Cybersecurity
Do we need cyber cops for cars?
Regulators plan ‘rule-making ready’ research on vehicle control system security.
Modernization
VA plans to move 600,000 employees to cloud email
Agency will pay HP $36 million to manage the 5-year move to Microsoft’s cloud email.
People
Klossner: Get ready for the new political appointees
FCW cartoonist John Klossner sketches the key to second-term success.
Acquisition
Air Force rapped for inappropriate contract costs
The Air Force inapporpriately authorized more than $100 million in payments for a handheld device contract, IG finds.
Digital Government
Top 10 health IT hazards for 2013
Errors in electronic records can multiply the effects of problems.
People
Report recommends IT priorities for second term
The Obama administration could save hundreds of billions of dollars by following some recommendations from ACT/IAC, says the group.
Modernization
Petraeus investigation highlights fight over digital surveillance laws
Digital detective work provides rare insight into FBI methods.
Emerging Tech
CDC plans to gather new data about sudden death in the young
Information could lead to new treatment and prevention plans.
Modernization
An Amazon engineer had a little idea that turned into a billion-dollar business
Amazon's Infrastructure as a Service was a gamble that has paid off
Digital Government
The places where America's drones are striking, now on Instagram
The rural pockets of Yemen, Somalia, and Pakistan have never felt so close and so far away
Cybersecurity
John McAfee, anti-virus software inventor, reportedly wanted for murder in Belize
Police say McAfee is on the run and a prime suspect in a murder.
Cybersecurity
Former feds take vital cyber skills to foreign companies
Critics worry that Chinese telecom may be exploiting lax post-employment rules.
Digital Government
Program aims to help young feds develop professionally
Government-industry partnership fosters collaboration skills.
Emerging Tech
Residents of 23 states sign online petitions to secede from the union
Appeals began the day after President Obama’s reelection.
Digital Government
The role of health professionals in detainee interrogation
A teenager tortured at Guantanamo, and the stalled legislation to ensure clinicians "first, do no harm"
Modernization
Gmail's location data led to the discovery of the Petraeus affair
The nation's chief intelligence officer, "narc'd out by Gmail"
Digital Government
Military cyber range moves from laboratory to deployment
Pentagon to spend $80 million for Lockheed Martin to operate the testbed.
Digital Government
Message to vets: Talk to each other
Peer therapy can help those who’ve served cope with combat trauma.
Modernization