Digital Government
Secret Service wants app store
The branch of the Treasury Department charged with protecting the president and the nation's financial systems is seeking industry input to develop its own resource for apps.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Taps Two Firms for Plan X Cyberops Contracts
The deals will provide the infrastructure for cyberwar maneuvers and software to put attacks on auto-pilot.
Modernization
DOD connects online to cut travel
As budget realities constrain travel, attention turns to DOD's online collaboration system.
Cybersecurity
Your refrigerator is safe from cyberattack ... for now
Targets for hackers already extend far beyond servers and critical infrastructure. As more and more devices become network-connected, the vulnerabilities will only increase.
Cybersecurity
Chinese group pries into sensitive files inside and far outside the mainland
Defense Industrial Base // Education // Energy // Global Organizations // Government (U.S.) // Government (Foreign) // Technology // Telecommunications
Cybersecurity
Nation states continuously piercing VA database detailing 20 million veterans
Government (U.S.) // United States
Digital Government
Santa Fe Forest Fire Highlights Extreme Danger This Season
Drought and tinder-dry trees fuel 7,990 acre blaze in New Mexico.
Digital Government
Airborne iThing Insanity
How much productivity is really lost due to mobile ban during takeoff and landing?
Digital Government
Justice Pulls the Plug on Body-Cavity Scanner for Puerto Rico Slammer
The radiation-emitting systems search for contraband.
Emerging Tech
Smart Disclosure Makes Consumers Happier and Markets Better
Government should make data that aids consumers both open and searchable, report says.
People
Werfel selects senior leaders at IRS
New team draws from Veterans Affairs, the Government Accountability Office and the IRS' own Large Business and International Division.
People
Five FAS employees put on leave over Crystal City event
Ongoing investigations center on 2010 awards program that cost more than $250,000.
People
How to spot a young data scientist
John Klossner offers some advice on childhood vocational guidance.
People
Could clearance rules put whistleblowers at risk?
An effort to streamline security clearance applications through easier reciprocity could bring some unintended consequences.
Cybersecurity
TSA completes addition of privacy software to airport scanners
The days of revealing full-body scans that some called a 'digital strip search' are over.
Digital Government
A Good IT Intern Could Set You Back
Competition for tech talent is starting before entry-level positions.
Digital Government
Op-ed: Six Ways to Reach Millennial Job Seekers
How agencies should connect with young talent through social media.
Digital Government
Can Technology Pave the Road for Peace in the Middle East?
New investments in technology may eventually help Palestinians flourish, but obstacles still loom large.
People
Why the IRS dance video shouldn't be a scandal
Steve Kelman explains why federal employees having a good time are not necessarily wasting taxpayer money.
Modernization