Cybersecurity

Exiled Syrian tracked the porn habits of Assad’s spies

Government (Foreign) // Syria

Digital Government

Boehner's Covered, 500 Visitors and Other HealthCare.gov News

Follow key reporting on the Obama administration’s signature policy initiative.

Digital Government

Viral Video Aims to Inspire Girls to Enter Science and Tech Fields

There's a high-tech and engineering skills gap; young girls may be the solution.

Emerging Tech

Twitter Tells Feds How to Tweet More Effectively

The microblogging site urges officials to be interactive and to use pictures and timelines.

Digital Government

White House Extends Obamacare Enrollment Deadline

Moving the Dec. 15 deadline to Dec. 23 will squeeze insurance companies that are still grappling with bad information coming from the back end of HealthCare.gov.

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.