Cybersecurity
TSA completes addition of privacy software to airport scanners
The days of revealing full-body scans that some called a 'digital strip search' are over.
Digital Government
A Good IT Intern Could Set You Back
Competition for tech talent is starting before entry-level positions.
Digital Government
Op-ed: Six Ways to Reach Millennial Job Seekers
How agencies should connect with young talent through social media.
Digital Government
Can Technology Pave the Road for Peace in the Middle East?
New investments in technology may eventually help Palestinians flourish, but obstacles still loom large.
People
Why the IRS dance video shouldn't be a scandal
Steve Kelman explains why federal employees having a good time are not necessarily wasting taxpayer money.
Modernization
Why Google Is Saying Adios to Some of Its Most Ardent App Developers
It’s too hard to pay developers in Argentina for Android apps, so Google isn’t going to anymore.
Cybersecurity
China Patches Cracks in the Great Firewall ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
Instead of censoring, Chinese users' search results are now scrubbed clean of all references to the 1989 protests.
Modernization
Linked In Jumps on the 2-Step Password Train Because It Looks Good
After last year's hack, network moves toward security.
Digital Government
Why We Shouldn't Rely on Smart Growth Incentives to Fix Sprawl
Study shows smart growth is encouraged by the incentives rather than coerced by new laws.
People
Pahlka on the power of code
What the new head of the Presidential Innovation Fellows program said in her 2012 TED talk.
People
Few feds prepared to recover from data loss
A survey finds that a great deal of federal data is at risk in the event of a natural disaster or terrorist act.
People
Adding performance and strategy to risk management
To meet VanRoekel's challenge, government must change the way it thinks about risk.
Cybersecurity
Australia: China-based computer stole diagrams of Aussie spy agency HQ
Government (Foreign) // Government Contractor // Australia
Digital Government
Americans: Furloughs Were So Last Month
Number of Google searches for ‘furlough’ has dipped since agencies finalized plans.
Emerging Tech
Why Humans Still Can't Go to Mars
It's not just the cost -- there's a big technical problem to solve.
People
GSA unveils plan to help agencies manage mobile
A week after the launch of a governmentwide wireless services plan, GSA is unveiling another plan to help manage the services.
Modernization
Google’s New “Moto X” Superphone Will Spy on You 24/7, and You’ll Like It
The sophisticated new gadget will launch in October.
Emerging Tech
The U.N. Will Not Stand for Killer Robots
Many U.N. advocates would rather trust a human to pull a trigger than leave it to a machine set to autopilot.
People
OMB releases first federal program inventory
Although hailed as a good step for transparency, the catalog of programs falls short of what some advocates say is needed.
Acquisition