Digital Government

The Navy's quixotic quest to bury an unclassified laser leak

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is targeting Wired's Danger Room blog.

Modernization

What Mitt Romney's VP app learned from Zynga

The presidential candidate's new app is addictive and effective.

People

GSA's ethical lapses may indicate a systemic oversight problem, group says

Watchdog group says Office of Government Ethics missed clear warning signs of risks of abuse and waste in GSA, suggesting that some changes may be needed in the government's structure for ethics oversight.

Digital Government

GSA's SAM may not yet be fixed

Although GSA said its new System for Award Management system is ready, users were still experiencing trouble.

Digital Government

Obama signs Sequestration Transparency Act

A new measure requires the Obama administration to provide to Congress detailed plans for the forced budget cuts that sequestration will bring.

Digital Government

Can Wikipedia foretell Romney's VP announcement?

Entries for Sarah Palin and Joe Biden both saw spikes in edits in the days before their selections.

People

New leadership coming to Missile Defense Agency

Rear Adm. James Syring has been nominated as director of the Missile Defense Agency.

Modernization

House Dems battle for social media supremacy

Rep. Jared Polis of Colorado took home MVP, compiling 31,578 new Facebook fans, Twitter followers and YouTube subscribers combined.

Modernization

Dems have new mobile app for convention

The move comes a week after Obama for America released its app.

People

Issa demands IGs keep reform committee informed

Frustrated by learning of IG investigations late in the game, Rep. Darrell Issa tells agency auditors to move more quickly in keeping Congressional overseers informed.

Digital Government

Officials: United Nations Internet regulation is not a conspiracy

U.S. officials say there are no “web-snatching black helicopters.”

Cybersecurity

USAJobs clears security hurdle

The federal job site gets the green light on cybersecurity.

People

What's with all these chiefs?

Why are there so many chiefs in government? And if that word is in your title, are you a hotshot or a hat rack?

Cybersecurity

Critical Read: Breaking down cybersecurity silos

A report from the Bipartisan Policy Center recommends ways to overcome various impediments to public/private information sharing.