Cybersecurity

DHS official: Cyber attacks against infrastructure on the rise

Schaffer said the government is tracking more and more cyber attacks.

Digital Government

GAO says plan to replace air traffic control system lacks performance metrics

Without specific goals for NextGen, FAA risks failure, watchdog warns.

Digital Government

Subcontractor, subgrantee data now available to the public

After nearly two years of delays, USASpending.gov opens a window to new levels of detail on government payments.

Digital Government

Advocacy group urges a broader view of data mining

Many government efforts go unnoticed because a 2007 law defines the practice too narrowly, nonprofit argues.

Ideas

LOC Blocks Analysts from Researching WikiLeaks

People

Revealed: The top tech jobs for the coming year

Robert Half reveals the technology jobs most in demand next year.

Digital Government

Time to Revamp the GS System?

Digital Government

Are feds finally breaking the social media barrier?

The General Services Administration's latest analysis shows how far social networking is spreading in government.

People

WikiLeaks no-peeking order: Silly or serious?

Even though WikiLeaks has published pages and pages and pages of secret cables and documents, federal employees are under orders not to look at them.

People

Bill seeks to protect against counterfeit IT

Defense Department officials worry that globalization of the IT industry increases its vulnerability to malicious or counterfeit IT systems.