Digital Government
Is It Time to Make Cyber Jobs a National Imperative?
'We have uncoordinated initiatives, but not a national strategy coupled with a national program,' executive says.
Modernization
NASA Wants You to Play Its Satellite Moon-Crash Guessing Game
When will a satellite go splat on the moon? Guess now and you could be a winner.
Modernization
IT Dashboard now rates HealthCare.gov as 'moderately high risk'
The escalation from medium risk reflects critical back-end tasks that remain incomplete and comes after most consumer-facing problems have been fixed.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Mine DVRs for Bitcoin, Raid Liquor Stores and Target Web TV Watchers
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Emerging Tech
When NASA Cut Ties With Russia, Was It Really Targeting Congress?
Crimea created an opportunity to restart the space race and push for a full space budget.
Emerging Tech
Senators: Slow Hunt of Patent Trolls Isn't Gridlock. It's Genius.
Panel promises it is on the precipice of a grand compromise on how to best slay patent trolls.
Digital Government
Remember the HealthCare.gov Woes? State Exchanges Had the Same Problems
Issa argues state exchanges were redundant and unnecessary.
Digital Government
Census Needs Better IT Plans for 2020, Auditor Says
The bureau is considering using Internet surveys and asking field workers to BYOD.
Cybersecurity
One Chart Shows Why You Shouldn’t Trust the Feds With Your Data
The number of reported information security incidents involving personally identifiable information has more than doubled in recent years.
People
IT testing for 2020 count running behind
GAO auditors said that although the Census Bureau has made progress on the IT for the decennial count, several of the supporting projects have neither a schedule nor a detailed plan.
People
GAO: IRS should improve IT investment reporting
The watchdog agency wants the IRS to provide more and better quantitative information on IT spending to help gauge whether it is getting what it pays for.
Digital Government
DHS Telework System Lacks a Disaster Plan, IG Says
Workplace as a Service program needs an alternate processing site, report says.
Cybersecurity
Data breach response leaves something to be desired
The number of federal agency data breaches involving personally identifiable information increased from 10,481 in 2009 to 25,566 in 2013.
Digital Government
Republicans Fear Obama Will Let Russia Seize Internet Power
The administration insists no government will gain new influence over the Internet.
Modernization
The U.S. Government Secretly Built a 'Cuban Twitter' to Stir Dissent
USAID hoped the social network would grow enough to allow activists to organize 'smart mobs,' AP reports.
Cybersecurity
Watch out for 'the guy in cubicle 3B'
It's easier to recruit an insider than to hack from the outside, warns the former FBI man who had a leading role in catching notorious spy Robert Hanssen.
Digital Government
DARPA does biotech
The mission of the new Biological Technologies Office is to explore the intersection of technology and the physical sciences.
Digital Government
Government innovates, and people notice
Nearly 90 percent those surveyed for a new IBM Center report said their projects got media attention.
Cybersecurity