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Oversight leader blasts OPM for outdated IT tools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
Video: Robotic Exoskeleton turns everyday Houseplants Into Cyborgs
The IndaPlant project aims to create the world’s first “faunaborg.”
Modernization
iPhones and iPads Poised to Win Key Pentagon Security Nod Next Week
The devices also earned a long sought-after governmentwide encryption certification last week.
Digital Government
How Much Do Automated License Plate Readers Know About You?
System lets law enforcement create a robust picture of your life and what you do.
Digital Government
Operation Acoustic Kitty: The CIA's Would-Be Cat Spy
The Cold War, a spy agency and many misadventures.
Digital Government
Executive order makes open data the new normal
Under an executive order, civilian agencies must produce data in open, machine-readable form to promote public access and commercial use.
Modernization
VA Awards National Cell Phone Contract to Three Carriers
The IDIQ deal covers voice and data airtime plus voice phones, smartphones and tablets.
People
The power of slow thinking
A Nobel winner's research can help us determine when our decision-making should be methodical and when it should be instinctive.
People
DOD furlough delay prompts anger
The Conversation: FCW's reporters and editors respond to your comments.
Cybersecurity
Cyber bandits suck $45 million out of payment card processor and ATMs worldwide
Financial Services // Worldwide
Cybersecurity
ID thieves poke through court system site to retrieve up to 160,000 SSNs
Government (U.S.) // Washington, United States
Digital Government
Auditors Tell Congress to Halt Maritime Worker Biometric ID Rules
Testing to ensure control over employee access to secure locations was flawed, GAO reports.
Digital Government
Commercial Radios Are Better, Cheaper Than JTRS, Army Official Says
That's good or bad news if you're a radio-making contractor.
Emerging Tech
New Tool Could Free Syrian Rebels From Reliance on State Internet
The Commotion project also kept some Brooklynites online during Hurricane Sandy when larger Internet providers were overloaded.
Digital Government
VA Says it Deferred 2012 Bonuses for Some Health Execs
The deferrals are in addition to an earlier announcement cancelling bonuses in the department’s benefits arm.
Cybersecurity