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Cybersecurity

This Week in ThreatWatch

A compilation of noteworthy headlines from the weird and wily world of cyber assaults.

Modernization

How Google’s New Moto X Will Transform the Smartphone Landscape—and Threaten Google’s Partners

The new phone will appeal to the masses.

Emerging Tech

One Kickstarter Could Revolutionize 3D Printing

The difficulty of designing objects to print may soon be over.

Digital Government

Congress posts U.S. Code in XML

XML release and related legal schema could 'revolutionize' the way lawmakers and citizens interact with the law.

Cybersecurity

China is Starting a Government-Run Website Clone to Stamp Out Rumors on the Internet

Beijing Internet Association looks to debunk what it calls 'misinformation.'

Digital Government

Watch the Intricate Patterns of Global Infrastructure Emerge From Geocoded Tweets

Computer scientist Alan Mislove has created a global, navigable map using much of the same data.

Digital Government

GSA moves to make eBuy mobile-friendly

Revamped site brings a range of tools and services to agencies and to small businesses on the go.

Digital Government

Study Shows Widening Gap in Supply, Demand of IT Grads

IT degrees are falling as job vacancies are rising.

Digital Government

Privacy Hamstrings Protection of White House Staff Gmail

Hack underscores the national security challenge when private lives and government roles intersect.

Cybersecurity

A Call for Cyber Diplomacy

Digital conflicts are more like conventional conflicts than we think, scholar says.

People

OMB's evidence memo deserves praise

Did you even know there was an evidence agenda? Steve Kelman argues that its obscurity doesn't undercut the importance of the associated memo.

People

Senate confirms historic GPO nominee

Davita Vance-Cooks becomes the first African-American and the first woman to hold the position of Public Printer, taking over the printing office's advance into a digital future.

Digital Government

Harnessing big data

A new white paper describes how how organizations can better utilize their customers' social data.

Digital Government

Your essential catchup of the week's news

OASIS RFPs, NASA loses cloud superiority and the Pentagon's bleak outlook.

People

Republican tapped for open FCC slot

President Obama nominated legislative aide Michael O’Rielly to the Federal Communications Commission post vacated by Republican Commissioner Robert McDowell.

Emerging Tech

Video: Behold, the Innards of a Spacesuit

The innermost workings of an astronaut's outerwear

Emerging Tech

A 3D Printer That Uses—Wait for it—Printer Paper

While most 3D printing is done with plastic, this one uses a more common material.