Cybersecurity

The Worst Possible Cybersecurity Breaches Could Be Far Worse Than You Imagined

How much damage could a group of well-trained hackers do, economic and otherwise, if they really wanted to?

Cybersecurity

'The Netherlands’ most significant spy of the modern era'

Government (Foreign) // Government (International) // Netherlands

People

DOD says enterprise mobility effort 'will pay for itself'

Despite sequestration pressures, the Pentagon is still working to extend mobile beyond the Blackberry.

Digital Government

Satellite instrument ready early

The satellite program, which has recently come under IG criticism, is ahead of schedule.

Digital Government

White House releases We the People API

The tool will allow app developers to use the data collected by the online petition site.

Emerging Tech

Awesome Spaceship that Discovered Hundreds of New Planets May Soon Be Space Junk

The Kepler spacecraft started its mission from Florida in 2009, but the it may not last much longer.

Modernization

Apple and Others Could Stop Smartphone Theft. Here’s Why They Don’t

According to the FCC, 30% to 40% of robberies in major US cities involve smartphones.

Cybersecurity

Pentagon: Pyongyang Likely to Seek Foreign Help With Cyberwarfare

First Defense report to Congress on North Korean military might stops short of pinning responsibility for intrusions on regime.

People

Furloughed feds can take to the fairway

If you're forced to take unpaid leave, might as well enjoy a discounted round of golf.

Modernization

Ghana’s ISPs Are Dying Out Because the Mobile Web Is Booming

Ghana boasts Africa’s highest penetration of mobile broadband, at 23% of the population in 2011.

People

The evolving role of the federal CIO

FITARA takes a good step toward giving CIOs more authority, but the legislation needs to go further.

Digital Government

Video: Jon Stewart's 'Progress Report' on VA Claims Backlog

The Daily Show takes on the federal bureaucracy again.

Digital Government

Life on Mars: Opportunity rover awakens, responds to signals

NASA's Opportunity rover successfully returns from a self-imposed standby mode, resuming its explorations of the Red Planet.

Cybersecurity

Lute: 'We Cannot Run Cyber Like an Intelligence Program'

On the eve of her departure, DHS Deputy Secretary Jane Holl Lute Reflects on an eventful tenure.

Cybersecurity

Ultimate fear: China breached U.S. dam database to use as a roadmap for cyberattack

Government (U.S.) // Other Critical Infrastructure // United States

Cybersecurity

Alaska school kids go phishing for teacher passwords

Education // Alaska, United States

Modernization

Pentagon Approves Use of Samsung Android and New BlackBerry Devices

Apple devices still awaiting the Defense nod.

Digital Government

Chuck Yeager: F-35 Not The Right Stuff

The man who broke the sound barrier is now breaking Twitter stereotypes.