Modernization

Dell launches cloud solution for feds

Hardware stalwart joins Amazon, CGI and others in federal cloud market.

Digital Government

Why Edward Snowden's Education Matters Very Little

Motives and ethics are more important in the hunt for tech workers, one analyst says.

Digital Government

Davis to feds: Don't dodge the big decisions

Former congressman joins FAS' Davie to discuss IT and budget challenges for agency IT managers.

Cybersecurity

You too can store data like the NSA

Technical director details how agency structures and protects its massive datasets.

Emerging Tech

How China’s Solar Boom Fizzled and Went Bust

Chinese companies like Suntech rise then fall.

Digital Government

Why Your Metadata Is Your Every Move

The National Security Agency is collecting more than just what's on the phone bill.

Cybersecurity

IG: Coast Guard needs improved laptop security

A report reveals that some USCG laptops don't meet the service's own security standards.

People

Leaders: Are you asking the right IT questions?

Information technology may have its own department, but agency leaders and the heads of other departments should know the right questions to ask. A consulting firm offers a list.

Digital Government

USPS goes all-in on agile development

Three years after the first pilot, the Postal Service has delivered more than 50 projects using agile methodologies.

Cybersecurity

NSA shows how big 'big data' can be

Experts say the massive scale of metadata that the NSA is collecting represents a daunting challenge in finding useful information within it.

Cybersecurity

Whistleblower Snowden outs NSA data to upend U.S. spy regime

Defense Industrial Base // Government (U.S.) // United States

Cybersecurity

Credit card company tells West coast food chain of ‘questionable’ Net activity

Financial Services // Food and Beverage // Healthcare and Public Health

Emerging Tech

NSA Might Not be Reading Your Tweets, But Sen. Mikulski Is

The Senate appropriations chair shot back after a reporter accused her of trying to limit talk about NSA data mining.

Digital Government

The Biggest Threat to the Economy Could Come From Outer Space

A repeat of an 1859 geomagnetic storm could cost 10 to 20 times as much as Hurricane Katrina.

Emerging Tech

China Thwarts Its Citizens’ Access to White House Petition

The appeal asked the U.S. to deport a well-connected Chinese woman accused of trying to poison her college roommate in the 1990s.

Cybersecurity

Leaker: NSA Has Been Snooping on China Since 2009

'We hack backbones—huge Internet routers, basically' for access to smaller computers, Snowden tells Chinese paper.

Cybersecurity

The Gaming-Cyber Nexus Feds Should Explore

To improve cybersecurity, look to the gaming community.

Digital Government

Contractor Work on $2 Billion NSA Computer Compounds Is Kept Quiet

Construction crews are speeding toward completion of a mammoth data center in Utah and computing facility in Maryland.

Cybersecurity

Senate questions NSA head

Gen. Keith Alexander answers questions about information gathering, security clearance process.