Emerging Tech
A Small Texas City Will Become the Country’s ‘Hypersonics Research Capital’
The Army Futures Command will test missiles and autonomous vehicles some 100 miles east of Austin.
Emerging Tech
Air Force and Oak Ridge Get Supercomputer for Better Weather Forecasts
The $25 million contract will provide a system that supports the military’s complex weather prediction workloads.
Cybersecurity
DHS Is Building A Contract To Manage All Its Cybersecurity Operations Centers
The single contract will likely have multiple awardees, each capable of managing the entirety of operations at each of the department’s 17 security centers.
Emerging Tech
The Great NASA Bake-Off
High-tech agriculture would keep far-flung astronauts alive, but making something delicious would keep them happy.
Modernization
NASA’s Moon Plans Rely Heavily on Mobile Tech
CIO Renee Wynn weighed in on how America’s space agency embraces mobility.
Emerging Tech
IRS Doesn’t Have An R&D Shop, So It Built A $7M Procurement Vehicle Instead
The Pilot IRS program is about to issue its first solicitation, offering the agency a new way to automate low-level functions while testing a new acquisition method.
Emerging Tech
DISA Wants to Vet Mobile App Security in a Day or Less
The agency is asking experts to submit ideas for an app development platform that would automatically check apps against the Pentagon’s numerous security standards.
Emerging Tech
FDA Seeks Virtual Heart to Test Medical Devices
The agency is looking for a computational model of a whole human heart for simulated device testing.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Look to Virtual Reality for Training Feds
"It's not just a video game," says spokeswoman for New York Democrat who wrote bill creating advisory committee.
Digital Government
Why Trump Cares About the Pentagon’s Mega-Cloud — and Why That Terrifies Those Who Want It
Breaking up the $10 billion JEDI network project will hurt the U.S. military’s effort to speed data to troops, its fans argue.
Digital Government
Will Hurd, The Most Vocal Lawmaker on Federal IT Issues, Won’t Seek Reelection
The three-term congressman plans to keep pushing on government IT issues from the private sector.
Emerging Tech
Hackathon Aims to Enhance Veterans’ Care through Public-Private Innovation
To kick off a D.C. Hackathon, agency and industry insiders weighed in on driving innovation through federal collaboration.
Emerging Tech
The Role States Are Playing in Expanding Broadband Access
New research offers a window into what states are doing to help get about 20 million Americans who now lack reliable, high-speed internet connected with the service.
Emerging Tech
CISA Is Using Drones to Help Secure Critical Infrastructure
The aircraft will be used to both shoot footage of security exercises and simulate real-world drone attacks, officials said.
Ideas
Building for the Future of Government When IT Modernization Isn’t Just a Technology Upgrade
It's better not to be a beta tester.
Digital Government
Government’s Contract Spending Approaches $600B, Highest Since 2010
Federal contract spending increased for the third straight year.
Emerging Tech
FBI Wants Tech to Track Social Media for Criminals and Terrorists Before They Act
Proposals from interested vendors are due later this month.
Ideas
Blockchain: Taking a Cue from History
Blockchain technology isn’t shaking out how we thought it would. So, should we pack our bags and go home?
Emerging Tech
Senators Urge Homeland Security to Release Mandated Report on its Use of Biometrics
Lawmakers say its delay raises concerns about the Homeland Security Department's continued collection of facial recognition data.
Emerging Tech