Defense
Next steps unclear after balky national alert test
FEMA chief accepts criticisms for glitches in the first-ever nationwide emergency message.
Defense
WikiLeaks ruling spotlights outdated e-privacy law
Electronic messages, such as Tweets, are currently protected, but Twitter subscriber names and connection times, for instance, are not.
Defense
Defense agency eyes tablets and smartphones for Europe, Mideast and Africa
Planned procurement is viewed as endorsement of Apple and Google products for eventual global use.
Tech
NASA plans test flight of Orion space capsule in 2014
Agency reveals the plan in a low-key notice on the federal procurement website.
Tech
Security Stress
Protecting company data can be more stressful than getting a divorce, survey of IT managers finds.
Defense
FBI, Homeland Security defer to each other on immigrants' data
House Republicans plan to subpoena criminal records of immigrants in the country unlawfully and claim agencies are hiding crimes.
Defense
WSJ: CIA asked to adjust drone strike policy
Behind closed doors, officials concerned that drone strikes are straining the relationship between the U.S. and Pakistan, the paper reports.
Defense
TSA mum on missing deadline for 100 percent cargo screening
One year after planes nearly shipped printer-bombs stateside, feds don't comply with law to inspect all parcels aboard international passenger flights.
Tech
White House responds to marijuana and God petitions
Some disappointed by administration's blanket response to online petitions.
Tech
Potential Pay Cuts
Budget office chief warns deficit panel that lowering salaries could hamper federal programs.
Defense
Defense cyber chief: The cloud is the military's next Internet
Computers and programs must be linked to a central, remote environment that aligns security departmentwide, Gen. Keith Alexander says.
Tech
Freddie Mac CEO to resign
Charles Haldeman Jr., who has helmed Freddie for just over two years, says he will depart 'some time in the coming year.'
Tech
Transportation completes iPad test, eyes departmentwide use
Early results suggest the devices could work for employees who do not require full computing capability.
Defense
VA plans largest tablet computer deployment
Up to 100,000 devices will be managed through a vendor-operated cloud computing center.
Tech
Feds on Facebook
More federal employees are using Facebook, Twitter and other social media at work and behalf of their agencies.
Tech
Top Tech Pay
Private sector IT workers are likely to ring in the New Year with healthy salary increases.
Defense
Class action suit seeks $4.9 billion in damages from TRICARE data theft
Plaintiffs allege the military health care provider put personal and sensitive information at risk by failing to encrypt the digital files.
Defense
Nuclear crises renew regulator's relevance
NRC chief Gregory Jaczko keeps the focus on safety amid political charges around Yucca Mountain plans and industry influence.
Defense