Cybersecurity
Windows 8 is watching you
Microsoft's latest operating system provides the company with information about every program users install.
Cybersecurity
EDITORIAL: Technology meets cultural resistance on ID cards
In the United States, cultural and political opposition to a national identity card is all but insurmountable. Yet the need for a workable solution grows more pressing by the day.
Cybersecurity
ID management: A matter of trust
People have countless reasons to support good digital identity management. When the federal government is involved, however, a complex challenge gets even trickier.
Modernization
We're close to strengthening the privacy of your cell phone's location! (But only in California.)
Right now, law enforcement can ask your cell provider where your phone is at pretty much any time.
People
Is a paperless government by 2019 too much to ask?
To accomplish the goals laid out in the Obama administration's recent records management directive will take money, IT and employee training -- three things the government is short on these days.
Digital Government
U.S. weapons sales hit record high amid tepid economy
But global arms market unlikely to see growth, report finds.
People
Pay freeze extension: Not the worst thing in the world, readers say
President Obama's plan to extend a federal pay freeze is bad news for feds; but would a Romney administration treat feds any better? Our readers have opinions.
Emerging Tech
Rest in peace, Neil Armstrong
The first man to set foot on the moon passed away Friday at the age of 82.
Digital Government
White House plans to regulate contractor computer security
Since Congress failed to mandate cyber protections for critical industries, agencies would incentivize safeguards through business deals.
Digital Government
Ten Republicans to follow on Twitter
With the GOP convention upcoming, some Republicans are using social media better than others.
People
Hire for inclusion, not just diversity
'Inclusion recruiting' might seem like a fuzzy concept, but Sampriti Ganguli argues that it makes for a much more effective workplace than focusing on diversity alone.
Digital Government
Wounded Marines at Camp Pendleton spend two years in administrative limbo
The slow-moving process almost entices warriors to stay sick, volunteers tell IG.
Modernization
Cloud computing software provider inks deal with In-Q-Tel
Adaptive Computing to develop cloud operating system for intel community.
Digital Government
White House overhauls electronic records requirements
Agencies have until 2019 to abandon paper storage for e-records.
Digital Government
DOD civilians, not contractors, can expect sequestration’s first punch
More than 100,000 Defense Department employees could lose their jobs to budget cuts early next year, according to a new analysis.
Digital Government
Tech needs to keep same pace at work as home, feds say
Feds are excited about technology, but a majority wish the products at work could keep up with the changes in technology in their personal lives.
Digital Government
Navy SEAL author cashing in on Special Ops video game
Matt Bisonnette also wrote a book on the bin Laden raid.
Emerging Tech
Video: The Mars rover landing in high definition
NASA has released a three-minute clip with sound.
Digital Government
China’s missile advances aim to thwart U.S. defenses, official says
Weapons makers will watch closely as new missiles emerge.
Modernization