Modernization
NIST seeks vulnerability analysis for military Android apps
Security tools would test range of mobile software applications used on the battlefield.
People
Senator not done questioning VA on conference costs
Follow-up questions on VA's conference costs include a basic one: Just how much did VA spend?
Modernization
Government has shuttered 50 data centers since May
Agencies have closed 268 facilities since the consolidation initiative began in 2010.
Digital Government
Agencies don’t often share tips on potential terrorist activity
A post-Sept. 11 nationwide reporting system remains underused five years after initiation.
Modernization
Twitter adds a glass ceiling for app developers
In an attempt to phase out third-party clients, the social network will cap the number of users an app can have.
Modernization
Critics worry Verizon-cable deal will doom key goal of 1996 Telecom Act
Groups lamented the impact the deal would have on competition for wired broadband services but also voiced continued concerns that the deal will lead to further consolidation.
Digital Government
Tech firms seek Internet freedom planks on party platforms
The Telecommunications Industry Association want the two political parties to take official stances on the matter as well.
Modernization
Industry members laud Digital Government Strategy
The framework to transform the government to better suit 21st-century needs gets nods from private-sector IT professionals.
People
Obama delays financial disclosure deadline
Congress and the president adjust some deadlines in the STOCK Act, but opponents still object to public disclosure.
Digital Government
Should we cap pay for cartoonists?
John Klossner offers visual barbs on contractor pay, DOD reports.
Digital Government
New tool helps spot fake federal social media accounts
The federal social media database takes the guessing out of which accounts belong to government agencies.
Modernization
Nobody knows if you’re a fed online
GSA wants to change that with its social media registry.
Emerging Tech
Five things we learned from the Curiosity Rover team's Reddit AMA
NASA's scientists and engineers provided a behind-the-scenes look at their mission.
Emerging Tech
Developer of experimental batteries raises In-Q-Tel funding
Company is designing ultrathin, rechargeable zinc-based batteries.
Digital Government
Commentary: Navy treatment and AA saved my life -- and career
Memo to TRICARE: Keep care in-house and mandate meetings.
Digital Government
AA works and it’s free, yet Pentagon snubs the substance abuse program
Defense Department is coping with a surge of drug and alcohol addiction.
Modernization
Labor Department plans move to the cloud
Officials want Web-based email and software to support collaboration and records management.
Digital Government
Paul Prouty fights back
A former GSA executive, forced out of the agency in the wake of the conference spending scandal, wants his case reviewed.
Emerging Tech