Modernization
Interior awards $35M cloud email contract to Google vendor
New deal represents a 40 percent savings over previous Microsoft award that set off a multiyear legal fight.
Digital Government
Navy seeks real-time data tool to detect threats at sea
The system would alert officers to unusual ship patterns.
Cybersecurity
Rogue Google engineer tried to steal your information
Employee collected emails and passwords from unprotected networks while working on Street View.
Digital Government
Drone strikes continue against suspected militants in Pakistan
The U.S. is under increasing pressure to stop such operations.
Digital Government
iGoogle, or something like it, could significantly improve border security
Retired Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen says Border Patrol agents must simplify the way they share information.
Digital Government
Judge denies request to release Bin Laden photos
The Justice Department argued the images would provoke an anti-American backlash.
Digital Government
Defense-VA joint health record to deploy early
The electronic records system will be the largest in the world.
Cybersecurity
Defense to spy on its own data
Tool finds red flags without connecting to an end-user device, making it a good fit for smartphones and other mobile technology.
Digital Government
Army seeks wind-measuring devices to help snipers fire on target
The military wants battery-operated devices that could be mounted on weapons.
Digital Government
Northrop Grumman first quarter profits fall; revenue hit by F-35 issues
General Dynamics saw a 9 percent drop in earnings; Boeing saw an 8 percent rise.
Emerging Tech
Wanted: Wireless communications that reach through dense forests
DARPA is investing in research to map how radio frequency signals act in dense foliage.
Cybersecurity
White House vows to veto CISPA
The cybersecurity legislation does not adequately protect Americans’ personal data, the administration says.
Modernization
Another government cloud takes flight
Vivek Kundra, former federal CIO and now Salesforce VP, is promoting the new product.
Emerging Tech
DARPA, chipmakers seek partners to develop ultrafast, supersmart semiconductors
The research is expected to be high risk.
Modernization
Elections could affect federal IT contract schedule
Program managers will want to commit funds as early as possible to mitigate political uncertainty, experts say.
Modernization