Emerging Tech

How Washington Plans to Regulate Your Bitcoins

Spoiler: It (mostly) won't.

Cybersecurity

25,000 employee ID records compromised at Salem State U.

Education // Massachusetts, United States

Cybersecurity

Hacktivist exposes Benghazi emails between Clinton and journalist

Government (U.S.) // Government (Foreign) // Media

Digital Government

Military Suicides Are Up, Despite 900 Prevention Programs

Reducing the stigma of seeking mental health care is the key to prevention, witnesses tell lawmakers.

Digital Government

Obama Has 'Enormous Concern' Over VA Claims Backlog, But . . .

The president receives weekly updates on the problem, according to his press secretary.

Cybersecurity

Yes, Cyberattacks Are Perfectly Legal Under the Laws of War

A study called the Tallinn Manual seeks to adapt the existing laws of war to cyberspace, laying down 95 new ideas over 282 pages.

Digital Government

Memorable Moments From a Departing Telecom Regulator

Robert McDowell, one of two Republican members of the Federal Communications Commission, said Wednesday he plans to step down.

Emerging Tech

How Making Microchips 3D Could Unleash an Age of “Cognitive Computing”

Hector Ruiz has an idea he hopes to lead a transformation of our most basic ideas about what a microchip can be.

Cybersecurity

Military Cyber Strike Teams Will Soon Guard Private Networks

Decision to prioritize forces to protect critical infrastructure follows assaults on the banking industry.

Modernization

The Future of Twitter Is Robots Tweeting at Each Other

Instead of being person to person, the social network has become a truly broadcast medium.

Modernization

The Touch-Screen Generation

Young children—even toddlers—are spending more and more time with digital technology. What will it mean for their development?

People

CDC's Seligman wins Federal 100 President's Award

Longtime CIO suggests that all his agency peers deserve recognition for the 'tremendous difficulties' they face.

Emerging Tech

We Still Do Not Know If Voyager 1 Has Left the Solar System

The official position remains that the spacecraft has not yet crossed over into interstellar space

People

DOD delays furloughs

Civilian DOD employees fearing furlough notices will have to wait a little longer as officials watch the progress of a funding bill.

Digital Government

Opening congressional reports to the world

A bill would make the reports that agencies generate for Congress much easier for the public to see.

Modernization

Challenge and opportunity await in data center consolidation

Consolidation pays off, but it's wise to take the long view on savings, say those in the trenches.

Digital Government

Can the government have too much transparency?

The Conversation: FCW's reporters and editors respond to your comments.

Digital Government

Teresa Carlson: Changing the game for cloud services

As vice president of the worldwide public sector at Amazon Web Services, Eagle Award winner Teresa Carlson led the company's entry into the federal market.

People

Richard Spires: The long-term change agent

Drawing on decades of private-sector experience managing complex IT systems, DHS CIO and Eagle Award winner Richard Spires has been a key leader in the department's ongoing effort to unify its IT operations.