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
Will Your Agency Meet Digital Recordkeeping Deadlines?
Departments are feeling the pressure of email and records management overhaul.
Digital Government
DARPA Chip Aims to Secure Electronics Throughout the Supply Chain
It aims to solve the long-standing problem of forged electronic parts.
Digital Government
Telework Yields $32 Million in Snow Day Savings
Telework Week starts with a bang.
Cybersecurity
White House on NSA: Facebook Does It Too
The Obama administration studies data-privacy fears.
Digital Government
Technology That Undercuts Missile Defense Should Face Tighter Export Controls, Report Says
The policy paper was produced by the RAND Corp. for the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
Modernization
Weather satellite program appears back on track
Four of six instruments designed for NOAA’s next-gen system are ready for integration on the spacecraft, which is scheduled for launch in 2016.
Emerging Tech
What to Do When Your Space Helmet Fills With Water
How NASA narrowly averted a tragedy.
Digital Government
DOT, HHS headline Challenge.gov offerings
The departments' crowdsourcing efforts are among a dozen new listings on the website, some of which offer cash prizes.
Modernization
DARPA seeks dielets to defend the IT supply chain
The tiny electronic will be used to authenticate the provenance of components.
People