Government

Online privacy: How to communicate securely

Hackers to the left, hackers to the right. How can people communicate securely online? Here are some things to consider. Read Full Article >
- Tech Page One 06/19/2013

State photo-ID databases become troves for police

The faces of more than 120 million people are in searchable photo databases that increasingly are used by police to identify suspects, accomplices and even innocent bystanders in a wide range of criminal investigations. Read Full Article >
- WashingtonPost.com 06/17/2013

Could E-Verify cost jobs?

E-Verify is supposed to prevent employers from hiring those not authorized to work. But it could also create headaches for hundreds of thousands of authorized workers. Read Full Article >
- WashingtonPost.com 06/03/2013

Letting companies hack the hackers: What could go wrong?

The debate recently ramped up after an independent commission of former high-level intelligence, defense, and diplomatic officials suggested that U.S. corporations be allowed to use otherwise illegal hacking techniques to combat hackers. Read Full Article >
- Businessweek.com 06/03/2013

Government CIOs eye business apps in cloud transition

The shift to cloud computing underway across the U.S. federal government could eventually move from commodity functions to custom business apps. Read Full Article >
- CIO.com 05/31/2013

U.S. tackling mobile security with government-wide standards

White House officials recently announced a series of new resources and initiatives, including new mobile security guidelines, designed to support the Obama administration's vision of delivering government information securely anytime, anywhere and on any device. Read Full Article >
- InformationWeek.com 05/28/2013

Predicting crime using analytics and big data

To help combat crime, researchers are studying risk terrain modeling. The approach takes an area and blends its history of crime with data on local behavioral and physical characteristics to create a map of locations with the greatest crime risk. Read Full Article >
- GovTech.com 05/25/2013

Deputy federal CIO outlines future priorities

Lisa Schlosser recently discussed federal IT priorities, and her message focused on innovation, improved cyber and information security, a CIO Council-led effort to implement continuous monitoring in the federal space, and cost-cutting measures. Read Full Article >
- FCW.com 05/23/2013

Blue Skies: Un-representative travel

Our members of Congress might fly commercial, but their perks are stratospheric. Read Full Article >
- Tech Page One 05/23/2013