Digital Government
The Mental Health Toll of the Long Wars
Almost a million troops who served in Afghanistan or Iraq have been diagnosed with at least one psychological disorder.
Digital Government
Plutonium Leak Detected Near Underground Nuclear Waste Plant
The storage facility near Carlsbad, N.M., experienced a radiation leak and fire earlier this month.
Digital Government
How Government Data Is Fueling a New Economy
Entrepreneurs tell us what’s working and what isn’t in the drive to open up government data.
People
Szykman to leave Commerce
CIO tells colleagues he expects a successor to be named quickly, sets no firm departure date.
Cybersecurity
How DHS is helping implement the cyber framework
C3 program will help critical infrastructure operators with readiness and risk management.
Cybersecurity
Think a cyber breach won’t happen to you? Think again
A report from Dell showed that only 18 percent of those surveyed consider predicting and detecting unknown cyber threats a top concern.
Cybersecurity
'Cultural shift' aids continuous monitoring
Security checklists and formal reviews are giving way to technologies that allow for real-time threat awareness.
Modernization
DOD launches new spectrum strategy
In the long term, the Pentagon will look to replace legacy systems with more "militarily effective" technologies.
Modernization
Bitcoin Could Become the Go-To Currency for Digital Tipping
Many Bitcoin users ranked gifts and donations as their most frequent transactions.
Modernization
Why Facebook Just Spent $19 Billion on a Messaging App
Facebook wants to dominate in the three areas WhatsApp excels in: apps, messaging, and usage in the developing world.
Cybersecurity
Navy honors Cieslak, others for IT excellence
Seven of FCW's Fed 100 winners came from the Navy, including Navy Cyberspace/IT Person of the year Randall Cieslak.
Digital Government
The Obamacare Enrollment Crash Is Coming
They've been counting everyone who chooses an insurance policy under the law, even those who haven't paid for it.
Emerging Tech
Coming Soon: Free Internet From Space
Outernet wants to use tiny satellites to take the whole world online—even in countries where dictators wish they wouldn’t.
Digital Government
Nuclear Site Project Official Fired After Airing Safety Concerns
'The Energy Department's overall safety culture is broken,' the government contractor says.
Modernization
Time to raise networking expectations in government
Agencies need to stop relying on 20th-century solutions and create networks than can move a terabyte of data per hour, says DOE official Greg Bell.
Acquisition
ICE license plate-reader solicitation canceled
The DHS agency was seeking a company to build a smart phone-accessible database of license plate information that agents could use in the field.
Emerging Tech
DHS Wants Facial Recognition Border Surveillance System
The department is exploring technology that would use various biometric matching techniques to track the exit of foreign visitors.
Cybersecurity
Hacker raids in Singapore vandalize possibly more than 180 sites
Nonprofit // Singapore
Digital Government