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
VA hacked again -- Software upgrade bares beneficiary medical and financial data
Financial Services // Government (U.S.) // Healthcare and Public Health // United States
Digital Government
NSA Reforms: What Will Change, And What Won't
Depending on who you ask, the changes Obama announced pave the way toward serious reform or are merely window dressing.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Mortify Drunk Drivers, Attack Syrian Electronic Army, and Pay Back MIT
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Modernization
BlackBerrys Will Make Up 98% of Mobile Devices on New Defensewide System
About 80,000 of them and 1,800 Apple and Android phones and tablets will be managed by the system launching Jan. 31.
Emerging Tech
It’s Official: Accenture Wins Contract to Manage HealthCare.gov
HHS will pay the contractor $91 million to manage the site for one year.
Emerging Tech
The First Google Glass Moving Violation Case Got Dropped
No way to determine if device was turned on, judge says.
Emerging Tech
This Teen Uses Data to Track the Conversation About Bullying
Viraj Puri, 13, is seeking help from Facebook and Twitter to track the bullying conversation online.
Cybersecurity
Obama trims intelligence gathering
The presidential directive places new limits on the collection of data on Americans' communications, but the gathering of data will continue.
Ideas