Emerging Tech

Video: Honey, I Shrunk the Satellites!

These NASA mini-satellites are tiny, but can pack a big punch.

Digital Government

4 Ways To Foster Innovation in the Office, According to Google

Google has become a champion of evidence-based management and is helping other organizations do the same.

Digital Government

Months After Huge Hack, OPM Finally Completes IT Inventory

The agency is still cleaning up from the breaches it announced this summer.

Emerging Tech

Next Step in DOD-VA Health Records Sharing: Doctors’ Scribbles and Other ‘Unstructured’ Data

One of the most important aspects of DOD’s future electronic health records system is its ability to pull in and display unstructured data in raw text from electronic health records.

Cybersecurity

New Pentagon Website Can Tell If You Were Hacked by China

Launched Nov. 17, "OPM Verify" is a public, self-confirmation tool for the 21.5 million victims of the Office of Personnel hack who have not yet received notification letters or need additional help.

Digital Government

Why Is NSA's Largest Data Center in the Middle of a Desert?

Taking a trip to the agency's largest surveillance storehouse.

Modernization

Your Phone Knows What You Watch on TV

Silverpush creates inaudible signals between devices to serve you more targeted ads.

Cybersecurity

This ISIS-Endorsed Encryption Contractor Says It Will Now Screen Who's Buying Its Services

The goal is to stop terrorists from using stolen credit cards bought off the online black market, and entering bogus physical addresses to register for encryption services.

Digital Government

Commerce Staffs Up Data Startup with First Agency Chief Data Scientist

Another data guru joins the currently small team housed within the Commerce Department.

Digital Government

Clinton Says US Should Spend Whatever It Takes to Scrutinize Incoming Syrian Refugees

Screening "is the No. 1 requirement” for Syrians seeking to enter the United States, Clinton said during the debate.

Emerging Tech

Video: Is This High-Tech Barbie Watching You?

As more toys connect to the Internet, security concerns rise.

Modernization

Does T-Mobile’s Free Video Plan Violate Net Neutrality?

T-Mobile will let customers watch Netflix without burning through their data plans.

Cybersecurity

You Only Need One Password to Access the Allegedly Hacked Law Enforcement Databases

Users can access a number of homeland security and law enforcement databases from a single website with a single password.

Digital Government

Q&A: Managing the Pentagon's 'Wicked' Problems

Department of Navy's Maura Sullivan, chief of innovation and strategy, chatted with Nextgov about innovation and the challenge of “wicked” problems.

Cybersecurity

Should ID Theft Protection Be a Standard Federal Employee Benefit?

OPM and the U.S. Postal Service both provided credit monitoring to personnel after breaches at their respective agencies.

Ideas

5 Cybersecurity Truths to Know Now

Key points that will help agencies strengthen their defenses to keep data secure.

Cybersecurity

The Federal Government Is Finally Updating Y2K-era Cybersecurity Baselines

The last time the federal government updated its IT strategy, the requirements dealt with protecting "dial-in access," bulletin boards, and passwords.

Cybersecurity

Facebook Will Now Warn You if Government Tries to Hack Your Account

The company implemented this system because attacks from state-affiliated organizations “tend to be more advanced and dangerous than others."

Cybersecurity

How to Create a Supersecure Password You’ll Never Forget: Use Poetry

Most people's passwords are terrible and insecure. Here's how to change that.