Reports that Iranian electronic warfare experts may have succeeded in intercepting and capturing a sophisticated U.S. <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222728/Iran_tricked_U.S._spy_drone_into_landing_in_country_report_says">spy drone</a> was received with some skepticism by security analysts.
The U.S. RQ-170 Sentinel spy drone that was recently captured and displayed by Iranian authorities may have been tricked into landing in that country after being electronically ambushed.
NASA's newest robotic rover has already begun its work although it's only a few weeks into its eight-month-long journey to Mars.
The FBI has denied a request for the release of information regarding its use of Carrier IQ's software, saying that releasing the information could interfere with ongoing law enforcement operations.
TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) introduced a portfolio of managed mobile communications services on Monday called TotalCom for government agencies and businesses.
Security researchers at Symantec today confirmed that exploits of an unpatched Adobe Reader vulnerability targeted defense contractors, among other businesses.
President Obama this week <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/74042394/Managing-Government-Records-November-28-2011">gave government agencies four months</a> to come up with a plan to improve records management by moving to electronic records management systems "where feasable."
NASA's $2.5 billion robotic rover Curiosity has begun its long journey to Mars on a mission that the space agency hopes will further its understanding of life in the universe.
The failure of the Congressional Super Committee to reach a deficit reduction agreement triggers automatic federal spending cuts beginning the next fiscal year, which will likely make a lot of government IT contractors nervous.
Three Republican presidential candidates at Tuesday's CNN-sponsored GOP debate said that cyberattacks pose an emerging national security threat to the United States.
NASA is nearly ready to launch its SUV-size super rover to Mars later this month.
On Monday, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback announced the appointment of a new state IT chief and press released about the move was posted on the state government Web site.
Twitter and Facebook are enabling the Central Intelligence Agency to get reliable, real-time assessments of public sentiment during rapidly changing events around the world.
USAjobs.gov, the federal government's central website for posting its thousands of job openings, has experienced performance problems and has been the target of complaints about search-related problems since the government took it back from Monster.com, which had run the site for years on a contract basis.
The head of the agency that runs USAJobs.gov, the federal government employment site, apologized for the site's performance since it was taken over from Monster.com last month, but defended the decision to do so and said the site is improving.