Cybersecurity
NSA Leak Spawns Fake Spyware Site
Parody of leaked agency hacking tool catalog generates bizarro codenames for each instrument.
Emerging Tech
The White House Owes Responses to 30 Citizen Petitions; Some Have Been Waiting for Years
The administration faces a backlog of qualifying petitions under a program it created.
Digital Government
Pentagon Kicks Off Procurement to Maintain Current Health Record Until 2018
Contract will cover sustainment and incremental improvements.
Digital Government
Commentary: Updating the Federal Program That Connects Schools to the Internet
E-Rate currently subsidizes pagers, but not tablets -- and that's just one example.
Digital Government
New Year Brings Good News for Technology Pros
"All systems go for tech professionals on the career front."
Digital Government
When Will Genomics Cure Cancer?
A conversation with the biogeneticist Eric S. Lander about how genetic advances are transforming medical treatment.
Modernization
FCC chairman spins history of communication -- and regulation
A free e-book from Tom Wheeler briefly details the 600-year-long story of the communications revolution and efforts by authorities to steer it for the 'public good.
People
Randy Forbes: Leading the fight for more military funding
Virginia Republican Randy Forbes argues that the Pentagon has absorbed far more than its share of budget cuts. But will his congressional colleagues listen?
Modernization
2020 census is counting on technology
The goal is to have at least 60 percent of the next decennial count's responses submitted electronically.
Acquisition
Look for a replay on acquisition reform
The drumbeat for procurement reform is getting louder, but consensus on how to proceed is lacking.
Cybersecurity
Skype’s tweets hijacked to bash parent company Microsoft for spying
Social Media // Web Services
Digital Government
Judge Says Border Officials Can Search Your Laptop and Cellphone
Federal court tossed a lawsuit brought by civil liberties organizations.
Digital Government
Obamacare Enrollment Tops 2 Million, Still Below Expectations
The White House hopes to enroll 7 million people through HealthCare.gov and state marketplaces by April.
Digital Government
Rubber Meets the Road for Obamacare
If the law is going to get more popular, now’s the time.
Emerging Tech
Facial Recognition for the People in Your Pupils
Portrait zooms can reveal their photographer.
Digital Government
Facebook Is Using Your Profile to Track Global Urban Migration Trends
Where you live and where you're from are the only data points this analysis needs.
Digital Government
Everything We Learned From Edward Snowden in 2013
Leaks from the fugitive former NSA contractor told us a lot about the scope of America’s Internet and phone surveillance powers. We could learn even more in 2014.
Digital Government
Reflections on 2013, the Year That Nearly Killed One Small Federal IT Firm
For government contractors, budget stability is one resolution they hope Congress can keep.
Modernization