Cybersecurity
The US Won’t Spy on Angela Merkel—But Everyone Around Her Is Fair Game
The NSA is now spying on over 300 German politicians and businesspeople.
Digital Government
DARPA seeks innovative ways to make sense of data
If big data represents the search for a needle in a haystack, DARPA aims to develop technology that explains why the needle is in the stack in the first place.
Cybersecurity
NSA-endorsed cyber training institution hacked by prankster
Defense Industrial Base // Education
Cybersecurity
Harvard supercomputer exploited to mine Dogecoin
Education // Massachusetts, United States
Cybersecurity
Hackers in China steal Texas hospital patient’s identity
Healthcare and Public Health // Texas, United States
Cybersecurity
Dropbox Addresses Government Spying
New policy lays out the service's 'government request principles.'
Digital Government
New Group Looks to Defend Nuclear Arsenal
But it's not taking a position on modernization -- not yet, anyway.
Emerging Tech
HHS Wants to Mine Social Media During Health Emergencies
A proposed tool could alert the agency when hospitals are being evacuated or when a disease has spread.
Modernization
Cost of Obamacare Contract Has at Least Quintupled
The cloud that supports HealthCare.gov has nearly doubled in cost since the days before the site’s troubled launch.
Digital Government
Report: Government might expand NSA's database
Pending lawsuits could prompt agency to preserve meta data far longer than planned.
Acquisition
Making the government the market of first resort
Rather than spend time and money adhering to the government's rigid procurement requirements, innovative new companies should have the ability to graduate into compliance.
Digital Government
Half of feds consider looking for jobs outside government
Survey finds widespread frustration over pay, furloughs and general dysfunction.
Cybersecurity
DHS seeks assessment of cybersecurity market for smaller companies
The agency wants to encourage small and midsize businesses to adopt the Cybersecurity Framework.
Modernization
Defense Connect Online hits milestone
DISA’s online collaboration tool registers 1 million users.
People
ABBA, taxes and unintended consequences
Steve Kelman muses on why the Swedish singers dressed so badly -- and what it means for agency rulemakers.
Digital Government
Increased disclosure? Or an obstacle for EPA?
Debate over regulatory transparency raises questions of both privacy and process.
Digital Government
Telework Isn't Just About Work-Life Flexibility; It's an Operational Strategy
Feds need to let go of the myths about who teleworks and why.
Emerging Tech
New York Might Be First to Regulate Bitcoin
State regulator still positive on the virtual currency but warns it won't be allowed to develop in a vacuum.
Digital Government
Commentary: Welcome to Algorithmic Prison
The use of Big Data to to profile citizens is subtly, silently constraining their freedom.
Emerging Tech