Cybersecurity
Intruder spies on human rights activist’s Mac at Internet freedom workshop
Global Organizations // Nonprofit // Angola
Cybersecurity
Healthcare center worker was an ID thief
Healthcare and Public Health // Indiana, United States
Digital Government
Smarter Printing Could Cut Costs, Energy Use in Half
Agencies spend $2 billion a year on printing, only to throw away much of what they print the same day.
Digital Government
Navy Wants Some Good Anti-Terrorist Computer Games
The Naval Post-Graduate School plans to buy tech that runs on open source infrastructure.
Modernization
Military Commands Will Tap AirWatch to Manage Mobile Devices
Global Strike Command will piggyback on a system already installed by Special Operations Command.
Digital Government
House Could Withhold DHS Funds While Waiting for Chemical Security Report
Appropriators want to hold back $20 million until Homeland Security produces progress report and spending plan.
Digital Government
Former Defense Brass Object to ‘More Restrictive’ Nuclear Trade Policies
A half-dozen former U.S. national security leaders implored Obama to avoid tightening restrictions on foreign nuclear cooperation.
Emerging Tech
How Data Can Aid Farmers' Markets and Education Innovations
Government information can aid the public but opening it up is just the first step.
Digital Government
Issa reboots DATA Act
A bill to impose open data standards on federal government spending is getting another look in Congress, starting this week.
Digital Government
U.S. Destroys Fake Ballistic Missle in Test
The interceptor was fired using second-generation Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense technology.
Digital Government
Can less money lead to more creativity?
Some agencies are finding that tightening budgets are leading to smarter IT choices and inspirations.
People
Werfel takes reins at IRS
OMB Controller will take acting role at tax agency as scandal unfolds.
Digital Government
Government's Edge in Attracting Science Pros? Mission
STEMM panelists say more mobility would help, too.
Modernization
Google Figures Out the Simplest, Most Profound Way to Send Money: Over Email
Google announced it will gradually allow adult Gmail users to attach money to their emails.
Cybersecurity
Chertoff: Real-time tracking key to better network defense
Firewall-centric approaches are a 'Maginot line,' former DHS secretary warns -- tough perhaps, but useless once breached.
Digital Government
How Twitter Is Changing the Geography of Communication
New research suggests that location plays a smaller role now in who we talk to and what we talk about.
Acquisition
GAO urges agencies to learn from private-sector purchasing
Big businesses know how to save money when negotiating contracts. A new report suggests that the government could emulate some commercial practices to good effect.
Acquisition
The Air Force goes to the front lines for cost-savings ideas
Steve Kelman explains why he likes the "Every Dollar Counts" campaign.
Emerging Tech
NASA's Mission to Find Earth-Like Planets Might Be Over
Two of the wheels that control the direction in which the spacecraft points are broken.
People