Digital Government

New Cloud Security Credential Coming in 2014

IT professional groups team up to design program and establish requirements.

Digital Government

Program Chief: Software Problems Could Delay F-35’s Delivery Beyond 2017

The nearly $400 billion Joint Strike Fighter program has experienced multiple delays and cost overruns.

Modernization

GAO: Spectrum relocation costs often exceed projections

DOD's estimates for changing communications bands appear to be much more accurate than those of many civilian agencies.

Digital Government

Social Media Activists Are Wealthy, Educated and on the Rise

Six-fold increase Americans talking politics on Facebook, Twitter, other sites, since 2008.

People

A guide to handle social-media hacks

When a hacked AP Twitter account falsely reported President Obama's injury in an explosion, the public reacted with no immediate White House assurance. There are better ways to handle such situations.

Digital Government

DOD officials push BRAC on Capitol Hill

Pentagon claims another round of base closures could spare programs and ease mandated staff cuts, but some lawmakers are skeptical.

Modernization

How Surveillance Cameras and Civil Liberties Can Coexist

Technology will continue to enhance our ability to monitor public spaces. But cities should seize upon more surveillance cautiously.

Digital Government

Chinese company drops U.S. market

As laws restricting the ability of some major agencies to purchase from Chinese firms take hold, one company sets its sights elsewhere.

Modernization

Why PC Manufacturers Have to Start Paying Attention to Microchip-Maker Qualcomm

The company, which makes chips for tablets and smartphones is looking to expand its market.

Digital Government

China’s Bird Flu Outbreak So Far

Only 4 of the 81 people with confirmed cases of bird flu in China have fully recovered, according to a study.

Emerging Tech

The Power of a Nudge

The federal CIO wants to use behavioral psychology to make individuals do what’s best for society.

Digital Government

Full Senate to take up e-mail privacy

Laws a quarter-century old could get a refresh in a new bill that would smooth out inconsistencies.

Modernization

Boston Bombers Didn't Use Cellphones Detonators -- but Could Have

The bombs were set off with a remote control.

Digital Government

Is There a Bomb in That Burger? The Pentagon Wants to Know.

Tool would remotely sense explosives concealed in dense material without emitting cancer-causing radiation.

Digital Government

Who makes how much at DOD?

The Conversation: FCW's reporters and editors respond to your comments.

Emerging Tech

Get Ready for Mobile Only

More government Web services may be launched without a browser-based option

Digital Government

Is There Such Thing as Too Much Evidence?

Assembling the case against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev won't be as simple as it appears from the news.

Digital Government

How the Smithsonian Cut Fleet Oil Consumption by 44 Percent

The institution’s 1,500 vehicles are used for law enforcement, bus service, animal transport and more.