Emerging Tech
Ahmadinejad wants to be Iran’s first astronaut
His announcement comes after the country claimed to have successfully launched a monkey into space.
Modernization
Menu of safety-approved cloud products grows to three
CGI joins Autonomic Resources on the elite FedRAMP-authorized supplier list.
Cybersecurity
Defense positions a military cyber squad on DHS turf
Computer security experts react to Cyber Command proposal with optimism, blunted by reality that attacks are hard to foresee.
Digital Government
VA kicks off massive study of veterans’ deaths
Analysts will focus first on those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Cybersecurity
China hacked the Wall Street Journal, too
Hackers infiltrated the newspaper to monitor its coverage of China.
Emerging Tech
Checking in on the Presidential Innovation Fellows
Here’s what they’ve accomplished in five months.
Modernization
Everything you need to know about BlackBerry 10
BlackBerry has a new OS and gadgets to help bring the brand back to the forefront.
Cybersecurity
Commentary: Head count isn’t the answer for cyber defense
Risk-based systems, not more people, are needed to tackle the data security challenge.
Digital Government
Sandy bill includes $476 million for NOAA
Funds will help improve weather forecasts and repair or replace damaged systems.
Digital Government
North Korea and its gulags are now on Google Maps
To build the new maps, a community of citizen cartographers came together in Google Map Maker.
Cybersecurity
No, Anonymous doesn't have access to U.S. warheads
The group does allege to have sensitive information about the Justice Department.
Modernization
It is now a crime to unlock your smartphone
Until recently it was illegal to jailbreak your own iPhone; after Saturday it will be illegal to unlock a new smartphone.
Cybersecurity
FBI to start querying national iris index this year
The bureau’s $1 billion biometric rolodex for tracking criminals is 65 percent complete.
Modernization
Apple is no longer the world's most valuable company
After a bad day on the markets, Exxon Mobil has reclaimed the title of most valuable company in the world.
Defense
Women in combat: An idea whose time has come, aided by technology
Many of the arguments against "bands of sisters" are moot. In part because of improved tools.
Digital Government
FBI and DHS team up to nab border intruders with iris recognition
Feds to build upon controversial immigrant fingerprinting program with eye pattern matching.
Cybersecurity
Inside the eastern European cybercrime network that brought down NASA
Federal authorities charged three men with building and disseminating a virus that crippled NASA computers.
Modernization
Here come Apple's huge iPhone sales numbers
Apple will soon deliver its earnings report for the end of 2012.
Digital Government