Modernization
iPhones and iPads Poised to Win Key Pentagon Security Nod Next Week
The devices also earned a long sought-after governmentwide encryption certification last week.
Digital Government
How Much Do Automated License Plate Readers Know About You?
System lets law enforcement create a robust picture of your life and what you do.
Digital Government
Operation Acoustic Kitty: The CIA's Would-Be Cat Spy
The Cold War, a spy agency and many misadventures.
Digital Government
Executive order makes open data the new normal
Under an executive order, civilian agencies must produce data in open, machine-readable form to promote public access and commercial use.
Modernization
VA Awards National Cell Phone Contract to Three Carriers
The IDIQ deal covers voice and data airtime plus voice phones, smartphones and tablets.
People
The power of slow thinking
A Nobel winner's research can help us determine when our decision-making should be methodical and when it should be instinctive.
People
DOD furlough delay prompts anger
The Conversation: FCW's reporters and editors respond to your comments.
Cybersecurity
Cyber bandits suck $45 million out of payment card processor and ATMs worldwide
Financial Services // Worldwide
Cybersecurity
ID thieves poke through court system site to retrieve up to 160,000 SSNs
Government (U.S.) // Washington, United States
Digital Government
Auditors Tell Congress to Halt Maritime Worker Biometric ID Rules
Testing to ensure control over employee access to secure locations was flawed, GAO reports.
Digital Government
Commercial Radios Are Better, Cheaper Than JTRS, Army Official Says
That's good or bad news if you're a radio-making contractor.
Emerging Tech
New Tool Could Free Syrian Rebels From Reliance on State Internet
The Commotion project also kept some Brooklynites online during Hurricane Sandy when larger Internet providers were overloaded.
Digital Government
VA Says it Deferred 2012 Bonuses for Some Health Execs
The deferrals are in addition to an earlier announcement cancelling bonuses in the department’s benefits arm.
Cybersecurity
Easing into FISMA and FedRAMP? It's possible.
The FedRAMP program that took effect in 2012 and a FISMA reform being considered by Congress are combining to raise agency concerns over compliance.
Digital Government
Hospital billing data release grabs headlines
The data set reveals a wide variance in hospital billings for similar services.
Digital Government
Commentary: The Diminishing Returns of Big-Data Campaigning
What if we were wrong about the Obama campaign’s technological advantage?
Digital Government
Key Lawmaker Wants to Ban VA Bonuses for Five Years
The department paid out $17 million in bonuses to senior executives from 2007 through 2011.
People
Fight against improper payments shows results
The use of big data and analytics helped the federal government reduce the rate of improper payments last year, but officials think more can be done to stem the more than $100 billion wrongly paid annually.
Digital Government
CIOs Say They Want Creative Employees, But Most Rate Their Own Staffs Poorly
Budget cuts and pay freezes are causing major problems in IT shops across government, survey shows.
Cybersecurity