Cybersecurity

The Case of the Chinese NASA Scientist and a Carry-on Bag Full of State Secrets

a NASA-affiliated Chinese researcher named Bo Jiang was apprehended Monday evening.

Digital Government

Republicans blast administration over sequester implementation

Joint hearing turns combative as political parties square off.

Digital Government

The Future of Data Security

Systems are generally protected by a single password that, if broken, allows an intruder to run as far as he wants inside your system.

Digital Government

Federal Reserve calls for chief data officer

The proposed new position would add to the growing ranks of agency CDOs as feds seek the expertise to manage big data.

Digital Government

GAO could get more muscle with new bill

Legislation would clarify and expand investigative powers.

Digital Government

CIOs Aren't Expecting to Grow Their Staffs This Spring

Focus will be on filling vacancies that arise for existing positions.

Digital Government

DOD launches strategic review

Top Pentagon officials will reassess military priorities in light of sequestration.

Digital Government

All the Cities Photographed From the International Space Station

If your hometown's been shot by astronaut/prolific shutterbug Chris Hadfield, it's probably viewable on this interactive map.

Digital Government

Who's Using Chemical Weapons in Syria Now?

Opposition forces and the Syrian regime agree that there was an attack in the dangerous Aleppo province involving chemical weapons.

Digital Government

What's Missing From the GOP's Technology Strategy?

There's a lot more to winning digitally than geeks and data sets.

People

Can sequestration polish GSA's image?

Tangherlini tells Congress that cost-cutting pressures are a golden opportunity "for GSA to demonstrate its worth."

Ideas

Five Ways to Integrate Drones into Domestic Airspace

The FAA expects 30,000 remotely-piloted aircraft in the skies by 2015.

Digital Government

China's problems spill over into Hong Kong

Steve Kelman reports on the tensions that persist just beneath the surface.

Digital Government

Pentagon Plans to Deploy More Than 100 Cyber Teams by Late 2015

Cyber Command forces dedicated to protecting critical infrastructure will conduct offensive operations.

People

DOD releases furlough timeline

The furloughs do not apply to military personnel, but budget cuts are across the board.

Cybersecurity

Miami's Voter Fraud Is Only the Beginning of Election Hacking

The hacking attempt uncovers underlying security issues with the online voting systems of the future.

Emerging Tech

Why Middle Eastern Oil States Are the New Solar-Energy Hotspots

The world’s largest solar thermal power plant just went online -- in Abu Dhabi.

Emerging Tech

A One-Stop-Shop for U.S.-Sponsored Global Journalism

New dashboard streams news from Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, Radio Free Asia, others.

Modernization

Sources: Amazon and CIA ink cloud deal

Clandestine contract marks a radical shift in the CIA's cloud strategy.