Digital Government

DOD, Navy developing pirate-fighting apps

A new DOD-funded research project is targeting sea piracy with web-based apps.

Digital Government

SES members fed up with slackers

New poll reveals that SES members are generally happy with their role, not so much with their lazier colleagues.

Cybersecurity

Thrift Savings Plan hackers could be targeting other government data

Attackers may have struck a federal retirement plan contractor to obtain more sensitive information.

Modernization

Army to pay $500M for Future Combat Systems termination

A dozen years after Future Combat Systems was born and three years after it was canceled, the program still bears a hefty price tag.

Cybersecurity

Trouble words: DHS' list of suspicious phrases

DHS is watching Twitter and other open sources for certain key words that could indicate potential trouble brewing.

Digital Government

Can Michael Daniel make a difference?

Howard Schmidt's successor will take over during the period when getting anything done in Washington is at its hardest: Just before an election.

Digital Government

Drone strike continues thanks to Obama's 'kill list'

A New York Times report raises questions about the Obama administration's list of terrorist targets.

Cybersecurity

Military told to be cautious on commercial social media sites

Reported new policy comes after a recent hack showed the potential vulnerabilities in sites with user-generated content.

Digital Government

Big data can save health care--but at what cost to privacy?

Medical research would benefit greatly from massive, publicly shared sets of patient information.

Cybersecurity

NSA taps schools for cyber sleuths

Centers for excellence to help agency meet demand for security skills.

Emerging Tech

Video: SpaceX has docked: 'Looks like we caught a dragon by the tail'

The company's Dragon capsule has officially docked at the International Space Station.

Modernization

The intangible foundation of the digital strategy

One technology empowers the White House's digital strategy.

People

Senate version of defense bill tackles cyber workforce, procurement

The Senate's defense bill is $3 billion more than the president's request and doesn't account for the budget cuts of sequestration.

Cybersecurity

Security presented as the foundation of new federal digital strategy

A blueprint for moving government services to mobile devices concentrates on protecting data, rather than the devices.

Cybersecurity

Analysis: Cyberwarriors face a hard truth

The possibilities, and risks, are endless on the high-tech battlefield.

Digital Government

Pakistan says U.S. drone killed 10 militants

U.S. shows no signs of winding down covert CIA program.