Digital Government

Boeing at end of space station battery supply chain

NASA bought batteries from maker of those implicated in Boeing 787 Dreamliner fires.

People

Issa turns again to IT reforms

Resuming an effort he started last year, Darrell Issa is pushing legislation centered on improvements to technology acquisition.

People

Federal Acquisition Service gets a new leader

Tom Sharpe, former senior procurement executive at the Treasury Department, will take the reins of GSA's acqusition operation.

Digital Government

France wants to tax data mining

The French government would target American companies like Google, Facebook, or Amazon.

Modernization

Verizon's massive loss reveals scope of damage from Hurricane Sandy

Verizon reported a quarterly loss of $4.23 billion.

People

How to prepare for natural disasters

The federal government should use the latest technology to make information and lessons from previous disasters available to state and local responders nationwide, writes Keith Rhodes.

Cybersecurity

What the future without passwords could look like

The brains at Google are experimenting with new authentication technologies.

People

Air Force expects to hire cyber pros

Despite the government's budget austerity expectations, the Air Force anticipates hiring hundreds of cyber specialists in the near future.

People

After the inauguration, some forecasts for the next four years

Steve Kelman takes the occasion of Barack Obama's inauguration to ask some friends what good and bad things they consider most likely to happen during the president's second term.

Digital Government

2013: The road ahead

There are important initiatives underway that can't be set aside, despite budget obstacles. Find out how far along each one is, and its prospects for progress in the coming year.

Cybersecurity

Data dump; Network intrusion; Software vulnerability

Manufacturing // Australia

Cybersecurity

Stolen device

Government (U.S.) // Florida, United States

Ideas

Advocacy group details 2013 Internet freedom goals

Protecting cellphone location data and reforming the patent system are priorities.

Digital Government

Ombudsman helps keep the peace during the FOIA process

Seven-person agency has stepped in more than 2,000 times to mediate disputes.

Cybersecurity

DHS warns of password-cracker targeting industrial networks

Researchers publicized the hacking technique before alerting authorities or the manufacturer.

Digital Government

Issa probes EPA head's fake email identity

Did EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson violate any laws by using a pseudonymous email account for more than 12,000 messages?

Digital Government

Lawmakers: Obama needs new tune on whistleblower protections

President's criticism of provisions in new law could discourage employees from shedding light on wrongdoing, bipartisan group warns.