Emerging Tech
Guess When the Shutdown Will End and Win $100
The crowds are saying 18 days, according to a model futures market for government outcomes.
Cybersecurity
How NSA Uses Attack Servers Shows How It Thinks About Secrecy and Risk
First, the FOXACID basics.
Digital Government
Pentagon Seeks to Design Virus-Fighting Protein 'Cocktails'
'Monoclonal antibodies' could protect against Ebola and 'alphaviruses,' such as Venezuelan equine encephalitis.
Digital Government
Lawmaker Blasts Shutdown of DHS Chemical-Security Program
Industry site visits have been suspended indefinitely.
Digital Government
When standardizing data is not enough
A DOD instruction to make information more shareable and accessible has a serious limitation.
Digital Government
Congress moves on back pay
Furloughed federal workers assured they will get paid once furloughs end.
Cybersecurity
300 TSA ID card enrollment centers ready to go
System will become the foundation of a unified platform supporting other TSA identification efforts.
Digital Government
Why Cutting Science Funding Would 'Break' Cancer Research
Author Siddhartha Mukherjee and others call the budget situation in Washington 'depressing.'
Modernization
The 9 Ways That Twitter Could Fail, According to Twitter
Befitting any young, undeveloped, and unprofitable company, the list of risks is long and wide-ranging.
People
Worry: Shutdown discourages talented students
Pay freezes, sequestration and shutdown-related furloughs tarnish the government's image as a good place to launch a career.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Steal News, Berate Prime Minister and Crack Adobe Code
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Modernization
Amazon-IBM dispute enters next phase
Oral arguments are about to begin in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on AWS's appeal of a GAO decision that reopened the competition for a ground-breaking CIA contract.
Cybersecurity
The Adobe Breach This Week Should Get Your Attention
The software company's revelation was barely noted in a day crowded with shutdown politics.
People
Your essential catch-up of the week's news
In a week dominated by shutdown stories, a few other gems came as well.
Digital Government
3 great agency apps
Apps track agency status, help treat PTSD and allows you to improve the science of weather forecasting.
Modernization
Contrary to What You’ve Heard, Android Is Almost Impenetrable to Malware
Less than 0.001% of Android apps can evade the system’s multi-layered defenses, data show.
Emerging Tech
What’s Not Shut Down During the Shutdown
A rundown of government websites and social media profiles that are still up and running.
Digital Government
A ‘Large Number’ of DISA Civilians Are Furloughed
The Defense agency declined to provide specific data about workers’ shutdown status.
Digital Government