Modernization
Iran Allows Twitter and Facebook for the First Time Since 2009
It's unclear if the whole country or just to parts of it have access.
Digital Government
The Secret Financial Market Only Robots Can See
Researchers find a new trading ecosystem that humans don't even notice.
Digital Government
IT Funding Stands Out in Defense Cuts, JCS Vice Chairman Says
IT is at the heart of national security, Winnefeld tells tech conference.
Emerging Tech
Scientist Recalls Winning 1971 Voyager 1-Related Contract by Telegram
The NASA craft is now the first human-made thing in interstellar space.
Digital Government
Blue Button Access to Health Records Will Save Lives, Top Techie Says
VA-developed system is now available to 100 million nationwide.
Modernization
FCC plans auction to fund FirstNet
Sale of 10 Mhz expected to raise at least $1.56 billion.
Cybersecurity
7 ways to build your cybersecurity team
New report offers tips on recruiting and organizing internal cyber-staff.
Digital Government
Consumer bureau's data collection raises congressional hackles
Plans by a financial regulator to collect information on potentially hundreds of millions of credit card and other accounts has House Republicans demanding answers.
People
NIST recommends against NSA-influenced standards
Users should hold off on a standard approved years ago while NIST and the public get another chance to evaluate it.
Cybersecurity
ICE-developed app snares child-porn suspect
Authorities arrested a man wanted on pornography and drug charges just 36 hours after information went out over a new app.
Cybersecurity
Health Agency Watchdog Doesn’t Have Time to Vet Obamacare Cyber Designs
'We are still trying to figure out what's the best use of our resources,' IG official says.
Digital Government
Shooting at Navy's largest system command
Fatalities are confirmed as one or more gunmen open fire at the Navy Yard.
Emerging Tech
Analysis: The Internet of Things Will Save the U.S. From the Great Stagnation
It takes the Internet out of the world of abstraction and into industries—manufacturing, energy, transportation.
Digital Government
What not to do with your data
Two new books help map out the danger zones of data visualization, and of the datasets themselves.
People
Crafting a winning Fed 100 nomination
FCW will open this year's Fed 100 nominations soon. Here are some tips on how to give your nominations their best chance at impressing our judges.
Cybersecurity
India computer scientists accused of leaking source code to rival
Technology // Hyderabad, India
Cybersecurity
Teen collected $50,000 a month managing sophisticated cybercrime ring
Entertainment // Financial Services // Web Services
Cybersecurity
How to Keep NSA From Getting Between You and Your Googling
There are ways around the man in the middle.
Digital Government
Attendance Triples at Archives Event That Was Forced Online by Sequestration
Virtual genealogy fair proves far more popular -- and cheaper -- than Washington-based onsite version.
Cybersecurity