Cybersecurity
Commentary: We Hacked North Korea With Balloons and USB Drives
An airborne challenge to Kim Jong Un’s information monopoly.
Digital Government
Quit Wasting Money on e-Health Records, Congress Tells Defense and VA
Lawmakers want both departments to focus on interoperability.
Emerging Tech
U.S. to Achieve Energy Independence by 2035
Surges in domestic oil and gas output will spur a 75 percent drop in oil imports and a rise in liquefied natural-gas exports, report says.
Digital Government
Spending Bill Includes Overtime Pay for VA Claims Processors
The legislation also provides an extra $20 million in hardware for the new electronic benefits management system.
Digital Government
Congress Cracks Down on Purchases of Chinese-Made IT
Spending bill bars NASA, Commerce, Justice, and NSF from buying systems from China until vetted by authorities and restricts supercomputer acquisitions.
Digital Government
House Democrats Charge Issa Is Playing Fast and Loose with HealthCare.gov Docs
A spokesman for the Republican lawmaker calls it a ‘false controversy.’
Modernization
Social Security seeks software for private cloud
SSA was an early cloud computing adopter and is one of the few non-intelligence agencies to put big data to use.
People
Security-check oversight measure clears House
The Senate could soon send the bill, intended to tighten investigations of contractors and federal employees, to the White House for President Obama's signature.
Digital Government
Your Internet Connection Is Slower Than Advertised
According to new data from Netflix, the bandwidth consumers actually receive is much less than what they are promised.
Cybersecurity
The NSA Can Get You Offline, Too -- With Radio Waves
According to a new report, the NSA has developed technology that can access computers through these waves.
Cybersecurity
Google Chrome’s Little Helpers Are Offering Hackers a Backdoor to Hijack Your Web Browsing
Google's lax rules for developers could hurt Chrome reputation for safe web surfing.
Digital Government
How the Cloud Could Be Helping Agencies More
Only 13 percent of survey respondents say they rely on cloud computing to meet critical agency goals.
Modernization
Border bots target tunnel smuggling
The wireless robot-based program is aimed at disrupting the flow of contraband without putting agents in harms' way.
Emerging Tech
NASA's Budget Woes Eclipse Plans for Another Moon Walk in 2020
Americans have not set foot on the moon's surface since 1972. During his presidency, George W. Bush wanted to change that.
Cybersecurity
Cyber Command, network defenses bolstered in spending bill
Spending on cybersecurity will be dramatically higher in 2014 -- and so will reporting requirements for the agencies getting the money.
Modernization
What You Need to Know About the New Internet Rules
Carriers can charge websites for faster service or even block some data from entering all together.
Acquisition
Infrastructure in shambles? Contracting to the rescue?
Steve Kelman see opportunity in the United States' outdated systems.
Cybersecurity