Digital Government
Families of Iraq and Afghanistan Vets: PBS Wants You
The Public Broadcasting Service is working on a documentary about veterans' return home.
Cybersecurity
Turkey's Government Doesn't Understand Its Digital Enemy
The Turkish government has incurred the wrath of Anonymous and the Syrian Electronic Army.
Modernization
Should We Blame Social Media for Graffiti in National Parks?
Many park personnel believe the Internet encourages vandals.
People
Rising Star nominations open
Nominate bright young federal employees, the up-and-comers, for this year's Rising Star awards.
Digital Government
Are You Ready to Telework in a Hurricane?
OPM issues severe weather guidance as active storm season begins.
People
Sequestration pushing agencies toward shared services
As much pain as Washington's budget clampdown is causing, it is also encouraging agencies to look harder for ways to economize.
People
Rating the performance of Performance.gov
A GAO report offers suggestions to improve the government's performance data clearinghouse.
Acquisition
A big win for Big Blue
GAO has upheld IBM's protest of the cloud-services contract that the CIA had awarded to Amazon.
Digital Government
Lightsabers Can Save Your Life
A new plasma-based scalpel could revolutionize surgery.
Digital Government
House Panel Backs East Coast Antimissile Site in Defense Bill
Lawmakers voted 33-27 in favor of the funding pushed by Representative Michael Turner, R-Ohio.
Modernization
More firms get FedRAMP nod
Two major players in federal contracting join other providers in the ranks of the cloud-approved.
Digital Government
NSA Forced Verizon To Turn Over Data on Millions of Customers
Big data sets can be used to uniquely identify individuals.
Digital Government
Manning Used Dell Computers With Expired Warranties in Highly-Secure Iraq Facility
Security blogger tracked the hardware serial numbers identified in court martial proceedings.
People
GSA conference probe: No big deal?
A reader suggests our coverage of some recent developments in GSA's conference-spending investigation was unwarranted. Is that a fair criticism?
Digital Government
VA Executives Face Big Pay Cuts if Claims Backlog Isn’t Fixed
Senior officials’ pay would be slashed by 25 percent under legislation passed by the House.
Cybersecurity
China’s PLA Among 8 State-Sponsored Groups to Hack VA, Ex Official Says
Attackers had ‘unchallenged and unfettered’ access to VA systems.
Digital Government
The Drawbacks of Data-Driven Medicine
Hospital interns spend more time interacting with hospital information systems than with patients.
Cybersecurity
NATO Wants to Fight the Spectre of Cyberwar But It’s Doing It Half-Heartedly
The alliance's new cyber-strategy will likely be ineffective under certain types of attacks
Digital Government
Turkey Is Now Arresting Dozens for Using Twitter
At least 25 people have been arrested this week for messages of protest, perhaps centered on a few videos or one photo, that they've posted on the social network.
Modernization