Management
Pentagon Joins With GSA to Improve Cybersecurity in Acquisitions
Recommendations are aimed at strengthening the system’s resilience against attacks.
Tech
Navy Official Could Be New NSA Chief
News reports say Vice Adm. Mike Rogers, currently head of the Navy's cyber command, is a leading candidate to replace outgoing Gen. Keith Alexander.
Tech
Eric Holder Is Maybe Thinking About Talking to Edward Snowden's Lawyers
justice chief told MSNBC's Ari Melber he would "engage in conversations."
Management
HHS Secretary Defends Healthcare.gov, Obamacare to Mayors
Kathleen Sebelius tells a somewhat skeptical group of local leaders that enrollment in Affordable Care Act is up to 9 million.
Tech
GSA Website Wins Harvard Innovation Award
Challenge.gov taps the public for solutions to government problems.
Tech
Innovation Fellows Detail Efforts to Improve Agency Operations
Projects range from user-centered Web design to a “Google” for procurement price data.
Management
Obama: NSA Reforms Should Give Americans 'Greater Confidence'
But will they be enough to satisfy critics?
Tech
Obama Plan Would Limit NSA Phone Sweeps
Under proposal, government would no longer retain phone records.
Oversight
Congress Pushes Forward on Security Clearance Reform Bill
Legislation provides more oversight of government and contract investigators.
Tech
The Upside of NSA Reform Is Far Too Small for Obama to Ignore the Downside
The politics of fighting terrorism are heavily and incontrovertibly stacked against loosening surveillance systems.
Tech
Analysis: Does America Owe Foreigners Any Privacy?
The case for constraining the NSA, even abroad
Defense
Analysis: A Free Society Cannot Escape All Terrorism
An NSA official illustrates the totalitarian temptation in bureaucracies charged with stopping 100 percent of attacks.
Management
Obama to Unveil NSA Changes Next Week
The Jan. 17 speech will come in the wake of a December report calling for sweeping changes to the government's surveillance practices.
Tech
Analysis: Why Edward Snowden is Not a Whistleblower
Snowden has shone a light on the extent to which technology has outstripped our laws and the Patriot Act may have exceeded its usefulness.
Oversight
Lawmakers Skeptical Obama Will Reform NSA After White House Summit
President Obama sat down with a small group lawmakers Thursday to discuss NSA surveillance. What happens next is anyone’s guess.
Tech
Obama Inches Closer to Limiting NSA Power
The President has spent the week consulting lawmakers and privacy experts.
Management
OMB Directs Agencies to Embrace ‘Value Engineering’
Private-sector management approach promotes cost savings through ongoing analysis.
Tech
Beyonce Draws Fire for Song Sampling Challenger Disaster Audio
Astronaut families say pop singer's use of NASA transmission from tragedy is inappropriate.
Management
The Top 7 Federal Stories of the Year
From a government shutdown to a botched health care rollout, 2013 was a year to forget.
Management