Digital Government

Data collection up at ports of entry

CBP said it processed more than 360 million travelers at U.S. air, land and sea ports in fiscal 2013.

Cybersecurity

Herding the stray cats of federal IT ambitions

The upcoming NIST cyber framework will provide some structure, but a new report says additional measures will be needed to implement a comprehensive management plan for federal IT security.

Digital Government

Poll: Most Americans Oppose Sweeping Data Collection, Few Heard About Obama's Speech

Democrats, Republicans and independents are all souring on data sweeps, survey finds.

Digital Government

The Future of the Army: Fewer Soldiers, More Robots, More 'Lethality'

If Google is doing it, DARPA is also doing it, but with more lethality.

Cybersecurity

Two Arrests May Be Linked to Target Data Breach

Could provide clues about what happened to credit card info stolen from 110 million of the store's customers.

Digital Government

Hunting Licenses to Shoot at Drones: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Voters in Deer Trail, Colo., will decide on the initiative in April.

Modernization

DISA piloting DOD cloud security model

DOD agencies are testing framework with controlled unclassified information.

Cybersecurity

Gates: NSA ‘primary weapon in this conflict’

The former Pentagon chief decried Obama administration leaks and privacy advocates who downplay the need for security.

Cybersecurity

VA Software Upgrade Bares Beneficiary Medical and Financial Data

Officials took the joint Defense-Veterans Affairs e-Benefits website offline while they address the problem.

Modernization

Phone Companies Worry They'll Be Required to Store Customer Data for NSA

A move to get massive amounts of surveillance data out of the government's hands could backfire for some firms.

Emerging Tech

Twitter Can Handle State of the Union Traffic Surges

The president's speech won't drive as many tweets as a 1980s anime rerun did, anyway.

People

New report details federal best practices in telework

The Mobile Work Exchange has released a guide to telework success, developed in conjunction with OPM.

Digital Government

Why Aren't Doctors More Tech-Savvy?

Email access, online scheduling, and electronic records would all make healthcare easier for patients. Here's why some doctors are still reluctant to modernize.

People

AT&T bolsters public-sector team

Michael Leff is the third senior executive to join AT&T Government Solutions in recent months.

Cybersecurity

Grant seeks to counter attacks on power grid

The risk of cyberattacks on physical infrastructure is growing at the same time the threat to federal computer networks has increased.

People

Army looks to virtual training, shared intell amid budget cuts

The Army is planning to combine multiple training programs into a single environment to cut overhead costs.

Modernization

IT infrastructure: The role of the cloud

Richard Spires explains how agencies can plan for an orderly and forward-looking consolidation.

Cybersecurity

Inside job leaves 20M Koreans at risk

Financial Services // South Korea