Digital Government
GAO: Defense domestic violence tracking remains flawed
Audit finds the Pentagon's system for collecting data on abuse in military families hinders department's ability to analyze trends.
Digital Government
Most domestic intel centers lack privacy plans
Only 28 of 72 centers have privacy and civil liberties plans approved by the Homeland Security Department.
Digital Government
Researcher reveals GPS vulnerabilities
A University of Texas professor successfully spoofed timing signals that control cellular networks and help power smart electric grid.
Ideas
School District Settles Suit Alleging It Spied on Students
A suburban Philadelphia school district has settled a lawsuit that accused the district of spying on students by secretly activating their webcams.
Digital Government
VA's Baker kids about new location of NHIN project
Roger Baker of the Veterans Affairs Department knows how to keep reporters on their toes.
Modernization
DHS falls short on data-center consolidation, IG says
A new audit says DHS should work harder to fix shortcomings in its data-center consolidation plans.
Cybersecurity
DHS used Facebook for investigations, group reveals
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has released two policy memos about a policy dating to the administration of President George W. Bush of "friending" and "following" people on Facebook and Twitter for the purpose of investigations.
Digital Government
How did the government miscount a thousand data centers?
The federal government has found that there are nearly 1,000 more data-centers than previous estimates indicated after a rigorous peer-review process resulted in a more complete picture of agencies' data-center assets, according to the Office of Management and Budget.
People
How to improve procurement: Stop talking about requirements
Federal agencies would do themselves a favor if they stopped thinking in terms of requirements and started talking about user needs, writes consultant Ray Kane.
Digital Government