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
Digital Government
The Government's Technology Agency Admits It Has Lousy Technology
The FCC's aging technology leaves it vulnerable to attacks.
Digital Government
U.S. Nuclear Security Agency Has 'Failed,' Advisory Panel Says
Drastic reforms needed to address NNSA's 'systemic' management shortcomings, group says.
Digital Government