Emerging Tech

Why Crowdfunding Is Set to Explode in Size Over the Next Few Years

The crowdsourcing market could hit around $17 billion globally by 2015, report predicts.

Cybersecurity

Which agencies reward innovation?

Federal workers lack confidence that their employers will support efforts at innovation, says a new report from the Partnership for Public Service.

Digital Government

Another amazing crowdsourcing app shakes up the world

GiveDirectly employs a simple idea – giving money directly to poor people – and uses technology to facilitate the transaction.

Acquisition

IBM gears up for Pentagon health push

With a major electronic health records procurement looming, IBM is growing its federal health IT footprint.

Cybersecurity

Bitcoin miners unearth 30,000 college student SSNs

Education // Iowa, United States

Emerging Tech

The RFP for the U-2 Spy Plane Was Just Two Pages Long

The acquisition shows how government contracting has changed and stayed the same.

Emerging Tech

How Going to Space Can Mess With Astronauts' Brains

A new study finds that deep-space travel could warp reaction time.

Emerging Tech

The Brutal Bust in Next-Generation Biofuels in One Chart

The U.S. government finally gets it: We won't be powering our cars with corncobs any time soon.

Digital Government

Former FCC Official to Head Cellphone Lobby

Meredith Attwell Baker will leave Comcast for the wireless group CTIA.

Digital Government

New Website Helps Vets Find Jobs, Employers Search Resumes

Employment center includes a “military skills translator” to help veterans create more effective resumes.

Modernization

What the Shift to Mobile Means for Blind News Consumers

The Internet is becoming more accessible, but it's mostly by accident.

Digital Government

NSA document details foreign intel databases

The intelligence agency delves into some details about how it collects, stores and accesses data but leaves many key questions unanswered.

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.