Cybersecurity

There Are 12.5 Unprotected Versions of the Average American’s Personal Information on the Web

Safe Shepherd is a company that searches the web for all the public records available on its clients.

Digital Government

Syria's Internet Is Offline Again

For the second time in as many weeks, the Internet usage in Syria disappeared mysteriously.

Digital Government

How Drug Companies Keep Medicine Out of Reach

The promise of delinking research and development from the actual manufacture of drugs, and why the pharmaceutical industry rejects an idea that could turn neglected diseases into profit.

Modernization

What the AP Subpoena Scandal Means for Your Electronic Privacy

Telecom operators that cooperate with feds are protected from lawsuits.

Cybersecurity

Spreading the word about cybersecurity

How Chief Information Security Officers put cybersecurity at the top of officials' minds.

Digital Government

Data Center Consolidation Savings ‘Minimal’ So Far

The government has kept insufficient metrics on savings and is unlikely to meet its goal of $3 billion in savings by 2015.

Digital Government

IRS Officials Breached Trust. Did They Also Breach Data?

Agency personnel might have exploited information collected when vetting conservative groups, lawmakers say.

Modernization

GAO: Metrics, leadership leave savings unclear in data center consolidation

Congressional committee leaders seeking insight into the ongoing effort to reduce the number of federal data centers were unhappy over OMB and GSA officials' absence at field hearing.

Emerging Tech

Dot-govs Dip Below 1,000

That’s down from about 1,500 when the White House launched a consolidation initiative in 2011.

People

What's next for digital government?

At FOSE, Rick Holgate and Gwynne Kostin outline the coming agenda for open data and other initiatives.

People

DOD furlough decision made

The Defense Secretary has decided how many unpaid days off civilian employees will have to take.

Emerging Tech

The Story of an Open Document

Here's how the White House open data policy came together.

Digital Government

GSA to provide help choosing between contracts

A forthcoming Web-based tool will help agencies navigate the increasingly tangled knot of IT contracts.

Digital Government

Demand for IT Grads Is Driving Up Supply, Study Finds

IT-related bachelors degrees and associates degrees up 9% and 16%, respectively.

Modernization

Feds Release Source Code for Dozens of Government Apps

Agency developers could use the code to create new apps or suggest changes to existing apps.

People

Why do officials really conduct business on personal e-mail?

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