Digital Government
Feds Tap Data Surveillance Firm for Money Laundering Investigations
The five-year sole source contract with Palantir will support Justice, Treasury and Homeland Security.
Cybersecurity
Borras lands at consulting firm
The former DHS undersecretary for management is now a senior adviser at A.T. Kearney.
Cybersecurity
Brazil Is About To Have an Internet Bill of Rights
This first-of-its-kind bill spells out internet users' rights to access and privacy.
Emerging Tech
Watch Live: NASA Astronauts Take a Spacewalk to Repair the ISS
Astronauts Steve Swanson and Rick Mastracchio will install a backup computer on the exterior of the International Space Station.
People
Two IRS IT projects on hold
A GAO report on the tax agency's budget says a pair of tech programs have fallen victim to spending cuts.
Digital Government
FEC Considers Allowing Bitcoin Donations to Political Campaigns
Could virtual currency be the next form of campaign clout?
Modernization
DOJ immigration databases in the dark
The Executive Office for Immigration Review suffered "a hardware failure," but removal proceedings are continuing backed by paper files.
Emerging Tech
How Google Is Helping Warren Buffett Go Green
The search giant makes a big wind energy buy from Buffett's MidAmerican Energy.
Modernization
Why government social media is different
Federal social media accounts can't target influential users to make messages go viral because of Privacy Act restrictions, can't buy followers, and typically don't throw money at promoting posts through advertising.
Digital Government
Newly minted data analysts in high demand
N.C. State's Institute for Advanced Analytics said 55 employers offered more than $22 million in salaries and signing bonuses to 75 job seekers from the class of 2014.
Digital Government
NIST shares tool for vetting mobile apps
Open source project lets developers plug in their own tools for risk assessment.
Cybersecurity
Employee accidentally exposes airport passcodes before Obama’s flight lands
Transportation // Tokyo, Japan
Emerging Tech
Buying Facebook Ads Could be a Bad Call for Agencies
Departments should focus more on mission and less on marketing, GSA says.
Emerging Tech
The Supreme Court Doesn't Like This New TV Streaming Website, but Is It Illegal?
The justices mull the fate of Aero.
Cybersecurity
GSA Has a New Plan for Cloud Providers Navigating Changing Security Standards
Transition plan provides specific FedRAMP guidance to CSPs at varying stages.
Digital Government
Feds Are Sharing Less Weapons of Mass Destruction Info With Lawmakers
Congress requires the government to report on the nuclear and missile programs of Iran, North Korea and Syria.
Emerging Tech
How to Go Viral From Space
Orbital YouTubing made Chris Hadfield an Internet sensation—and got millions of people hooked on science.
Cybersecurity
ATF plans new case management system
Next generation case management systems have bedeviled federal law enforcement agencies, with both ICE and the FBI running into trouble.
Modernization
BYOD Cost the Energy Department More Than Supplying Government Phones
Department could save $2.3 million in three years with better mobile management, auditor finds.
Cybersecurity