Government

Cops should be allowed to hack into computers, police officials say

A panel at RSA Europe debated a proposed Dutch police hacking law

Report: NSA breaks into Yahoo, Google data center links

A tool known as MUSCULAR lets the agency copy data flows across fiber-optic cables, The Washington Post reports

CMS officials warned of security risks just before Healthcare.gov went live

Internal memo obtained by CNN shows concerns about a lack of end-to-end testing

Doomed Earth-sized planet a big mystery but a star is in its future

Exoplanet Kepler-78B is almost like Earth, except 2,000 degrees hotter

Infosys ran ‘unlawful’ visa scheme, U.S. alleges in settlement

Infosys to pay $34M in settlement, but disputes all claims

First NASA deep-space craft powers up for first time

Orion spacecraft passes first test on its way to 2014 test flight

HHS head says she’s responsible for troubled HealthCare.gov

Kathleen Sebelius also defends security measures taken at the insurance shopping website

Tom Wheeler confirmed as new chief of US FCC

Wheeler was chosen for the post by President Barack Obama in May

U.S. CIO Sees Healthcare.gov Glitches as a ‘Teachable Moment’

Healthcare.gov blame game goes on at House hearing

Feds blame 'subset' of contracts or contractors at Healthcare.gov, but then they don't