Emerging Tech
'Just Got on Twitter' and Other First Tweets From Federal Agencies
A roundup of the origins of government tweets using the microblogging site's new tool.
Digital Government
Los Alamos Nuclear Waste Heads to Texas Temporarily After Radiation Leaks
No date set for reopening shuttered N.M. storage site.
Cybersecurity
Op-Ed: Agency IT Budgets Aren’t Keeping Pace with Malware Threat
If lawmakers don’t increase IT budgets, agencies will have to sacrifice some of their cybersecurity initiatives.
Emerging Tech
Now's Your Chance to Weigh In on the White House's Web Privacy Policy
The administration says it won't share personal info about Web visitors outside the government.
Emerging Tech
Twelve Reasons Robots Could Be the Next Trillion-dollar Business
Robots are becoming increasingly integrated into modern life.
Acquisition
Acquisition environment 'is receptive to new ideas'
Feds hope to make a virtue of necessity by overhauling the acquisition landscape in response to stagnant IT budgets.
Digital Government
Rand Paul Slams Surveillance State 'Drunk With Power'
A harsh speech wins over the UC Berkeley crowd but the Republican senator glides past social issues.
Digital Government
Some Medical Translation Apps Help Just Enough to Hurt
For now, phone-based interpretation is the best tech substitute for a trained interpreter in the room.
Digital Government
More Radiation Escapes New Mexico Nuclear-Waste Facility
The department says it will provide updates on site radiation levels every Thursday.
People
The fundamentals of IT program management
Although there are countless opportunities to go astray when developing agencywide IT projects, most troubled programs make major mistakes right out of the starting block.
Acquisition
Deadline looms for $6 billion military intelligence IT contract
Vendors interested in the $6 billion Enhanced Solutions for Technology Enterprise need to submit their proposals by mid-May.
Emerging Tech
A Quick Review of Where Commercial Drones Stand
The FAA wants to clear up the confusion. Here's a helpful guide.
People
Getting beyond 'random acts of mobility'
While government can see the potential of mobile, lack of coordination is a recipe for failure, says HP Enterprise Services executive Bryan Coapstick.
Digital Government
Video: Are you smarter than a dinosaur?
NASA's newest crowdsourcing initiative seeks better algorithms for identifying humanity-threatening asteroids.
Cybersecurity
Aggrieved ex-Microsoft techie leaks Windows 8 and piracy code
Technology // Washington, United States
Cybersecurity
Hackers infiltrate Electronic Arts site to steal customer Apple IDs
Entertainment // Web Services
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