Digital Government
Drones are the right approach in current phase of War on Terror, insiders say
Many still caution that Washington should not overuse the tactic.
People
Obama's accountability board lays out streamlining strategy
The board aims to keep track of the government's money by linking systems together.
Cybersecurity
NSA director warns of cyber threats
Gen. Keith Alexander cites need for access to information to thwart attacks.
Digital Government
Israeli navy seeks new warships to protect gas rigs in Mediterranean
Officials want to buy four new warships.
Digital Government
Navy looks for a way to warn pilots of oxygen deprivation
Office of Naval Research wants to develop a hypoxia warning system.
People
Remembering government IT giants
Columnist Alan Balutis reflects on the important contributions that the late Lynn McNulty and Mark Zelinger made to the federal IT community.
Digital Government
VA hospital in Jackson, Miss., plans patient Wi-Fi system
The move follows similar plans at facilities in Denver and Augusta, Ga.
Modernization
How many people phone companies hire to give away your information
Companies like Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Sprint hire hundreds of employees to answer requests for user information.
Digital Government
Biometrics blossom in Afghanistan
U.S. and Afghan governments have built a digital database with 2.5 million entries.
Emerging Tech
Defining the 'We' in the declaration of Internet freedom
Left unsaid in a high-profile new document about Internet's principles is whose interests it represents--and how they'll be backed.
Acquisition
A new way to use past performance in contracting
Steve Kelman offers an innovation for past-performance data.
Digital Government
DHS taps database of license plate snapshots to hunt fugitives
Homeland Security is trying to reduce the backlog of undocumented immigrants scheduled for deportation.
People
More feds telework, but managers still resist
First survey since Telework Act reveals key trends.
Modernization
Police surveillance of cell phones is skyrocketing
Requests for information require a search warrant unless they are for emergencies.
People
Treasury to set up Internet Payment Platform
Department officials wants to make payment processing easier for federal employees and federal contractors.
Emerging Tech
Faster than a speeding bullet: Pentagon wants to fly anywhere in under an hour
DARPA considers flight technology 20 times the speed of sound.
Cybersecurity
Cyber warfare: New battlefield, new rules
The old rules of war don’t apply in cyberspace, so the federal government is writing a new book for the new age of combat.
Digital Government