People
Thunderclap joins growing list of social tools OK'd for agency use
'Crowdspeaking platform' is the 66th to provide GSA-approved terms of service.
People
DOD reduces furlough days
Hagel says budget flexibility enables Pentagon to drop from 11 days to six for most civilian employees.
Modernization
IBM intervenes in Amazon cloud case
Legal maneuvers in disputed CIA cloud contract demonstrate the importance of the deal.
Digital Government
How 24 Tiny Satellites Could Change Business Forever
Skybox doesn't want to see pictures of Earth from space just for kicks. It wants to scour the globe for information that will remake industries.
Modernization
Is the US Government an IP Hypocrite or Just in Love With Apple?
Obama's recent Apple decision is the first time a President has overruled the ITC since 1987.
Cybersecurity
McAfee's Phyllis Schneck reportedly heading to DHS
Security firm's CTO will take over for Bruce McConnell as undersecretary of cybersecurity, according to sources.
Cybersecurity
It Now Appears Possible to Hack a (Fancy, Japanese) Toilet
These are the dangers of putting computers in objects that did not used to have computers.
Emerging Tech
How Curiosity Became an Astronaut
From the earliest years of the space program, the exploration of other worlds has been a source of the same techno-anxieties we have today.
Cybersecurity
DHS adds foraging to tech arsenal
For DHS, the rest of the government is just one big attic full of useful stuff.
Modernization
Why data centers are hard to count
A reader suggests that the difficulty with data center consolidation is a matter of definition.
Digital Government
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Cybersecurity
The Chinese Army Is Trying to Hack a Missouri Water Plant
So what else is China infiltrating?
People
NASA's deputy administrator leaving space agency
Lori Garver has a private-sector career planned.
People
David Wennergren: The exit interview
As he wrapped up 32 years of government service, the Defense Department's assistant deputy chief management officer spoke with FCW about leadership and the importance of understanding people.
Cybersecurity
Feds pegged as culprits in Tor privacy breach
Entertainment // Global Organizations // Technology // Web Services
Digital Government
How a Misplaced Reef on a Digital Chart Helped Destroy a Navy Minesweeper
Error by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency was compounded by the Navy’s reliance on GPS for navigation.
Digital Government
DISA Turns on First Joint IT Node
Move is part of the 'largest restructuring' of IT management in Defense’s history, agency says.
Digital Government