a credit monitoring service settle FTC charges.

Digital Government

A US Court Just Ruled That Censorship by Search Engines Is a Form of Free Speech

The decision raises some unsettling questions about the world’s dependency on a handful of search engines.

Emerging Tech

The Windmill of the Future Could Be Floating in the Sky

What's next for energy generation? We won't keep you in suspense.

People

Mazer steps down as Interior CIO

Longtime department leader will assist with transition until July.

Modernization

FCC seeks $13.5 million for IT modernization

Chairman Tom Wheeler calls his agency's computer systems incompatible and highly inefficient.

Digital Government

What a 3.3 Percent Pay Hike Could Mean for IT

The increase could help federal technology salaries better compete with the private sector.

Acquisition

18F unveils first pilot app

FBOpen is designed to make it easier for small businesses to search for contracting opportunities.

Modernization

Facebook Predicts Future Internet Powered by Drones and Lasers

Mark Zuckerberg sets his sights on bringing the Web to "every person in the world."

Digital Government

99 problems but annotating ain't one

GSA has teamed up with social media annotation platform Rap Genius to make government jargon more understandable.

Cybersecurity

How Google Responds to Search Warrants (in One Plain Language Stop Motion Video)

Government requests for Google user info in criminal cases are up about 120 percent since 2009.

Modernization

TSA wants to link alarms with CCTV

Improving the interoperability of first responders' radio systems was also among the recommendations in a report written in response to the killing of a TSA officer last fall at LAX.

Digital Government

SEC's MIDAS program highlights how to do big data

Rather than retroactively try to reconstruct the next market anomaly, the SEC launched the Market Information Data Analytics System, which collects more than one billion records per day.

Digital Government

Don't call it derivative!

Steve Kelman contemplates a new Shanghai restaurant that serves "American-style" Chinese food.

Cybersecurity

Theft of flash drives from hospital employee’s car affects 5,000 patients

Healthcare and Public Health // California, United States