Emerging Tech
Social Media Makes the State Department Nimbler
Diplomats advised to 'never tweet anything you don’t want to see on the front page of the Washington Post.'
Digital Government
DISA Signs $40.5 Million Adobe Software Deal
Pact covers DISA, Army and Air Force.
Digital Government
Edward Snowden Just Got Yet Another New Job
University of Glasgow students elect the former NSA contractor to represent them as rector.
Digital Government
Under Fire, GOP Adjusts Fake Democratic Campaign Sites
NRCC changes the donation page to make it clearer who benefits from contributions.
Digital Government
Underground Plutonium Waste Plant Hit by Radiation Leak and Fire
Facility stores 3.2 million cubic feet of waste in salt caverns.
Digital Government
Map of the World key to full immersion in geospatial data
Advances in cloud computing, mobile technology, networking, data transfer and computing speed allow for immediate access to geospatial data, and the intelligence community is ready to put that data to use.
Modernization
Now Your Phone Can Help Cure Cancer
Harness your smartphone's incredible processing power to help conduct scientific research.
Modernization
White House team seeks answers on agency spectrum management
The move is the latest in the administration’s effort to free up spectrum for use in wireless broadband to meet the growing demand for data-intensive mobile services.
Cybersecurity
The Target Data Hack Cost Banks More Than $200 Million
New estimates pin the cost of last year’s robbery higher than previously thought.
Emerging Tech
The Best Cameramen at the Olympics Are Drones
The use of unmanned aerial vehicles for sports photography is far from a passing gimmick.
People
New Zealand civil service: A land without turkey farms
Steve Kelman discovers that the Kiwis' public sector does not even have terms for "turkey farm" or "retired in place."
Cybersecurity
U.S. Spied on More Than 300,000 AT&T Customers in 2013
Like Verizon, the telecom titan received far more requests for customer data than Internet companies did.
Emerging Tech
The Chase for the Higgs Boson Is About to Get Bigger, Faster, and Costlier—but We Need It
Big science is about to get a whole lot bigger.
Acquisition
ICE wants license plate database for field agents
A solicitation said the database service should track vehicle license plate numbers captured by several sources, including cameras, law enforcement and repo men.
Modernization
Survey highlights differences in IT preparedness
In a recent survey, 94 percent of state and local IT professionals said their agencies were not prepared for the coming IT challenges.
Digital Government
Women Fleeing Science, Tech Fields
Women make up nearly half of college students in these fields, but a third of them feel stalled after graduation.
Cybersecurity
Automated passport system expands
Two Texas airports recently joined the program, which is decreasing wait times for international travelers.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Targeted Key U.S. Industries Through Compromised Websites
DHS disclosed the malicious "watering hole" campaigns in a summary of 2013 network assaults on industrial control systems.
Cybersecurity
Nursing home records available to crooks online
Healthcare and Public Health // New York, United States
Cybersecurity