Cybersecurity
Defense Hires Cyber Chief for Industry Information-sharing Program
Former IBM executive Daniel Prieto is charged with increasing participation in a voluntary exchange of breach reports among Pentagon contractors and government.
Cybersecurity
Spy Turned Privacy Pro Mike Janke Talks Secret Codes Oct. 16
Co-founder of secure messaging service Silent Circle will speak at Nextgov Prime about the tension between secrecy and privacy.
Cybersecurity
Postal Service Taps Canadian Firm To Test Viability of a Single Online ID
The contract with SecureKey aims to help agencies rely on third-party ID verifiers.
Digital Government
The Court That May Evaluate NSA Surveillance Hasn't Yet 'Gotten to Email'
Supreme Court justices may not know the difference between the subject field and the message body.
Digital Government
Egypt Is Literally Killing its Tech Visionaries
Silminds co-founder Assem El-Gamal and MiMV’s Managing Director Amr Abd El-Rahman were both shot at the Rabaa protest.
Cybersecurity
How the VA deals with data breaches
Created after the theft of a department-owned laptop computer in 2006, VA's Data Breach Core Team analyzes potential breaches every week.
Modernization
FirstNet readies spending plan
The board of the federal agency charged with managing the development of a nationwide wireless emergency communications network has approved an almost $200 million spending plan for the project in 2014 and appointed a White House budget official to manage it.
Digital Government
GSA seeks travel analysis system
The procurement agency wants a way to gain greater insight into how agencies' travel budgets are spent.
Digital Government
You May Not Be Able to Drive a Car at Burning Man, but You Can Fly a Drone
The festival has released instructions for attendees who wish to fly full-sized unmanned aerial vehicles.
People
IBM's Prieto named to DOD cyber post
Daniel Prieto, who recently served as vice president of IBM's public sector global business services, has been appointed to the Senior Executive Service and named director of cybersecurity and technology at DOD's CIO office in Washington.
Emerging Tech
3D Printing Goes Mainstream Retail
Just another day at UPS: Photocopy the ol' resume, ship back shoes to Zappos, print a car part.
Modernization
And Finally, the 3D Fax Machine—but Why Would You Want One?
The all-in-one desktop 3D printer, scanner, copier, and fax machine will hit Kickstarter soon.
Modernization
Can We Trust Google With the Stratosphere?
Project Loon is Google's plan to bring Internet to places that don't have it. It's also Google's plan to put its unmanned aerial vehicles all over the globe.
People
VA touts progress on claims backlog; critics say it's not enough
Officials at the Veterans Affairs Department say the number of backlogged compensation claims has shrunk by 20 percent since its March peak, but critics are maintaining a full-court press on the White House to further reduce the VA's claims inventory.
Emerging Tech
Analysis: Is Online Transparency Just a Feel-Good Sham?
Programs claim to let Americans participate more directly in government, with few tangible results, critics say.
People
NARA tries to improve email preservation
After two decades of email communications, many agencies still print and file paper copies of messages they need to keep.
Digital Government
NSA Can't Stop Inadvertently Collecting Domestic Emails
Programs go back further and cover more territory than previously thought, report says.
Modernization
USPS picks vendor for cloud-based ID management hub
The federal government’s first major pilot program for cloud-based identity management now has a vendor, and it's Canadian.
Digital Government
Meeting again with Chinese students in Boston
From cybersecurity to Edward Snowden, Steve Kelman finds interesting patterns in visiting students' knowledge of the United States.
Emerging Tech