Acquisition
Some small firms doubt efficacy of SBA assistance
The Small Business Administration’s 8(a) program fails to prepare potential vendors for the competitive environment of federal contracting, says a new study.
Digital Government
Instameets provide an inside view of government
Instameets serve as meeting organizers for Instagram users to post photos of a place or event at a specific time.
Digital Government
Why the Only Thing Better Than Big Data Is Bigger Data
To understand what’s going on you have to know whether your data is dense or sparse.
Ideas
What World War II Code Breaking Tells Us About Cybersecurity
Consider the humans but rely on the data.
Digital Government
HealthCare.gov Has No Way to Fix Enrollment Errors Yet
Roughly 22,000 appeals have been filed by enrollees try to fix errors with their insurance
Cybersecurity
Hotels Appear to Be Latest Victims of Credit Card Data Breach
A 'pattern of fraud' reportedly began appearing in March on hundreds of cards used at Marriott establishments.
People
IT systems as a team sport
HealthCare.gov has everyone focused on technology and acquisition, but Bob Woods argues that the real emphasis should be on knowing one's stakeholders.
People
Listening to some of the smartest government procurement people around
Steve Kelman reports on ideas being discussed by the Board of Advisors for the Veterans Administration Acquisition Academy Board of Advisors.
Cybersecurity
FTC: Major search engine indexed medical transcripts containing psychiatric notes
Healthcare and Public Health
Cybersecurity
Hard drive with patient drug data goes MIA
Healthcare and Public Health // Wisconsin, United States
Cybersecurity
10th grader who infected school computers named a ‘cyber terrorist’
Education // Pennsylvania, United States
Cybersecurity
PayPal and GoDaddy tricked into robbing man of $50,000 Twitter handle
Social Media // Web Services
Cybersecurity
Much-hyped mobile payment app hacked before launch
Social Media // Technology // Web Services // California, United States
Digital Government
Canada’s New Way to Spy on You (at the Airport)
Snowden documents show Canada used free airport Wi-Fi to track travelers.
Emerging Tech
Confused by Obamacare? Ask the President
A virtual hangout sent one woman’s Obamacare questions straight to the White House; others are still confused.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Hit Israeli Defense Ministry, Reprogram Angry Birds, Etc.
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Emerging Tech
Here’s What State of the Union Tweeters Cared About Most
'Education’ and ‘jobs’ beat out ‘Obamacare’ and ‘guns’ in #SOTUchat Tweets.
Ideas
Never Say Never: Bieber Deportation Lands on Obama's Desk
We The People petition gets enough signatures to require a White House response.
Digital Government