People
Postal Service CIO to retire
Ellis Burgoyne began his career as a letter carrier in Inglewood, Calif.
Cybersecurity
More encrypted data storage ahead for feds?
GSA's Day says insider threats call for unencrypting data only when it is actively in use.
Emerging Tech
Fuel Cells Are Ready for Military Use, and Soon Maybe for Your Home Too
Mainstream use could dramatically cut energy consumption.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Raid Gamers, Target Energy Employees and Defense Contractor Linguists
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our index of noteworthy data breaches.
Digital Government
NOAA undertakes post-Sandy mapping
The science agency is attempting to assess the effects of the storm on the coastal areas and shallow waters that were in its path.
Digital Government
Special Ops Command Wants a Gadget to Take Over AM and FM Radio Bands
Influencing the population this way could prove tricky.
Emerging Tech
Wireless Robots to Comb Illicit Tucson Tunnels for Drugs
A self-erecting, stair-climbing robot with an arm will scout for drugs along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Digital Government
Getting the hang of mobility
Navy and Justice CIOs say savings and benefits are real -- though sometimes hard to measure.
Digital Government
Pentagon Spent Over $4 Billion on Mental Health Treatment Between 2007 and 2012
The Congressional Research Service says the annual treatment costs doubled between 2007 and 2012.
Acquisition
NIST includes component origins in assessing supply chain risk
Draft guidance adds 'provenance' as an explicit risk category, outlines potentially expensive documentation process.
Acquisition
The silent killer of innovation
The government has access to all manner of exciting and useful technologies, but is not always able to take full advantage of them.
Modernization
Software-Defined Networks: Lots of optimism, less knowledge
Agency IT managers have great expectations, survey suggests, but limited understanding of how SDNs actually work.
Digital Government
Agencies Are Saving Millions With Virtual Events
Videoconferencing and collaboration tools are helping officials bridge geographical gaps.
Emerging Tech
Why We Should Build a National Internet System Under the National Highway System
The connectivity of the entire United States is still lacking.
Emerging Tech
How Much Good Will Facebook's Internet-for-Everyone Plan Do?
Social media giant and telecom companies are trying to connect 4 billion.
Digital Government
What Can We Learn from the Numbers That Slipped by NSA Censors?
The actual data is obscured behind black bars — except on one pie chart that appears to give more information on the program than the NSA has ever released publicly.
Modernization
Navy's New Mobile App Will Include Links for Suicidal Troops, Sex Crime Victims
The software application will include news stories, videos, photos and helpful links.
People
Broad group of feds deemed ineligible for MSPB protection
Court: Employees involved in national security matters -- even if unclassified -- can be dismissed or demoted without review.
Cybersecurity
Intelligence Community turns to Tumblr for transparency
Clapper announces 'IC on the Record' to allow public access to declassified documents, other materials.
People