Cybersecurity

Will hackers find bioweapon secrets in the cloud?

Some scientists fear that advanced research in virology, genetics, and other areas could result in unintended discoveries with the potential for weaponization, aided by the lax cybersecurity posture of many academic and research institutions.

People

Industry takes a wait-and-see attitude on 18F

GSA's digital incubator program has some private-sector leaders wondering if the agency is encroaching on their territory.

Digital Government

Zillow CEO: Agencies should offer more open data

Too much public data still flows through for-profit intermediaries, Spencer Rascoff said.

Emerging Tech

China Pursues the Holy Grail of Ocean Energy, in a Massive Way

Beijing has invested an estimated $160 million in tidal and wave energy projects since 2010.

Acquisition

The ABCs of 18F

When GSA announced its in-house development startup, it got people talking, and not all the chatter was positive.

Acquisition

Debacle or triumph: The deciding factors

Steve Kelman looks at four fundamental factors that can determine whether a large-scale IT project fails or flourishes.

People

Why federal hiring is so hard

Senate hearing explores procedural and practical hurdles to bringing top talent into government.

Digital Government

Why Feds Are Still Buying IT That Works With Windows XP

During the last 12 months, agencies posted nearly 200 solicitations for products compliant with the operating system, which will lose Microsoft's security support on April 8.

Ideas

What Kind of Tech Exec (or Potential Exec) Are You?

Take our quiz to find out if you're a security superstar or a productivity powerhouse -- or maybe neither.

Digital Government

Obamacare Sees Social Media Surge Ahead of #Deadline

HealthCare.gov struggles to meet demand Monday.

Digital Government

More Glitches Hit Obamacare Site on Sign-Up Deadline

Technical problems strike again as last-minute shoppers flood the site with traffic.

Digital Government

Don't Tase Me CBP

The agency is shopping for stun guns, after guidelines stress limiting deadly force on trespassers.

Modernization

Wi-Fi Is About to Get Faster

The FCC freed up more airwaves for wireless Internet traffic.

Cybersecurity

Cyberattacks: Too much how, not enough why

The Intelligence and National Security Alliance wants potential victims to pay attention to strategy rather than tactics.

Ideas

White House Nixes Baseball Holiday Idea

Budweiser's digital petition is a swing and a miss.

Digital Government

HealthCare.gov Shows Symptoms of Its Own on Final Enrollment Day

The site was down for maintenance Monday morning.

Cybersecurity

Microsoft Promises to Stop Reading Your Emails

The company backtracks after spying leads to FBI leaker.

Digital Government

Turkey's Increasingly Troubling Efforts to Control the Internet

The country is intercepting popular DNS services, Google and others report.