Digital Government

Mobile Command Post Saves Hours at Army Network Exercise

Powerful simulation systems replicate 12,000 troops.

Digital Government

Why Obamacare Is On Life Support

Democrats may begin calling for repeal if the law's problems don't get resolved soon.

Digital Government

Pentagon Taps MIT to Study Controversial New Mexico Power Line

Planned transmission line will cross White Sands Missile Range.

Cybersecurity

FBI warns of Anonymous hacks into federal systems

Internal memo reportedly says "widespread problem" involves Energy, HHS and the Army.

Cybersecurity

DHS gets risk management system in place

New framework aids in FedRAMP compliance for all 22 department components.

Acquisition

Can IT procurement be saved?

The problems with large federal IT projects are deep, broad and mostly immune to quick fixes. So what's to be done?

Digital Government

Seattle Presses Pause on Its Mass Surveillance Plans

The victory for privacy activists may only be temporary.

Digital Government

Got awesome tech concepts? Call NASA

Seed funding program seeks "revolutionary concepts with the potential to transform aerospace endeavors."

People

Who's getting it right?

The Defense Department's mobile technology pilot programs provide a fast track for the use of smartphones and tablet PCs at the Pentagon and in the field.

Modernization

Study details challenges in government cloud contracting

An analysis of five public-sector contracts yields best practices for avoiding cloud pitfalls in a new report from the IBM Center for the Business of Government.

Emerging Tech

Obama Ricin Letter Suspect Linked to Bitcoin Drug Bazaar

The alleged would-be poisoner was a vendor on Silk Road, a black market eBay that only accepted the virtual cash.

Cybersecurity

Hackers find possible corruption at Ukraine customs agency

Energy // Government (Foreign) // Ukraine

Cybersecurity

FBI: Anonymous Hackers Stole Info on 100,000 Federal Employees, Contractors

Personal information compromised at the Army, NASA, Energy, HHS and perhaps many more agencies.

Emerging Tech

Managing the Message in the Middle East

Davin Hutchins helps a VOA offshoot tap the Arab world’s digital progress.

Digital Government

EPA Lowers Renewable-Fuels Target for 2014

Backers of the renewable-fuel standard say that biofuels increase U.S. energy security, but critics say the problems outweigh the benefits.

Digital Government

I Lost My Seat in Congress, and All I Got Was This Broken Website

Democrats who walked the plank for Obamacare in 2010 now have to watch the White House mess it up.

Cybersecurity

Inside Job: NYPD Detective Hacks Colleagues' Data

Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.

Digital Government

Collecting Better Data to Drive Smarter Spending, L.A. Style

City residents will be able to have something like an Amazon purchase history of their interactions with the city.

Digital Government

Frustration mounting over budget uncertainty

Pentagon officials, legislators trade blame over lack of fiscal clarity.

People

Review team recommends ‘gap-filler’ satellite program

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration needs to begin work immediately to help mitigate a pending gap in polar-orbiting weather satellite coverage.