Digital Government
Senate kicks modified CR back to the House
Senate drops a provision to defund Obamacare from the House bill.
Modernization
Plastic With Invisible Images May Allow Swipe-Free Payments and Stop Someone From Stealing Your Car
Plastic manufacturers can embed information directly into the plastic.
People
Shutdown would give DOD civilians deja-vu
The furloughs brought about by a shutdown would be more sweeping than those DOD employees have already endured under sequestration.
Digital Government
What's the worst that could happen?
If Congress can't come up with a way to continue funding the federal government by Oct. 1, many people won't notice much difference, at first. But it won't take long for the consequences to grow more dire.
Cybersecurity
How a shutdown would raise attack risk
Even with many security measures automated, widespread furloughs would create vulnerabilities.
Digital Government
The Government May Have Made the Greatest GIF of All Time
The U.S. Census Bureau, winning the Internet -- and our hearts -- with the data ferret.
Emerging Tech
Bill Gates Admits That CTRL-Alt-Delete Was a Mistake
...at least as a requirement to log into a PC.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Don Tin Foil Caps, Loot Barclays, and Hack Their Own Clients
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
GAO: Mixed results thus far implementing FISMA
Agencies have improved compliance with FISMA requirements, but checking all the boxes has not translated into taking full advantage of the enhancements that are available.
Digital Government
GAO: Fifty Percent of Feds Aren’t Informed of Cyber Risks
Agencies for 15 years have been unable to move information security off a list of the government’s most imperiled programs.
Cybersecurity
Borras named DHS acting deputy secretary
More than a dozen top leadership spots remain without permanent appointees.
People
From mail carrier to the C-suite
Ellis Burgoyne, who will retire on Oct. 1, was the first USPS employee to become its CIO.
People
Contractors would face shutdown with uncertainty
Who can work -- and when they'll get paid -- depends on a complex mix of factors, experts say.
Cybersecurity
ID theft peddler tapped LexisNexis and other big data clearinghouses
Financial Services // Government (U.S.) // Healthcare and Public Health // Web Services
Cybersecurity
Iranian cyber strike on U.S. Navy bad for newfound diplomacy
Government (U.S.) // United States
Emerging Tech
'The First Time a Tumblr Has Been Used in an Argument in a Supreme Court Brief'
"Amicus Tumblr" has a certain ring to it, no?
Modernization
Long Before Navy Shooting, Military First Responders Complained of Bum Radios
Communications failures hampered emergency response.
Emerging Tech
Meet the Newest Big Solar Developers: Native Americans
More dependable solar thermal systems are losing out to solar panels except, perhaps, on tribal lands.
Modernization
200 Million Women Are Missing From the Internet
Governments, telcos and device makers should figure out how to get their services to women.
Digital Government