Cybersecurity
Mozilla Tests Firefox VPN Service
The popular browser is seeing whether users will pay a monthly fee for extra privacy.
Emerging Tech
Three Settings You Can Change On Your Phone Right Now to Help You Focus
Stop the mindless scrolling.
Cybersecurity
CYBERCOM Seeks an Integrator for its Cyber Training Environment
The integrator will pull together disparate parts of the cyber training environment being built by other contractors.
Emerging Tech
Researchers Have Discovered a Way to Track 3D Printed Guns
Even printers have fingerprints.
Cybersecurity
About One-Fourth of Government Web Domains Still Lack Top-Level Encryption
The most recent deadline for government sites to be HTTPS-protected passed in February.
Cybersecurity
Tech Modernization is About Cybersecurity, Federal CIO Says
Security requires a modern tech architecture, CIO Suzette Kent said.
Emerging Tech
New Apple Portal Lets Customers Download All Their Data
What dirt does Apple have you?
Digital Government
GSA Hopes eBuy Transparency Will Lead To More Competition, Not More Protests
A select group of buyers will be posting their award information on FedBizOpps during the one-year pilot.
Emerging Tech
Most Big Cities Are Planning for Autonomous Vehicles
The National League of Cities has seven recommendations for those looking to launch pilots.
Digital Government
Pentagon to Young Techies: We Want You (To Come Work for Government)
The Defense Department is trying new methods of engagement to recruit young tech talent.
Cybersecurity
Twitter Publishes 10 Million Election Meddling Tweets
Not surprisingly, most of them are Russian.
Digital Government
FEMA Wants a New Way to Verify Survivors After Disasters
The new system will need to handle up to 750,000 cases at the same time to ensure survivors get what they need while fraudsters get shut out.
Cybersecurity
If You’re Worried About Online Privacy, You No Longer Have An Excuse
Just about every web service that isn’t selling you something is selling you to someone else.
Emerging Tech
China’s Moon Missions Could Threaten U.S. Satellites: Pentagon
A satellite on the far side of the moon might not be quite what the Chinese say, Air Force official warns.
Digital Government
Tech Industry Group Dissolves Public Sector Division
An Information Technology Industry Council reorganization is changing how it will push for government IT issues.
Emerging Tech
NASA Designed a Special Claw For the Mars Insight Lander
The claw is essential for investigating the red planet.
Emerging Tech
Your Favorite Twitter Bots Are About Die, Thanks to Upcoming Rule Changes
These new rules do not only apply to new developers, but anyone with existing developer access.
Digital Government
Is Turning Off Your Notifications the Ultimate Productivity Hack?
Periodic pings about the recent past can be the enemy of staying in the present.
Modernization
USDA Saved Millions So Far Due to Centers of Excellence
The Agriculture Department has avoided $26 million in spending due to the first phase of its modernization effort.
Modernization