Digital Government
No Major Cuts for DISA in 2015 Budget Request
But White House communications take a $20.9 million hit.
Modernization
Mobile Devices of the Future Will Get Energy From Everywhere Except the Wall Socket
A review of promising paths that engineers and designers are taking to power the mobile Web.
Cybersecurity
Four Federal Cyber Escapades to Watch For This Spring
Budget request hints at novel approaches cyber threats; details to come at congressional hearings.
Cybersecurity
CIA Accused of Hacking Senate Staffer Computers
The agency's watchdog is investigating whether agents spied on the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Digital Government
Pentagon Aims to Boost Accuracy of Ballistic Missile Defenses
New investments would give missile defenses 'a high degree of confidence.'
Digital Government
Defense Health Agency Wants More Money for IT Operations in 2015
Agency also wants $91.3 million in research funds for new electronic health record.
Digital Government
How Google and the Feds Are Trying to Protect Your Drug Supply
The Internet giant is working with the government to fight illegal online pharmacies.
Digital Government
Energy Dept. Seeks $8.3 Billion for 2015 Nuclear-Arsenal Work
Some $2.7 billion sought for aging U.S. warheads, including the B-61 gravity bomb.
Digital Government
Yahoo Has Joined the War for Your Online Identity—About Half a Decade Too Late
For nearly half a decade, Yahoo has been giving away its most valuable asset to its rivals. Now it has decided that that must stop.
Cybersecurity
Continuous monitoring is improving cybersecurity, but not without challenges
Federal networks produce an astounding amount of data. Agencies are now trying to figure out how much of it to save, and for how long.
Cybersecurity
Feds seek info-sharing standards for private-sector data breaches
Federal law enforcement officials say national reporting standards could help investigators uncover culprits.
Digital Government
Budget requests for science, research mostly flat
One big winner is likely to be NOAA, which is gearing up to launch new weather satellites in 2016-17.
Modernization
FAA’s NextGen system off course, says IG
A report from the DOT inspector general found longstanding problems with cost increases, schedule slips and performance shortfalls.
Modernization
Neustar keeps .us domain deal
The contract extension comes as the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers fosters a dramatic expansion of the domain naming pool.
Digital Government
Air Force to Congress: Save the Space Fence
The proposal preserves development of new radars aimed at keeping vessels safe from deadly space trash.
Digital Government
The Only Woman in the Computer Science Department
Irene Greif talks about being the first woman to get a Ph.D. in her field at MIT.
Digital Government
Op-Ed: Unlocking the Economic Potential of Geospatial Data
Agency IT leaders need to make room on the Federal Geospatial Platform for those who most need the data: users.
Digital Government
The FY15 budget: IT spending breakdown
The overall changes are modest compared to fiscal 2014, but many individual agency budgets see much larger swings.
Modernization