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
Analysis: Secret Intelligence Court Hardly Ever Says No
Judge says the court can't block privacy group's FOIA.
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