Defense
Air Force to provide Special Ops flight crews with iPads
Shift from paper follows similar moves by operators in the commercial aviation industry.
Tech
Memo to feds: Don't use same passwords for work, personal accounts
Hackers snatch the codes for accessing government servers when personnel use the same login information everywhere.
Tech
Occupy Wall Street plus Anonymous may equal city computer outages
In 2012, hacktivists and offline activists could unite to attack critical infrastructure systems, according to researchers at security firms.
Tech
Open government: A new window on the world
More than 40 nations have joined a partnership to promote transparency; what that means depends on where you live.
Defense
Looking for friends in all the right places: VA expands Facebook presence
Veterans Affairs is ramping up its social media savvy to reach more vets and their families.
Tech
VA structured $133 million security contract to favor incumbent, IG says
Lower risk of selecting a company familiar with the department's practices did not justify the higher price tag, watchdog says.
Tech
Interior highlights moves on renewable energy
Solar and wind projects on public lands are ahead of schedule, officials say.
Tech
Only half of dot-gov sites are active, GSA reports
Fewer than half of the surveyed agencies have developed an agencywide Web strategy and most say they manage their websites in a highly decentralized way.
Tech
Winter Woes
Proposals to extend the pay freeze could make it even harder to compete with the private sector for talent.
Defense
Defense bill seeks new submarine cost assessment
The provision adapts an earlier demand in the House-passed version of 2012 defense authorization legislation.
Defense
Odds of hacker 'shenanigans' during the primaries are high
Forget electronic voting machines; there are other ways to manipulate ballots, security analysts and former hackers say.
Defense
Defense bill tackles WikiLeaks-style insider threats
The White House had earlier concerns about the timetable for implementing a similar network monitoring program to flag unauthorized activity.
Oversight
Oracle manager fired after criticizing USAjobs
Adam Davidson lost his job for comments made to The Washington Post .
Defense
Lawmakers who back Joint Strike Fighter get more cash from contractors, report finds
Individuals working for the four top contractors focus contributions on House members in the JSF Caucus, watchdogs say.
Defense
Unions slam VA plan to track employees electronically
Ultrasound and infrared technology could locate people and objects equipped with wireless tags with an accuracy of 1 meter.
Tech
Government safety board recommends ban on use of electronic devices in cars
NTSB calls on states to pass tighter laws to prevent driver distractions.
Tech
LightSquared cedes some authority, ditches power plan to save network
The company says it will give agencies veto power over its operation in upper bandwidth in return for a green light from FCC to operate in lower bands.
Tech
LightSquared plans to quadruple power of its network
Company omitted plans in letter to Defense and Commerce departments complaining about test leak.
Tech
Ten technology trends shaping the future of federal work
From cloud computing to green IT, here's an overview of the technology trends that will shape the way federal work gets done for years to come.
Tech