Science & Tech
This Could Be the Navy SEAL's Boat of Tomorrow
The attack boats of tomorrow could look nothing like those of today. By Patrick Tucker
Cybersecurity
Police Around the Country Are Distributing Software That Makes It Easier to Hack Your Computer
ComputerCOP is intended to protect children from predators lurking on the Internet, but an investigation finds the program actually makes computers more vulnerable to abuse.
Ideas
From Off-the-Rack to Off-the-Shelf: What the Federal IT Community Can Learn from New York Fashion Week
The fashion industry grasps the importance of leveraging brands unlike any other industry. The federal IT community should take note.
Emerging Tech
US Is Saving Nukes So It Can Blow Up Asteroids
The government isn't destroying older bombs on schedule, because it might need them for "planetary defense."
Digital Government
VA CIO: Scheduling System Software Will Be Fielded by 2017, Not 2020
The department says a chart depicting a full rollout not until 2020 was outdated and it's committed to a two-year rollout.
Digital Government
Does the Intelligence Community Really Get Hadoop?
Intelligence experts say the government needs to hire more data scientists to keep up with the big-data savvy private sector.
Emerging Tech
NOAA Taps New Head for Satellite Programs
Chief among new NOAA satellite guru’s priorities will be overseeing two new programs worth a collective $20 billion
Cybersecurity
Contractors, Expect 72-hour Rule for Disclosing Corporate Hacks
The military requires breaches of company systems holding technical data be reported within three days – and so might the rest of the government.
Digital Government
What We Know About Coming DATA Act Standards
The pile of data needed to track federal spending is an unwieldy, nonuniform mess.
Science & Tech
The Defense Industry Is Expanding the Use of 3D Printing
The Navy is still several years away from being able to print spare parts for ships and airplanes, but ‘that day will surely come.’ By Marcus Weisgerber
Cybersecurity
Fewer Cyber Pros, More Cyber Problems
The U.S. government does not have an adequate workforce to address the government’s growing and critical cybersecurity needs.
Digital Government
Hush-hush Data Firm Palantir Snags ICE Case-Tracking Deal
The deal is part of an $818 million program to replace a 1980s-era watch-list system.
Digital Government
No New VA Patient Schedule System Until 2020 (UPDATED)
VA aims to roll out new software to first 300 users in 2016.
Cybersecurity
Forget Supersonic Jets. The Military Needs an Odometer for Computer Chips.
Project could keep out Chinese counterfeit chips from military systems
Digital Government
IG: VA Overpays Some Temporary Disability Claims
Report on Chicago and Seattle offices shows slow review of claims
Digital Government
How Big Data Can be Used to Fight Unfair Hiring Practices
Big data may be fraught with peril, but its evangelists say its use could help remedy common—and often unseen—discriminatory behavior. But only if employers really want that.
Modernization
Report: Agencies Continue to Buck ‘Cloud First’ Policy -- And The Lack of Savings Shows It
Consider moving legacy systems to the cloud, GAO says.
Digital Government
Office of Naval Research Eyes Tactical Cloud
The new project will support big data fusion for operations.
Digital Government
Fuzzy Math on Data Centers Could Sink Further Savings, GAO Warns
The Pentagon, alone, changed cost savings estimates three times.
Digital Government