Cybersecurity
Videocam flaw broadcast hundreds of baby monitor and home security feeds
Web Services // Other Critical Infrastructure
Cybersecurity
A Quantum Cryptography Network That Even NSA Can’t Hack
Toshiba researchers bring the information security approach a baby step closer to the masses.
Digital Government
GSA Hopes Better Data Can Drive Travel and Conference Savings
Database ideas could also inform FOIA responses and green initiatives.
Cybersecurity
The other Syria debate: cyber weapons
A cyberattack on Syria could crash enemy systems, interfere with air defenses and spare civilian lives.
Emerging Tech
China Could Become the First Country to Legalize Parcel Delivery by Drone
One of China's biggest delivery companies is hoping to access remote areas with drone technology.
Cybersecurity
Your Heartbeat: The Ultimate in Password Protection?
The makers of a new device hope to replace Fluffy123 with the unique rhythm of your heart.
Modernization
The Triumph of the Tablet
The summer of 2013 has been, in many ways, the summer of the iPad.
Digital Government
Anyone Can Take Pictures of You From a Satellite and There’s Nothing You Can Do About it
Changes in technologies raise questions about who is using satellite imagery and what are they using it for.
People
White House opens up on Open Government 2.0
The next iteration of the National Action Plan on Open Government is in the works and the administration wants public input, according to a blog post from Deputy Chief Technology Officer Nick Sinai.
Acquisition
Why the budget outlook is even worse than you think
Here are 8 reasons why Congress' efforts to fund the government are doomed to dysfunction.
Emerging Tech
Old Payphones as Electric Car Charging Stations?
New York City official calls it 'a great idea we should absolutely entertain.'
Acquisition
A contracting how-to for agency leaders
The IBM Center for the Business of Government releases a guide for executives.
Modernization
Can a foreign firm safeguard American privacy?
A Canadian firm has been hired to design a credentialing system for federal agencies, causing at least one reader to raise a question.
Cybersecurity
Those G20 Briefings in Your Inbox May Be Laced With Spyware
Emails to influential world leaders contain UK government documents with tracked changes -- and malware, researchers say.
Cybersecurity
South of the border, activists hack the U.S. system
Government (U.S.) // Technology // United States
Emerging Tech
The Wireless Network With a Mile Range That the 'Internet of Things' Could Be Built on
Flutter, a Wi-Fi alternative, offers a glimpse into the future -- or something close to it.
Emerging Tech
What Do HHS Employees Really Think? Agency Will Pay Data Miners to Find Out
HHS wants a contractor to monitor internal social network to glean employee sentiments.
Digital Government
More bad news for DOD audit-readiness
The latest in a string of audits and reports critiquing DOD financial management shows deficiencies in the department's risk-management planning.
Cybersecurity
Landrieu seeks 'cyber footprint' for Louisiana
Locating the nation's cybersecurity hub in the land of jambalaya and jazz could be a good step, some experts say.
Digital Government