Cybersecurity
Adobe admits IP and records on 2.9 million customers siphoned
Technology // Web Services
Digital Government
Bad News for Lawyers: GAO Won’t Handle Protests During the Shutdown
The vast majority of the watchdog's personnel have been furloughed.
Digital Government
Fed Shutdown Hampers Inspections of Biothreat Labs
Facilities that research dangerous diseases for which there are no remedies will not be routinely examined, CDC says.
Digital Government
Major IT Problems Loom if Shutdown Drags On
Extended furloughs will depress an already demoralized technology workforce.
Cybersecurity
FEMA Signs Identity Verification Deal With Hacked Data Broker
Effort to reduce fraud in disaster aid programs could present new opportunities for criminals.
Emerging Tech
Your iPhone: A Cutting-Edge Earthquake Detector?
You may be holding the key to better preparedness -- right in your pocket.
Digital Government
Another Shutdown Casualty: Pro Football for Deployed Troops
Due to furloughs, Armed Forces Network will broadcast only news channels.
Digital Government
Computer Science Degrees Pay Off, Study Finds
Tech majors among top 10 degrees with highest post-graduation earnings.
Digital Government
VA Keeps 60 Percent of IT Staff on the Job
No overtime for disability claims processors.
People
Shutdown delays vote on deputy director of management
Senate majority leader rules: No confirmation vote until budget impasse ends.
Cybersecurity
Potential Ripples of Stretched Cyber Support During Shutdown
Situation is similar to holidays and weekends, when IT staffs operate with skeleton crews.
Cybersecurity
Could furloughs put the nation's secrets at risk?
Seventy percent of civilians in the intelligence community are on furlough, creating a danger to national security and a chance that some could end up working for the enemy, says intell director.
People
Spammers take advantage of shutdown
The first junk email messages using the shutdown to entice recipients have arrived.
Modernization
HP to host ID management hub for USPS
The project is the federal government's first cloud-based identity management pilot.
Acquisition
Shutdown could slow bid protest decisions
GSA is pressing on with its OASIS contract, but closings at GAO and other agencies could pose problems.
Digital Government
Sequestration Slows IT Hiring for Months; Shutdown Stops It Entirely
Analysis shows downward trend in federal tech since March.
Cybersecurity
These Massive Data Facilities Could Be Targets of Government Spying
We can guess where governments conduct snooping activities.
Digital Government
By Tuesday Afternoon Almost 3 Million People Had Visited Healthcare.Gov
Site and numbers paint a picture of what government (and bureaucracy) look like in 2013.
Emerging Tech