Modernization
Walter Reed brings crisis communications system online
The Navy Yard shooting in D.C. and the Fort Hood attack in Texas have increased the focus on workplace security at government installations.
Emerging Tech
It’s Time for All Politicians to Start Campaigning via Holograms
They're not just for resurrecting dead entertainers.
Digital Government
Obama Pledges More Investment in Math and Science Education
President also focused on early childhood STEM education in his State of the Union address.
Cybersecurity
GAO: Protect next-gen 911 from cyberattack
With multiple federal entities working on emergency response communications, GAO says DHS should take the lead.
Cybersecurity
Indian army official's son hired to crack accounts on behalf of jilted lovers and jealous corporations
Financial Services // Government (U.S.) // Government (Foreign)
Cybersecurity
Bangladesh-based hacker batters Indian cricket site in tiff over the sport's future
Entertainment // India
Cybersecurity
Fingers point to Palestine after Israeli Defense Ministry breach
Government (Foreign) // Israel
Ideas
Storify: Nextgov's 2014 State of the Union Tweets
Relive the real-time updates of Obama's speech.
Emerging Tech
A Tech Free State of the Union
The president’s speech glossed over the troubled state of government technology and procurement.
Digital Government
Twice As Many U.S. Missileers Now Implicated in Cheating Probe
It is not clear what role additional officers played, AP reports.
Digital Government
EPA Abandons Major Radiation Cleanup in Florida, Despite Cancer Concerns
The federal agency will leave it to state officials to decide the fate of the sites.
Digital Government
Billionaire Veteran Blasts For-Profit Schools as GI Bill Predators
Jerome Kohlberg calls the institutions ‘domestic enemies.’
Digital Government
VA Kicks Off Contracting for New Electronic Health Records System
VHA seeks industry coordinators to help manage project.
Digital Government
Experimental Uranium Tech Receives $62 Million Boost from U.S.
Funding is part of a set-aside in the 2014 spending bill signed into law this month.
Digital Government
CFPB Director: Yes, We Have Data. No, We're Not the NSA.
"You are giving me quotes about the NSA, which is not us and not what we are doing," Richard Cordray tells a House committee.
Cybersecurity
What feds can learn from Coca-Cola's data breach
The beverage giant's breach, which involved a former employee stealing laptops with unencrypted data, is a teachable moment for federal agencies.
Digital Government
White House Pushes Weaker Version of Spending Transparency Bill
The revised DATA Act could make it more difficult to track spending across agencies.
Cybersecurity