Digital Government
Bioterrorism Fear Led Scientists to Withhold Botulinum Toxin Info
Researchers gauge benefits and risks of publishing data that could be used for public good or to spread terror.
Modernization
Google Grants Itself the Right to Use Your Name and Photo in Its Online Ads
The Internet giant gets a little creepier.
Digital Government
Who's to Blame When IT Systems Fail?
Lawmakers want to simplify lines of responsibility by redefining the role of federal chief information officers.
Digital Government
Your essential catch-up of the week's news
Government shutdown week 2; NSA legislation; and a real-life Iron Man.
Emerging Tech
Get Ready For Data-Driven Romance
Or: How we’ll learn to stop worrying and let computers take the lead.
Cybersecurity
The CIA Didn't Trust Snowden, Even Back in 2009
Edward Snowden had a negative report placed in his CIA personnel file, but that red flag didn't keep him out of NSA's highly classified computer network.
Cybersecurity
Shutdown hampers merchant marine ID process
The Coast Guard has only limited capabilities to process Merchant Mariner Credentials for ship workers during the shutdown.
Digital Government
Commentary: Where Have All the Luddites Gone?
Despite serious problems with HealthCare.gov, parts of government have transformed from IT backwaters to models of innovation.
Digital Government
House panel demands health exchange answers
Following the rocky launch of HealthCare.gov, administration officials and contractors are under fire from Congress.
Digital Government
Indian IT Outsourcing Giant Infosys Stung by U.S. Immigration Morass
H-1B visas that companies like Infosys rely on have become contentious.
People
Fed 100 nominations open
Don't delay! Tell us about the extraordinary federal and contractor employees whose work made a difference this year.
Cybersecurity
Hackers ‘Friend’ Turkey, Rig Presidential Elections and Trade Trader Secrets
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Modernization
IBM seeks stay on court's ruling over CIA contract
IBM wants to ensure AWS's latest triumph in the battle to build the CIA's cloud platform is short-lived.
People
Federal fellows take an unwanted break
The government shutdown has young innovators eager to get back to work.
People
Modernization Act about more than metrics
Many of the provisions put forth in the 2011 "modernization" of the Government Performance and Results Act, enacted in 1993, are just now coming into play.
Cybersecurity
Old-school fax defaces security firm website
Web Services // Other Critical Infrastructure
Digital Government
Health Exchange Website Failures Were Both Predicted and Predictable
And that’s why the administration’s bungling of HealthCare.gov is so baffling.
Digital Government
Vets and Widows Blast VA Over Toxic Pain Killer Prescriptions
Opioids are addictive and deadly.
Digital Government