Digital Government
Officials Seek Industry Input on How to Comply With Obama's NSA Reforms
Could a contractor store all that metadata or is that an inherently governmental function?
Digital Government
DARPA Launches Project to Revolutionize Web Search
Memex system, inspired by a 1945 article in The Atlantic, will focus on topical searches and plumb ‘deep Web.’
Cybersecurity
Feds seek industry input for info-sharing architecture
The architecture is intended to make information sharing between federal agencies easier and less legally burdensome.
Cybersecurity
NSA cybersecurity issues echo scathing Hill report
A New York Times story on NSA vulnerabilities bears a striking resemblance to a report by Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee detailing problems at other agencies.
Cybersecurity
Forthcoming cybersecurity framework to address privacy
Since the most recent draft came out in October, a sharpened focus on privacy has evolved.
Emerging Tech
Why China Just Built This Lantern-Shaped Research Base in Antarctica
Antarctica is the world’s last unexploited continent, and the latest site of a global race over resources and status.
Cybersecurity
CBP website helps track trade violations
The retooled site for processing trade data is part of the DHS agency’s Automated Commercial Environment.
Acquisition
About those bid protests...
Are bid protests really booming? Here's the five-year trend -- and an explanation of how the process actually works.
Modernization
2 questions to ask before diving into infrastructure-as-a-service
Well-designed IaaS deployments can allow failures to happen without the customer and their users noticing.
Cybersecurity
Oregon official’s website taken down to decontaminate breached files
Government (U.S.) // Oregon, United States
Digital Government
Sham 'My Army Benefits' Site May Have Stolen Soldiers' Credentials
The unofficial site purports to offer soldiers unclaimed and accumulated financial assistance.
Digital Government
TechAmerica's Lawsuit Against the IT Industry Council Heads to Mediation, Proceeds With Discovery
TechAmerica sued ITI for allegedly poaching employees who passed along proprietary information.
Digital Government
It Turns Out People Are Better at Protecting Their Privacy Than Companies Would Like
When social networks force openness, users become more guarded in what they share.
Modernization
That Fake iPhone Is Probably Full of Lead
Knockoff mobile devices have 'alarmingly high proportions of hazardous substances,' report finds.
Digital Government
Bitcoin Company Offers Stock Denominated in Bitcoin
The founder of Bitcoin Kinetics imagines a future in which you can pay for everything with the currency.
Digital Government
House Democrats Exploit Their Technological Edge in Fundraising
The DCCC has been able to turbocharge its fundraising during landmark political events.
Digital Government