Cybersecurity
Cyber insecurity: Managing against the risk
Firewalls and other barriers can’t begin to guard against every threat. Today’s interconnected systems and mobile workforce demand a very different approach.
Cybersecurity
Retired OMB IT chiefs urge federal cyber policy rewrite
White House could change 12-year-old rule underpinning computer security.
Modernization
There are 41 very unsafe Android apps out there
These apps could expose bank information and leak email and Facebook passwords.
Modernization
Amazon's Elastic Cloud Compute service snaps
Websites affected include Reddit, Pinterest and FourSquare.
Digital Government
Yes, the Army will still be relevant, even after Afghanistan
Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno is frustrated with questions about the service’s future role.
Digital Government
Government Printing Office looks to digital first future
Five year plan includes smarter passports, e-books and new contract vehicles.
Digital Government
Raytheon acquires Teligy in bid to expand security offerings
Purchase is the contractor’s 11th cyber-related acquisition since 2007.
Emerging Tech
Why we need a presidential debate on technology
Here are three reasons. There are many more.
Ideas
Tool helps agencies manage social media messaging
Citizens are demanding a more responsive government.
Cybersecurity
Cyber order could help shape later law
Insiders say that the expected cybersecurity executive order, itself motivated by Congress's failure to pass cybersecurity legislation, could serve as a template for future lawmaking.
Ideas
Conservatives are closing the gap with liberals in social media
Thirty-eight percent of social media users promote political issues, poll finds.
Digital Government
France to send drones for Mali crisis
U.S. and French officials meet to weigh security in west Africa.
People
DOD's Wennergren named 'chief change maker'
American University has bestowed its Roger W. Jones Award for Executive Leadership to DOD's Dave Wennergren and the Census Bureau's Thomas Mesenbourg Jr.
Digital Government
Malware threatens medical machines and systems
Computer viruses are worming their way into everything from fetal monitors to radiology image archiving.
Emerging Tech
Video: Psychedelic explosions on the sun's surface
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory uses a gradient to reveal beautiful patterns on our home star.
People
Feds may not be ready to ditch the clock
The results-oriented work environment, which values output above work hours and attendance, has not caught on in federal agencies.
People
Memo on CAOs addresses weaknesses
Despite years of effort, agencies are still not using the chief acquisition officer role well, according to an audit. The head of the government's procurement policy agency seeks to change that.
People
GSA appoints a new duo to run SAM
GSA has given control of its troubled contractor registration system to two top officials.
Digital Government