Digital Government
DHS Wants More Virtual Fence Funding
Fiscal 2015 budget proposes $11 million more for border control equipment and surveillance.
Digital Government
Defense budget zeroes in on cyber spending
Few specifics were revealed, but the trend is clearly toward tech and away from troops.
Digital Government
A Call to Action for IT Leaders
Federal acquisition regulations have become a counter-force to innovation and evolution in technology.
Modernization
Facebook’s Drones Could Bring Internet to the Developing World—and Stick it to Mobile Carriers
Facebook is in talks to buy a drone company Titan Aerospace, which is developing autonomous solar-powered aircraft.
Cybersecurity
Russia’s Cyberwar Against Ukraine Is Every Bit as Strategic as its Ground Offensive
Mobile phones of Ukrainian lawmakers are under attack by equipment located in Russian-controlled Crimea.
Digital Government
Inside the Tech Team Fixing the Obamacare Website
Time article provides rich insight into the intersection of Silicon Valley and Washington culture.
Cybersecurity
Government Accuses Sprint of Overcharging for Court-Ordered Wiretaps
According to a new lawsuit, Sprint owes the government by $21 million.
Digital Government
IG report finds flaws in NASA's mobile device management
About 14 percent of all agency-issued devices went unused for seven months, says a report from NASA IG Paul Martin.
Digital Government
This week in online disintermediation: Charities
Steve Kelman looks at the latest example of tradeoffs inherent in internet innovation.
People
IT spending dips slightly in Obama budget request
All the net savings come on the defense side, where the request for IT funding is down about 6 percent from fiscal 2014 spending.
People
Budget eyes better training for senior executives
The executive training proposal complements a broader, $56 billion plan aimed at improving customer service by federal agencies.
Cybersecurity
Cyber a priority in DHS spending blueprint
The Einstein automated intrusion-detection system would be funded at $549 million under the president's proposal.
People
ACT-IAC taps executive partners
The 2014 Partners Program includes 16 government employees and 16 industry counterparts.
Cybersecurity
Passengers covering Chicago cab fares with payment cards rack up fraudulent charges
Financial Services // Illinois, United States
Cybersecurity
Two Devices in London Commandeer 300,000 Victims’ Routers
Technology // Vietnam, India, Italy, Thailand, and Colombia
Emerging Tech
Here’s What Government Is Thunderclapping About
Feds launch crowd-tweeting campaigns around AIDS awareness and sober driving.
Digital Government
Here’s an Idea for a Digital Currency That Actually Solves a Problem, Unlike Bitcoin
Nobel economist Robert Shiller has an idea to use big data to make money a more perfect expression of value.
Emerging Tech
A World of Water, Seen From Space
Space agencies across the planet launch the most ambitious plan yet to understand how the world's water works.
Ideas