People
Michael Seeds: Behind-the-scenes cyber advocate
The legislative director for Rep. Mac Thornberry, (R-Texas), has the job of helping call attention to the growing threats to government and private networks.
Cybersecurity
Private info on U.S. troops in South Korea exposed
Government (U.S.) // Government (Foreign) // South Korea
Cybersecurity
Cop robbed of laptop containing personal data from cases files, just as it was about to be encrypted
Government (U.S.) // Washington, United States
Digital Government
An Ode to VA: Let Me Count the Ways
Department would do itself a favor by better explaining statistics on its disability claims backlog.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Signs $5 Million Deal for Cyber Battleground
The contract with Apogee Research is part of Plan X, a DARPA program for developing cyberattack gear.
Emerging Tech
Q&A: Twitter Chief Talks to Washington
Social network's CEO Dick Costolo takes questions at a Brookings Institution event.
Digital Government
VA Disability Claims Backlog Expected to Fall Below 800,000 on Wednesday
Agency was a few hundred claims away from ‘a number we haven’t seen in a long time.’
Digital Government
NSA Chief Delivers Pep Talk to Spy Staff
An agencywide memo from Gen. Keith Alexander states he will 'take the heat' for the controversy over ongoing domestic surveillance.
People
OPM urges patience in the wake of DOMA ruling
Decision opens the door to broader benefits for federal employees in same-sex marriages.
Acquisition
Senate committee wants answers on energy saving delays
Contracts based on energy savings could aid the optimization of data centers, but the OMB put a hold on the first such effort was to begin, raising senator's concerns.
People
Navy set to announce NGEN contract
As long-awaited announcement nears, the Navy removes the network's champion and project leader, citing a 'loss of confidence.'
Digital Government
A Few Agencies Use Internal Apps to Boost Mobility, Collaboration
Most are still mapping out their mobile strategies.
Acquisition
House panel probes 'cozy relationship' between IRS official, contractor
The IRS's Gregory Roseman invoked his Fifth Amendment rights in the face of congressional questioning about work given to a business that claimed HUBZone status -- since revoked -- and service-disabled veteran-owned preference based on the owner's 1984 sports injury.
Emerging Tech
Going Really, Really Green: Earth's Plant Life, as Seen From Space
Satellite images of vegetation can help to forecast droughts and fires and even diseases.
Digital Government
Deep Brain Stimulation for the Soul
See the effect of the "mind control" surgery, when patients turn their electrodes off.
Cybersecurity
Your Passwords Aren't Nearly Strong Enough
Pretty soon, though, there will be a more secure alternative.
Digital Government
How Edward Snowden’s Encrypted Insurance File Might Work
Snowden has given copies of the files he purloined from the US National Security Agency, his former employer, to “many different people around the world.”
Cybersecurity
USCIS inconsistent in database use, IG says
The agency tasked with monitoring immigration may be compromising efforts to detect fraudulent applications for benefits.
Modernization