Digital Government
In Off-the-Grid West Africa, How Can Tech Fight Ebola?
For now, a big piece of USAID’s efforts lie in improving the technology doctors and nurses use when treating patients with Ebola.
Emerging Tech
Why Millennials Can't Get Enough of Science
Today's young adults see new discoveries both as a source of awe and a means for innovation.
Cybersecurity
Long-awaited FISMA Reforms May Hit Stumbling Block
The House and Senate have hit a road bump trying to update a 2002 law covering federal computer security.
Emerging Tech
Too Many Kids Quit Science Because They Don't Think They're Smart
But praising their intelligence can make them feel even more insecure. A self-esteem expert offers a way out of the conundrum.
Cybersecurity
The Next Big Thing in the Fight Against Hackers: Self-Healing Computers
Agency networks should not only be able to continuously detect hackers and throttle their destructive tactics -- but also robotically bounce back, an NSA official says.
Cybersecurity
Attention, HHS: Don’t Do What Australia Did with Its Online Health Exchange
Down under, a government-administered health exchange accidentally exposed consumer data online.
Cybersecurity
Annual Defense Bill Likely To Slip in Cyber Clampdown on Contractors
More China bashing, ill-constructed wording or what?
Cybersecurity
NSA Surveillance is About to go on Trial. Here's What You Need to Know
More than a year after Edward Snowden’s disclosures, an Appeals Court will weigh the government’s bulk collection of U.S. phone records.
Digital Government
Does Anybody Really Know How Many Cyber Professionals the Government Needs?
Quantifying the precise cyber talent gap remains an inexact science. Can a single federal cyber jobs database help?
Digital Government
An Outdoorsy Plea for Open Federal Campsite Data
Recreation.gov needs an API requirement, outdoorsy companies say.
Cybersecurity
Navy Takes on Internet of Things with New Task Force
"Task Force Cyber Awakening" will draw from the head U.S. Cyber Command's reaction strategy to a major Navy computer system hack.
Digital Government
Exclusive: AFRICOM Plans High-Speed Circuits to Liberia
U.S. military plans to lease a 622 megabit terrestrial circuit from Europe to Liberia.
Cybersecurity
When Government is the Hacker, How Do You Protect Yourself?
FBI malware and mass government surveillance breach U.S. citizens’ privacy, tech firms say.
Emerging Tech
Government’s Sustainability Efforts Present ‘Big Data Opportunity’
A combination of recent federal policies and emerging technologies have the potential to significantly curb agencies’ energy spending.
Digital Government
VA Eyes New Medical Imaging System
The new system will be built on commercial standards for viewing medical images, including X-rays, CT body scans and MRI brain scans.
Digital Government
Race is On for Defense Health Record – but VA Backs Out of Competition
Four teams of contractors are vying for the electronic health record system contract – and the $11 billion prize attached.
Cybersecurity
Are the White House Hackers Gone?
There's a possibility the unnamed attacker is still there.
Modernization
Defense Mobile Update: BlackBerry Still Dominates
BlackBerry devices in use by the Defense Department total 85,000 -- 10 times the number of Apple and Android devices.
Cybersecurity
NSA Chief Warns Companies Against Revenge Hacking
"Hacking back" may be illegal, Michael Rogers said. But his advice doesn't apply to the agency he heads.
Digital Government