Tech
Making Smart Cuts
According to a new report, government should focus on cutting the correct things.
Defense
Experts chide TSA for poor risk assessment of security measures
Critics cite lack of cost-benefit analyses before acquiring new screening technologies.
Defense
SAIC: Medical records for 4.9 million TRICARE beneficiaries were stolen
According to police report, computer backup tapes had been left in an employee’s parked car.
Defense
Software licensing issues delay Pentagon's computer security plan
A unified master gold disk would greatly simplify and speed the process for implementing computer security settings across the department.
Defense
State and USAID embrace data visualization to promote missions
By graphically portraying a range of data sets, officials hope to tell compelling stories about global crises.
Defense
New satellite could revolutionize battlefield communications
Experimental TacSat-4 will enable first-ever on-the-move communications from handheld and backpack military radios.
Tech
Telework Dissatisfaction
Survey finds only 38 percent of feds are happy with their agency's telework program.
Tech
Telework In Unusual Places
The Peace Corps is embracing the practice for its headquarters staff and national offices.
Tech
Diplomats use wikis and blogs to share vital information
The State Department is transforming internal communications by implementing open-source technology and putting it behind a firewall.
Oversight
Government's final report blames BP, main contractors for Gulf spill
Deepwater Horizon crew cited for 'overall complacency.'
Defense
Shh . . . U.S. military on ground in Libya, but not really
Four U.S. troops in Libya are part of a State Department team to assess the embassy location and have no military mission, Pentagon officials say.
Defense
DHS insider hacking case reveals serious network security vulnerabilities
Suspected employees were on paid leave for a year; despite findings, no criminal charges were filed.
Tech
Application Overhaul
New online services aim to help applicants start their careers in government.
Defense
Terrorist watch lists should be put in the cloud, analysts say
Encrypting data and then segmenting it online for remote access by multiple users would enable instant updating and sharing.
Defense
Federal surveyors use smartphone apps to review Missouri River flood damage
The Army Corps of Engineers developed a mobile information collection application to manage damage assessments.
Defense
Fraudsters exploit leaked dot-mil addresses
Scammers are using Pentagon email accounts that were exposed when hackers cracked a defense contractor's computer system to make fake online orders.
Tech
Agency apps must be regularly updated or face obsolescence
Strong design is a critical element of successful mobile applications, developers say.
Defense
GAO reviews Americans' interest-level in cyber jobs
Officials aim to determine if Americans want the estimated 30,000 information security positions the country needs.
Tech
Say goodbye to traditional immigration processing forms
Homeland Security issues new rules for describing documents and filing procedures under a new automated system.
Tech