Modernization
Army Certifies Harris Tactical Handheld Radio
The move helps ensure competition for the $700 million multiservice radio buy.
Modernization
DISA Pushes Back $427 Million Hybrid Cloud Buy
Plans to run procurement next fiscal year.
Cybersecurity
Does the NSA Tap That? What We Still Don't Know About Internet Surveillance
Despite evidence that the NSA is tapping fiber-optic cables, we're left with far from a full picture.
Defense
Pentagon’s Wennergren Retiring After 30 Years
Technology and management specialist strived to modernize business systems.
Defense
U.S. Accidentally Drops 2,000 Lbs. of Bombs on the Great Barrier Reef
But they didn't explode.
Digital Government
Now Fliers Can Keep Their Shoes On -- If They Let Big Brother Inspect Their Big Data
TSA this fall will open express screening once reserved for frequent international travelers to the entire American public.
Emerging Tech
Turns Out the CIA Really Is Trying to Control the Weather
Conspiracy theorists, rejoice! The Agency backed a $630,000 scientific study on controlling global climate.
Cybersecurity
The Creepy, Long-Standing Practice of Undersea Cable Tapping
The newest NSA leaks reveal that governments are probing "the Internet's backbone." How does that work?
Modernization
Pentagon Denies Inadequately Vetting Defensewide Smartphone Security Service
Testing the technology would have required too much time and effort for contractors and Defense.
Tech
Hacker Magnet or Sophisticated Tool? Obamacare’s Database Debated
Safeguards cited as Republicans warn of cyberattacks.
Modernization
Brutal Smartphone Market Is Clobbering Former Stalwarts
NEC has decided to exit the smartphone business entirely
Modernization
Pentagon Buys Untested Mobile Security System for 300,000 Users
Contract did not require a past performance evaluation of vendors tapped to configure smartphones and tablets.
Digital Government
Pentagon Expects to Save $2.4 Billion by Reforming Military Health Care
Use of common IT systems could yield $672 million over six years, report says.
Emerging Tech
Chicago Police Got New Twitter Accounts. Will It Make a Difference?
A few social media norms the department should be prepared to address.
Digital Government
Congressional Picks for DHS Head Include Backers of Mass Surveillance
Names floated include lawmakers, a former New York Police Department commissioner and a former Coast Guard commandant.
Modernization
Analysts Expect Government Cloud Spending to Rebound in 2014
More money is going toward infrastructure services instead of software.
Modernization
Why the Smart Grid Might Be a Dumb Idea
Security experts worry that the more connected our electric utilities are to the Web, the more vulnerable they’ll be to cyberattack.
Cybersecurity
One Big Threat to Cybersecurity: IT Geeks Can’t Talk to Management
A new report helps explain why IT employees and their corporate bosses don’t see eye to eye about hacking and other threats.
Digital Government
Iris Recognition Specs for DHS Employee IDs Are No Longer Hypothetical
NIST has finalized guidelines for exchanging eye images between cameras and card readers.
Emerging Tech