Modernization
When Everything Works Like Your Cell Phone
When a thing connects to the Internet, three things happen: it becomes smart, it becomes hackable, and it's no longer something you own.
Cybersecurity
Forget Supersonic Jets. The Military Needs an Odometer for Computer Chips.
Project could keep out Chinese counterfeit chips from military systems
Digital Government
‘Beyond the Law?’ FBI Director Criticizes Apple, Google Privacy Features
The companies will prevent the government from accessing phone data—even with a warrant.
Emerging Tech
Facebook Increasingly the Gatekeeper of Your Online Identity
The notion that the world outside its homepage remains anonymous is increasingly untrue.
Digital Government
Finland More Successful than US at Obtaining User Data from Google
The US greatly surpasses any other nation in the volume of requests submitted, however.
Modernization
When the Government Sends You a Text Message, Take Note
Local governments make better use of SMS.
Digital Government
Scientists Turn to Computer Models to Predict Ebola’s Next Move
Researchers can't account for human behavior, however.
Emerging Tech
FBI Plans Rapid DNA Dragnets
FBI could collect stop-and-swab genetic records in biometric ID database.
Modernization
Federal Regulators Force Shutdown of Fake Bitcoin-Mining Operation
At the FTC’s request, a federal court shut down Kansas-based Butterfly Labs, which had charged consumers thousands of dollars for out-of-date bitcoin computers.
Modernization
Five Reasons Why the Internet of Things May Already be Broken
There are some big obstacles before the internet of things can become a viable business.
Digital Government
FCC Plans Next Move on Net Neutrality
The commission hints at some possible new approaches for regulations.
Emerging Tech
SpaceX Is Bringing Mice, X-Rays and 3-D Printers into Space
On the craft will be 5,000 pounds of supplies, including twenty mousetronauts.
Emerging Tech
Contracting Officers: Take a Look, It's in a Book
"The problem is the average contracting officer doesn’t know how."
Emerging Tech
Officials Pulled HealthCare.gov Code From GitHub Because of ‘Bashing’
Republicans release CMS emails about pulling code from open-source site.
Digital Government
Congress to Decide Whether to Tax Your Internet
The price of surfing the Web—or buying things online—could soon go up.
Cybersecurity
Uncle Sam Drops $3M in Grants to Kill the Password
Login alternatives to be tested include smartphone SIM cards and driver's licenses.
Emerging Tech
The US Will Spend $6.8 Billion Hiring Boeing and SpaceX to Build New Spacecraft
The United States will go from space hitch-hiker to the proud owner of not one but two viable space craft in 2017.
Modernization
The Internet Is Losing Interest in Computers
Google searches for the category of "Computers & Electronics" are down 60 percent since 2004.
Emerging Tech
The Case for Experimenting on Federal Buildings
GSA’s proving-ground program will evaluate emerging green technologies.
Emerging Tech