Digital Government

Soup, a sandwich and deficit reduction

Steve Kelman wonders if a chain restaurant's charity idea could work for reducing the federal deficit.

People

Armed Services Committee assigns subcommittee leaders

Chairman Buck McKeon and ranking member Adam Smith announce the roster of leaders for the Committee's new makeup.

Digital Government

The government is still trying to spy on a lot of your Twitter and Google data

80 percent of the U.S. government's asks on user data came without a warrant.

Digital Government

North Korea and its gulags are now on Google Maps

To build the new maps, a community of citizen cartographers came together in Google Map Maker.

Acquisition

Senator seeks grassroots budget input

An online tool allows the public to contribute to the debate on federal budge priorities.

People

CIOs told to improve Section 508 standards

OMB has given agency CIOs new marching orders for making agency IT accessible to the disabled.

Modernization

What does Google do if the government comes looking for your emails?

The company has clarified a bit about its process for responding to government requests for user data.

Digital Government

Why has Iran slowed its nuclear program on purpose?

According to Israeli intelligence, cyberattacks and malfunctions were only part of the reason for the deceleration.

Modernization

ICE gives thousands of employees <span>i</span>Phones for work and play

Agency began distributing secured government-owned Apple devices after discontinuing a BlackBerry contract.

People

Transportation secretary resigns

Ray LaHood will not stay through President Obama's second term.

People

VA academy gets new leader

Former deputy director of the Office of Acquisition and Grants Management for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services takes the lead in acquisition training.

People

NASA CIO Linda Cureton plans exit

An early adopter of social media and blogging in the government, Linda Cureton is looking toward a new horizon.

Cybersecurity

Cyber stakeout at Illinois nursing home yields $170,000

Financial Services // Healthcare and Public Health // Illinois, United States

Cybersecurity

Child patients become victims of laptop theft

Healthcare and Public Health // California, United States

Cybersecurity

No, Anonymous doesn't have access to U.S. warheads

The group does allege to have sensitive information about the Justice Department.

Digital Government

VA touts hard-to-access e-benefits site

Before you send out a press release hyping a site, make sure the network connections work.

Ideas

State promotes open access to educational materials in Arabic

Open Book Project addresses ‘hunger for knowledge’ in Arab Spring nations, Clinton says.

Emerging Tech

Iran sent a monkey into space

Iran considers the launch a prelude to sending humans into space.