Cybersecurity
China making steady gains in cyber, military IT
Report to Congress warns that stolen U.S. intellectual property is bolstering Chinese capacity for "network-centric warfare."
Cybersecurity
Mueller: Cyber experts need offline investigative skills
While agencies scramble to recruit cyber talent, former FBI Director Robert Mueller notes that law enforcement skills are also needed.
Cybersecurity
China faces cyber espionage charges
The Justice Department accused five officers from a People’s Liberation Army hacking unit with stealing proprietary information from U.S. companies and a labor union.
Digital Government
CDC's BioMosaic helps track MERS
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's app integrates demography, migration and health data to analyze the potential spread of the disease.
Cybersecurity
PreCheck program goes international
Air Canada is the first non-U.S. carrier to participate, but TSA says others are lining up to join the security preclearance program.
People
Civil service needs stories of everyday heroes
Steve Kelman suggests there are plenty of feds going above and beyond -- we simply need to put them in the spotlight.
Cybersecurity
Heartbleed exploit a reality for Canadian agency
Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested a man who allegedly stole data from the Canada Revenue Agency.
People
Managing (and working) in a global context
Even the most insular federal employees should be mindful of other cultural norms, Steve Kelman argues. Here's a book to help.
Digital Government
China dispatch: Students, trade and technology parks
Steve Kelman rounds up observations from his trip to Chengdu.
Acquisition
Justice cancels 7 IT procurements over China links
The Section 516 rule seeks to eliminate IT gear from firms that are responsible for cyberattacks on U.S. companies or have ties to China's military.
Acquisition
The ABCs of 18F
When GSA announced its in-house development startup, it got people talking, and not all the chatter was positive.
Digital Government
Don't call it derivative!
Steve Kelman contemplates a new Shanghai restaurant that serves "American-style" Chinese food.
Digital Government
The latest in Chinese IT
Steve Kelman reports that Chinese firms are advancing beyond knockoffs to produce real innovations.
Digital Government
A somewhat revealing rubber stamp
Steve Kelman suggests that interesting signals can be gleaned from China's "two session" proceedings.
Digital Government
State Department: Mapping the humanitarian crisis in Syria
The department's maps can help people make sense of complex humanitarian emergencies and understand what is happening on the ground.
Digital Government
NGA: Seeking full immersion in geospatial data
NGA's Map of the World will serve as the backbone for the agency's innovative efforts to satisfy the geospatial appetites of the 17 intelligence agencies.
Digital Government
Why maps matter
With new technologies and an explosion of geodata, more and more agencies are mapping to make sense of their missions.
Digital Government
U.S. to cede control of Internet naming system
When ICANN's contract to manage the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority expires at the end of September 2015, the function will be switched to a private, stakeholder-based group.
Modernization