Modernization
Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon Are Trying to Turn Into the Same Über-Company
Huge tech companies all appear to have a shared vision.
Cybersecurity
Searching the Web, NSA style
A FOIA request unearthed the intelligence agency's how-to guide for staff. A little dated and no classified web-search secrets, but still a helpful tip or two.
Digital Government
A Live Map of the Manic Ways People Edit Wikipedia
The edits come so quickly from across the globe that you'd best screen-grab this addicting liveWikipedia Recent Changes Map if you want to keep track of them.
Digital Government
What's Your City Watching on YouTube?
The Trends Map displays viewing and sharing behavior among registered users on the YouTube Dashboard within the past 12-to-24 hours.
People
Don't take your posse to your new job
Coming into an agency as the new sheriff in town is hard enough. Don’t make it worse by importing your inner circle.
Digital Government
State Department Asks Defense Distributed to Take Down Its 3D-Printed Gun Plans
State regulates the export of technology that can be used to create weapons.
Emerging Tech
How One Agency Juggles Rising Energy Bills With Shrinking Budgets
The Coast Guard is using innovative financing to upgrade facilities.
Cybersecurity
Is an emphasis on compliance hampering IT security?
Top-level agency leaders are often unaware of the risks their agencies face -- and content to remain that way, argues NARA's CISO.
Cybersecurity
Homeland Security OIG probed Spires situation
Former DHS CIO's resignation did not put an end to questions about the circumstances.
People
Supply chain risks go far beyond fake parts
Software as a service brings new concerns, particularly in critical infrastructure.
Digital Government
Hagel Presses Air Force for Details on Discipline of Nuclear Missile Staffers
The 17 officers could return to their posts in 60 days.
Digital Government
Are Tech Gadgets Killing Workplace Etiquette?
Majority of CIOs in new survey say they are.
Cybersecurity
How to Hack Google Like One of NSA's Top Cyberspies
The spy agency recently released a 643-page book full of Web research tips.
Digital Government
Oversight leader blasts OPM for outdated IT tools
House subcommittee seeks answers as GAO report warns OPM is not 'improving or replacing the legacy systems that support retirement processing.'
Digital Government
White House Orders Agencies to Follow New Open Data Standards
The new directive requires machine-readable formats for all new government datasets.
Cybersecurity
China Isn’t Wrong to Call the U.S. "The Real Hacking Empire"
America has some of the most powerful cyber warfare resources in the world.
Emerging Tech