Modernization
Google Celebrates July 4 By Announcing the Most All-American Gizmo Since the Model T
Google's new Moto X "superphone" will be released in October.
Cybersecurity
There's a Zombie-Like Security Flaw in Almost Every Android Phone
99 percent of Android mobiles are potentially vulnerable, according to security startup.
Cybersecurity
Fourth of July Rallies Protest NSA Surveillance
Marchers demanded freedom from the agency's 'unreasonable searches and seizures.'
Digital Government
Your essential catch-up of the week's news
Contractor compensation, the NGEN contract and advice from the private sector.
Cybersecurity
Texans’ data plagued by state’s leaky systems but shorthanded staff can’t patch
Government (U.S.) // Texas, United States
Acquisition
Deconstructing the contractor compensation debate
Agencies have been reimbursing companies for executive compensation since the Clinton administration. What started as an effort to persuade contractors to stick with the federal market during a time of private-sector economic boom has continued and the cap on the amount paid has risen inexorably, leading to an increasingly loud clamor for reform.
People
Obama nominates new IGs, but high-profile vacancies remain
DOD, State and USAID are in line to get new inspectors general, while the IG office at DHS has problems that go beyond the unfilled position.
Modernization
How To Keep Up With Events in Egypt in Real Time Without Getting Swamped
Television feeds and live blogs worth following.
Digital Government
Operations in China Will Soon Be Performed by American Doctors in Texas, Via Robots
A new partnership has been forged between two hospitals in China and the US.
Digital Government
NASA turns off GALEX space telescope
Launched in 2003, the telescope was part of an effort to learn more about the evolution of the universe.
Modernization
The New Hot Commodities Market: The Cloud
A new exchange for cloud computing capacity will launch early next year.
Digital Government
My 4th of July Celebration, 1965
When I awoke aboard the USS Pickaway off the coast of Da Nang, South Vietnam, I thought I was in for a real bang-up celebration.
Digital Government
Apple’s Web-Based Office Software Will Force Google and Microsoft to Up Their Game
iWork for iCloud hopes to be a web-based app experience that’s as good as a desktop application.
Modernization
NGEN's risky choices
The Navy is confident that the successor to the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet is sound, but its short span and emphasis on cost worry some observers.
Digital Government
Troops With Traumatic Brain Injury Show Symptoms 5 Years Later
Long-term TBI study mandated by Congress has been unfunded since 2006.
Cybersecurity
CBP job applicants sign up for text messages
SMS messages can make the federal job application process less frustrating by providing immediate updates and reminders, Border Patrol says.
People
IRS employee credit cards vulnerable to fraud
IG recommends stronger controls to prevent improper purchases.
People
Space-based backup guards Weather Service systems
Because even the forecasters of the weather are vulnerable to it, the National Weather Service is escaping the atmosphere altogether.
Emerging Tech
Westboro Baptists Are Broadly Reviled, White House Shows
Map shows signatures of people who see controversial church as a hate group.
Cybersecurity