Digital Government

Prosecutors Move to Restrict Access to 'Death Ray' Designs

The move may even prohibit certain discussion of the weapon in court hearings.

Digital Government

Negligence to Blame in All 73 Incidents of Missing Radioactive Materials in 2013, Report Finds

Researchers call for 'improved training in nuclear materials security and enhanced end-user accountability.'

Digital Government

What Should Scare Us About Health IT

Advancements in electronic health records also make our records more vulnerable to hacking.

Emerging Tech

The White House Wants More Fossils and Moon Rocks Online

Agencies have six months to develop draft policies for expanding online access to scientific collections.

Cybersecurity

Hackers Hammer Hackers, Infect Patient Records and Nick Apple IDs

Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.

Cybersecurity

Feds Aren't Worried About Windows XP Vulnerabilities

When Microsoft retires security support for the operating system in April, agencies will have countermeasures in place.

Digital Government

The POTUS Wireless Ecosystem

Ensuring the president can communicate ‘anywhere, anytime, by any means with anyone in the world.’

Digital Government

VA Fails to Set Up Registry of Troops Exposed to Burn Pits

The department says it’s testing hardware and software; lawmakers outraged.

Acquisition

McKinsey to consult with IRS on health care law IT

The IRS has its own IT office dedicated to compliance, but wants help dealing with a flurry of new releases due by 2016.

Modernization

Even Barack Obama May Get Rid of His BlackBerry

The leader of the free world could be a future owner of a Samsung Galaxy or comparable Android smartphone.

Digital Government

Dan Tangherlini: A force for continuous change

"It's OK to risk the possibility of blowing up what works," says the GSA administrator, if the payoff warrants it.

Digital Government

A somewhat revealing rubber stamp

Steve Kelman suggests that interesting signals can be gleaned from China's "two session" proceedings.

Cybersecurity

Google Just Made It Harder for the NSA to Snoop on Your Mail

Gmail will now always use an encrypted HTTPS connection when you check or send email.

Modernization

Netflix Wants to Expand Federal Rules on Internet Speeds

Company doesn't want to pay extra to ensure high-quality video streams.

People

Robin Lineberger: All about the co-opetition

Lineberger is credited with bringing an almost Silicon Valley-like environment to Deloitte's innovation center.

Cybersecurity

A wish list for a digitized President's Daily Brief

Leading technologists argue that a paper-based briefing can no longer meet the president's information needs.

Modernization

After Tweeters Allege Government Corruption, Turkey Bans Twitter

Turkish PM has also threatened to prohibit YouTube and Facebook.

Cybersecurity

'To purge or not to purge'

Trying to determine when spy agencies are required to dispose of data is something of a mystery, even to them.

Cybersecurity

Justice IG finds fault with encryption practices

An audit ripped the U.S. Attorneys’ office for failing to secure laptops and tablets holding sensitive information.