Cybersecurity
Employee brings home thumb drive detailing 20,000 IRS colleagues
Government (U.S.) // United States
Digital Government
NSA 'Time Machine' Includes Spying on Americans' Phone Conversations
Program collects '100 percent' of an unnamed foreign country’s calls, including content from Americans abroad.
Digital Government
How Twitter Tracks the Flu
The social-media site can raise flags about the spread of the flu weeks before CDC data becomes available.
Digital Government
I’ll Pass on the Medical Grass to Treat PTSD
Sounds too much like street grass, which didn’t help.
Digital Government
Administration Calls for Program to Continously Probe Personnel
After Navy Yard Shooting, officials want to connect computer systems used for issuing security clearances and ID cards.
Digital Government
Mail carriers get new mobile device
The Honeywell device is the leading edge of a larger plan to support the kind of multiple-event end-to-end tracking used by commercial shippers.
Digital Government
Feds Approve Medical Marijuana Study for Vets With PTSD
The research will target veterans with chronic, treatment-resistant PTSD.
Cybersecurity
White House urges changes to clearance rules
The government plans to move to a continuous evaluation method for security clearances, which will require new IT systems to store and search through data.
Digital Government
Models, models everywhere
This excerpt from "Left Brain, Right Stuff" explains the value and limitations of decision models.
Emerging Tech
Pilots Complain That Glare From the World’s Biggest Solar Power Plant Is Blinding Them
The 340,000 mirrors at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System are reflecting sunlight up into the air.
Digital Government
The Film Gravity’s 3D Sound Is Coming to Your Conference Room
Using it is like taking a trip to the movies
Digital Government
Two States Want to Extend Obamacare Deadline Because of Glitchy Websites
Oregon's exchange doesn't work; Nevadans get error messages reminiscent of HealthCare.gov's early days.
Digital Government
Obamacare Hits 5 Million Enrollees
HHS says HealthCare.gov traffic is up, and the call center had its busiest day since December.
Modernization
GSA looks at lessons learned from Networx contract
The agency has made public a pair of documents detailing takeaways from the longer-than-expected transition.
Digital Government
What you don’t know can hurt you
Taking a leaf out of the audit book for gaining valuable insights from data.
People
STEM students ponder public service
In a Partnership for Public Service survey, one in four college students ranked government as one of their top three job targets.
Digital Government
China's Hypersonic Glide Vehicle May Fly 10 Times Faster Than Sound
Fears the developmental craft could increase volatility in the Asia-Pacific region.
Cybersecurity
DARPA Cyber Ops Needs a Bigger Rolodex
Agency seeks private-sector cyber ninjas to help dominate the cyber domain.
Digital Government