Digital Government

Chemical Arms in Panama Won't Be Sent to U.S. for Disposal, Pentagon Says

The degrading toxin-filled munitions were abandoned by the U.S. Army in 1947.

Digital Government

Any Questions for the Joint Chiefs Chairman?

Martin Dempsey is holding is first Facebook town hall and wants to hear from you.

Digital Government

VA and Defense Chiefs Confront Reality of 700,000 Incarcerated Veterans

Conference focuses on vets jailed due to mental health, substance abuse.

Emerging Tech

When Will You Own Your Genetic Information?

The shuttering of a personal genome kit company raises questions about when access to DNA data will be broadened.

Digital Government

DARPA's map apps transforming battlefield operations

A Defense research agency program provides digital imagery to troops on the ground and aims to build a library of apps that are simple to access and use.

Digital Government

Insurers Worry About Big Gaps in Obamacare Site

Important pieces of the Obamacare site are still glitchy, or missing altogether.

Digital Government

Make Your Telework Week Pledge

Next week marks the third anniversary of the 2010 Telework Enhancement Act.

Digital Government

New FCC Chairman: Regulating the Internet Is a 'Non-Starter'

Spectrum auctions will be the top line item on the regulator's agenda in 2014, Tom Wheeler says.

Emerging Tech

Drone-Delivery Expert on Amazon's Plans

"We’re convinced that it’s going to be the next big paradigm in transportation."

Digital Government

Commentary: Now That the Obamacare Website Works. . .

HealthCare.gov mostly works for consumers now. Next it needs to work for insurers. And then healthy people need to sign up.

Cybersecurity

IG dings DHS on internal cybersecurity

A Republican critic claims gaps in the department's defenses "would be obvious to a 13-year-old with a laptop."

People

Obama appoints acting deputy Defense secretary

Christine Fox, DOD's former director of cost assessment and program evaluation (and a real-life inspiration for "Top Gun"), will temporarily replace Ashton Carter.

Modernization

Pentagon Disconnects iPhone, Android Security Service, Forcing a Return to BlackBerry for Some

The Defense Department's new mobile device management system isn’t yet ready to protect Apple or Android smartphones and tablets.

Digital Government

HealthCare.gov Performs Well After Making White House’s Repair Deadline

Engineers have put many insurance seekers in an online queue to avoid overwhelming the site.

Digital Government

Three more China observations

Back in Shanghai, Steve Kelman reflects on hostility to Japan, a pipeline disaster and how linguistics can shape politics.

People

Addressing 'second-generation' gender bias

Women are woefully rare in IT management positions, and fixing that demands a concerted effort.

Cybersecurity

Students’ vision tests and personal data eyed online

Education // Healthcare and Public Health // Illinois, United States

Cybersecurity

Australian government data found on for-sale thumb drives

Government (Foreign) // Manufacturing // Australia

Cybersecurity

Malware accesses data on 90,000 patients

Healthcare and Public Health // Washington, United States

Digital Government

Report: HIPAA is a hindrance to health care info sharing

Some of the problems with the health care privacy law echo complaints about the intelligence community in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks.