When the Wall fell, and everything after

Steve Kelman reflects on the significance of the Berlin Wall's fall.

• By FCW
• August 17, 2011

70,000 job applications lost or damaged by system outage

Applicants whose documents were lost or otherwise compromised have been notified, OPM says.

• By Alice Lipowicz, FCW
• August 17, 2011

White House Website May Be Blocked in Iran, but Not CIA's

• By Joseph Marks
• August 17, 2011

Bad eyes keep unmanned infantry out of the fight

Wired

• August 17, 2011

Segue develops Arlington Cemetery app

Washington Business Journal

• August 17, 2011

Navy issues online guide to Google+

Federal Computer Week

• August 17, 2011

Man jailed for Facebook incitement to riot to appeal

BBC

• August 17, 2011

Agriculture pulls all GIS maps into a single portal

Move will reduce duplication and make high-quality maps more accessible to the public.

• By Joseph Marks
• August 17, 2011

Amazon launches gov-only cloud

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• By Joseph Marks
• August 17, 2011

A decade after Sept. 11 attacks, Homeland Security leaders reflect on progress

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• By Aliya Sternstein
• August 17, 2011

VA kicks off project to provide cloud tools to 134,000 medical staff

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• By Bob Brewin
• August 17, 2011

DARPA director under investigation for conflict of interest

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• By Charles S. Clark
• August 17, 2011

Spam bots may be poised to resurge

Surge in malicious spam signals rejuvenation of bot nets, security experts fear.

• By William Jackson, FCW
• August 17, 2011

General Dynamics Drops $1 Billion for Health IT Firm

• By Katherine McIntire Peters
• August 16, 2011

Helpfulness of Family Deployment Links Depends on the User

• By Bob Brewin
• August 16, 2011

Foreign Contractors Can Check Employment Eligibility Online

• By Aliya Sternstein
• August 16, 2011

New Cyber Scholarships Available

• By Brittany Ballenstedt
• August 16, 2011

Navy issues online guide to Google+

Google+ has attracted more than 10 million users since its recent introduction. Now the Navy has released an introduction to the new social tagging service.

• By Alice Lipowicz, FCW
• August 16, 2011

VA policy seeks to increase use of social media

The Veterans Affairs Department has issued a policy statement encouraging social media use and laying out the rules.

• By Alice Lipowicz, FCW
• August 16, 2011

IG probes favoritism in DARPA contracts

DARPA may have a conflict of interest with a defense contractor closely tied to its director. The IG is launching a series of audits to inquire.

• By Matthew Weigelt, FCW
• August 16, 2011