Emerging Tech
White House Must Weigh In on Kimmel-China Controversy
We the People petitioners upset after child on Kimmel’s show suggests killing Chinese people.
Digital Government
At Pentagon, it's more mobile with less money
Tighter budgets are forcing leaders to find creative ways to upgrade their technology.
Cybersecurity
Cyber crooks target digital signatures
Report finds a new family of mobile phone malware allows electronic attackers to bypass the digital signature apps that are key to "identity ecosystems."
Cybersecurity
Hackers Crack GitHub, Release a Treaty and Listen In On MacRumors
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Modernization
GSA claims big savings from Networx
$678 million in 2013 savings were realized by consolidating purchases and leveraging federal buying power, the program's manager says.
Digital Government
London’s Tube Joins Elite Group of Cities Offering All-Night Subway Service
New York, Chicago, Berlin and Copenhagen get company.
Digital Government
NASA begins exploring quantum computing
Scientists face numerous challenges in testing the D-Wave Two’s capabilities, beginning with mapping problems to quantum models.
Cybersecurity
Rockefeller aims to add cyber overhaul to defense bill
Measure would provide a statutory framework to some elements of President Barack Obama's executive order on cybersecurity.
Acquisition
IT procurement and HealthCare.gov: Searching for scapegoats?
There are plenty of serious problems with HealthCare.gov, Steve Kelman argues, but the procurement system itself does not appear to be one of them.
Cybersecurity
Global study reveals lack of IT preparedness
In the public sector, 59 percent of respondents said funding was the biggest limiting factor in their organization’s tech project success.
Digital Government
Emails Reveal Worries About Bad Press for Obamacare Website
Top CMS officials expressed concerns about HealthCare.gov days before the site's Oct. 1 launch.
Emerging Tech
Military Wants to Buy Iron Man Suits for Troops
The suit would manage soldiers’ metabolism and tap their thoughts.
Digital Government
How Do You Cut the Number of Homeless Vets? Provide Housing
VA and HUD figure it out.
Digital Government
How to Precognize a Snowden
Since psych evaluations violate privacy rules, the FBI might turn to a whole new science.
Emerging Tech
Spotting the Trends in Disaster Tweets
FEMA looks for patterns in social media to improve emergency management.
Cybersecurity
House panel authorizes full funding for intell IT modernization
The legislation would also target insider threats in the wake of the leaks by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.
Emerging Tech
Is Google's Secretive Research Lab Working on Human-Dolphin Communication?
The short answer is 'no,' but the long answer is much more interesting.
Digital Government
Some Say Telework Law Hinders Federal Telework
Most see it as a boon for mobility.
People
New bill would demand detailed HealthCare.gov data
Legislation would require state-by-state statistics, and put a price tag on the cost of the "tech surge" being conducted to fix the site.
Digital Government