As unemployment rises, traffic surges on federal jobs site
The number of visits to the federal government's USAjobs.gov Web site, which lists open IT jobs and other positions, has increased 45% over the past six months. Read more...

House Web Site Deluged With E-mail on Bailout

Chinese Skype spies on users, researcher says

House Web site struggles to deal with bailout-related e-mail deluge

Identity theft victim wins right to sue county clerk over posting of personal data

Fannie Mae CIO among execs leaving mortgage firm after federal takeover

16 charged with exporting electronics to Iran

DHS rejects criticism of agency as Beltway politics

Update: Hackers claim to break into Palin's Yahoo Mail account

Poor records organization at root of Palm Beach County recount woes

More IT in Government Stories

Q&A: E-voting security results 'awful,' says Ohio secretary of state
Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner says landmark voting equipment tests were much worse than feared, testing is cumbersome, and a hand-counting pilot project is possible -- after the upcoming presidential election.

Let's Impeach E-voting
Sharon Machlis isn't willing to entrust democracy to electronic systems that lack a paper-based backup.

FAQ: Is your county posting your Social Security number online?
County and state Web sites may harbor Social Security numbers and other personal data in broadly accessible public records. Here's what you should know.

If I Were in Charge of the World
During her years in state government, C.J. Kelly found many things to admire, but she thinks there's a lot that could be done to make it better.

Black Hat conference bios show funny side of security
Vegas in August is nobody's reasonable idea of a good time, but Ellen Messmer spotted some fun in the official biographies of various Black Hat speakers. Now, about that Spaghetti Monster ...

Who Pays?
Frankly Speaking: Frank Hayes observes that the lesson learned from a rogue network administrator's actions is an old one: The best IT is built by teams not lone wolves.

Print 20% less, save the environment: San Francisco's new tech zeitgeist
A push by the City of San Francisco to cut down on paper usage is tree-friendly. Now the task is to sell it to the employees.

Extreme IT: Battling dust, heat and bombs in Afghanistan and Iraq
Think your job's tough? IT pros in the U.S. military handle extreme temperatures, 'moon dust' and mortar attacks to keep communications -- including multiple networks -- up and running.

'Office' Politics
Frank Hayes goes down the rabbit hole trying to follow the ins and outs of the XML file format standardization war that Microsoft launched.

Criminal Negligence: The state of law enforcement data sharing
Nearly seven years after 9/11, information-sharing problems that hobble federal, state and local law enforcement are just beginning to be solved. Here's a look at the state of the art.

Too much junk food, too little exercise and a 24/7 tether to technology? Your body ain't happy, friend. Let us count the pains. Instruments on the surface of Mars have detected falling snow that is likely evaporating before it reaches the planet. One positive development stemming from the collapse of Wall Street may be a boost in interest in computer science and IT careers among students who were previously interested in financial services jobs. Getting new software installed on Linux doesn't have to be hard, but it can differ depending on what you're installing.

Reviews, analyses, how-tos, visual tours, hot issues and predictions about Microsoft's new OS.

Four years from now, the IT field will be a vastly different place. Will you be ready?