Digital Government
Twitter lands State Department staffers in spotlight
Two State Department employees' innocous tweets while on a visit to Syria raise eyebrows back in Foggy Bottom.
Digital Government
'Encryption on a chip' raises hopes for better security
New technology could make it easier to encrypt data on smaller high-tech devices, writes blogger Brian Robinson.
Digital Government
For privacy protection, survey says this agency delivers
Research from Ponemon Institute released today suggests that people have less confidence in the federal government's privacy commitments than they did a year ago.
Digital Government
Social network just for feds to debut in late summer
The General Services Administration is preparing to launch the first phase of its FedSpace social media platform for federal agencies and contractors in late summer.
Digital Government
Navy CIO assuming new cyber role
Rob Carey takes on the new post as director of strategy and policy at Navy Fleet Cyber Command, working directly under Commander Vice Adm. Bernard McCullough.
Modernization
How have NASA's Mars robots lasted 24 times longer than expected (so far)?
NASA's two Mars Rover vehicles were designed to last only 90 days but, six years later, they're still operating.
People
Army reviews cemetery's IT systems, overhauls management
The Army has restructured management and launched reviews into the number of its employees, IT capabilities and contracting operations, the service's secretary said today.
Ideas
Fighting Federal Popups
Any federal employee or vendor who regularly visits .gov websites should be familiar with a popup message that reads something like this:
Digital Government
Health IT Forecast: Cloudless
Hindered by cultural bias and distrust, the healthcare sector's adoption of cloud computing is probably a decade away, experts say.
Digital Government
iPhones, commercial satellites prominent in joint Defense exercise
Federal Computer Week
Digital Government
Panel OKs Commerce, Justice and Science bill, takes no stand on moon missions
Legislation would provide the $19 billion that Obama requested for NASA, but would withhold funding on the manned space program.
Digital Government
Key lawmaker emphasizes need for new border security technology
Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar also urges better collaboration with state law enforcement.
Modernization
Kabul embassy seeks to build mobile social networks in Afghanistan
U.S. wants to reach out via the phones one-third of the population uses.
Digital Government
Tech Keeps Pushing Health Costs Up
More bad news for health costs - and how technology is pushing them up.
Ideas