Cybersecurity
Al Qaeda video calls for electronic jihad on government computers
Senators release segment to generate urgency around a cybersecurity bill.
Digital Government
Hopes dim for bipartisan cybersecurity legislation
Two Senate bills are stalled while compromise seems unlikely.
Digital Government
Researcher: Alleged breach of dating site shows flaws in military’s social media policies
Guidelines called inadequate to safeguard sensitive data that soldiers share online.
Emerging Tech
Anti-pollution robotic 'fish' head to sea
Technology detects pollutants in seconds rather than weeks.
Modernization
Labor accused of scrubbing website of recent rulemaking documentation
Did the Labor Department move too quickly to remove online documents related to a controversial rule aimed at protecting child farm workers from heavy machinery?
Emerging Tech
NASA's video of the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch
Watch the first commercial space ship go into orbit.
Digital Government
White House launches federal digital strategy
Plan aims to make government info mobile friendly.
Modernization
170,000 military dating-site users exposed, hackers say
An affiliate of the LulzSec hacker group is claiming it obtained and published personally-identifiable information for 170,000 military personnel.
People
OMB's digital strategy emphasizes mobility
Also in the strategy: A moratorium on .gov domains and a call for innovators for 'game-changing projects.'
Cybersecurity
Senate cybersecurity bills snagged on 'fundamental' differences
McCain says a compromise is not coming soon.
Digital Government
White House reinforces mobile initiative
Obama directs agencies to implement a new intiative to help citizens more easily access government information and services on their mobile devices.
Cybersecurity
iPads could pick up on unique biological traits in individual hand gestures
Research presents new biometric possibilities for authenticating tablet users.
Digital Government
Senate immigration bill creates two new visas to encourage new talent
The plan is designed to follow on the success of the Jobs Act in helping start-ups get capital.
Digital Government
GSA to roll out mobile purchasing agreement as part of shared services efforts
Will a wide-scale strategy for buying smart phones help the government become more collaborative and efficient?
People
OMB's digital strategy expected imminently
The long-awaited OMB digital strategy builds on existing initiatives and incorporates mobile devices in prominent roles, according to an early look.
Digital Government
No Defense-VA integrated electronic health record until 2017
Departments need to take time to 'get it right,' Shinseki says.
Modernization
USCIS launches first online form
US Citizenship and Immigration Services claimed an important milestone in their transformation initiative to a digital agency with the debut of the agency's first online form.
People
Data analytics gains momentum in agencies
A new study by the Association of Government Accountants highlights federal agency use of data analytics, and suggests more gains are possible.
Emerging Tech
Commercial rockets free up NASA resources, official says
Tuesday launch marks the start of profit-driven space flight.
Modernization