How GSA Is Helping the Government Embrace Automation
How GSA Is Helping the Government Embrace Automation
Cybersecurity
How to Build a Better Password Than ‘123456’
The U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre offers simple advice for people and organizations for more secure options.
IT Modernization
IRS Details Six-Year Modernization Plan
The plan will cost somewhere around $2.5 billion.
Emerging Tech
FDA Approves First Device to Treat Kids with ADHD
A nerve-stimulating medical device sends therapeutic signals to parts of the brain thought to be involved in ADHD.
Sponsor Content
New Lifelines: Empowering First Responders in the Social Media Era
When Hurricane Florence battered the Carolinas, social media acted as a lifeline for first responders and citizens alike.
Emerging Tech
TSA Wants A Vendor To Manage Its Third-Party Tech Testing Ecosystem
The new process will let the agency leverage private sector testing organizations instead of relying solely on Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate.
IT Modernization
EPA Clashes With IG Over Destroyed Documents
Auditors say officials at the agency are impeding its work.
Cybersecurity
GAO: GSA Must Do More on Cybersecurity, Property Management
A federal watchdog agency’s reminder on outstanding recommendations comes as the Trump administration pushes for the agency to take on new responsibilities.
Cybersecurity
Report: Weaponized PDFs on the Rise
The form of malware is targeting mostly the United States and Britain.
IT Modernization
NSF Kicks Off Final Phase of Workforce Reskilling App Competition
The Career Compass Challenge aims to build an app that matches feds to the tech jobs based on their current skills and interests.
Emerging Tech
How Humans Will Design the First Full-Time Habitat on the Moon
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), in partnership with the ESA and MIT, wants to accommodate research and maybe even tourism on the moon.
Emerging Tech
The Pentagon is Investing in Space Robots to Repair Satellites
The robots would service military, government and commercial spacecraft more than 22,000 miles above the Earth.
Emerging Tech
FCC Commissioner Wants Community Colleges to Become Pipelines for America’s 5G Workforce
An FCC Commissioner hopes to mirror Aiken Technical College’s Tower Installation Program in other schools across the country.
Ideas
Moving from Random Acts of Digital to Real Transformation
Too often, government agencies and businesses alike pin their hopes on a single type of transformative technology.
Cybersecurity
Report: Under-Resourced People Face Higher-Than-Average Cyber Risks
The report outlines what it refers to as a new ‘digital divide.’
Emerging Tech
FBI’s Facial Recognition Programs Under Fire Over Privacy, Accuracy Concerns
The bureau has largely ignored the Government Accountability Office’s concerns about its use of facial recognition in criminal investigations.
Emerging Tech
White House Taking its Artificial Intelligence Messaging International
The Trump administration is making its voice heard across global organizations.
Cybersecurity
Air Force Creates CTO Role to Oversee Next-Gen Weaponry
The Air Force's new science and technology strategy for 2030 addresses increasing and evolving threats from foreign adversaries.
Ideas
The U.S. Military Must Win the Battle for Innovation
The Defense Department shouldn't be developing technology through inefficient bureaucratic processes developed in the 1950s.
IT Modernization
HHS Seeks to Spur Breakthroughs in Treating Kidney Disease
The KidneyX Innovation Accelerator incentivizes entrepreneurs and innovators to revolutionize the way kidney disease is treated.
Emerging Tech