Cybersecurity
DHS to give agencies free computer threat-detection packages
Continuous monitoring program would draw $200 million from Homeland Security’s 2013 budget.
Emerging Tech
Surveillance cameras could make us better people
A Dutch research team hopes that surveillance cameras could reverse the "bystander effect."
Emerging Tech
Military plans to buy new ground weapon that complies with landmine treaty
DARPA seeks to award sole-source contract to Textron Defense Systems.
Emerging Tech
Bill would close ‘floodgates’ to counterfeit microchips
Lawmaker says a flawed DHS policy created the problem.
Digital Government
Can you build a combat vehicle through crowdsourcing? The Pentagon seems to think so.
DARPA awards engineering firm Ricardo with $9.8 million to aid efforts.
Digital Government
Agency-owned PCs could soon be relics of a bygone era
Veterans Affairs Department CIO Roger Baker predicts employees will have to buy their own computers for work in the near future.
Digital Government
Video: The Measured Man
Larry Smarr, an astrophysicist turned computer scientist, has a new project: charting his every bodily function in minute detail. What he’s discovering may be the future of health care.
Digital Government
TSA wants spyware to screen employees’ digital activities for leaks
The agency’s pursuit of insider threat software coincides with a warning against tracking whistleblowers' communications.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon-funded gigapixel camera could transform crowd surveillance
The research project got $25 million in DARPA funding.
Digital Government
Rural broadband to get big lift in farm bill
A new amendment would mandate that broadband providers deliver minimum download speeds of 4 megabits per second.
Digital Government
Romney campaign press call gives Twitter grist to Democrats
Candidates beware, real-time Twitter reviews can make a bad conference call worse.
Emerging Tech
VA to boost telemental health services by 30 percent this year
Study shows technology could cut hospitalizations by 25 percent.
Digital Government
Regulatory headache? There’s an app for that
Health IT experts worry feds will slow growth of mobile medical applications.
Emerging Tech
A 'Very tiny Rick Moranis' and other requests for DARPA
DARPA turned to Twitter to crowdsource some ideas for what the future should bring. A round-up of the responses.
Emerging Tech
DHS drones scout Caribbean for cartel speedboats, submarines
Homeland Security is deploying remotely piloted aircraft to pinpoint stealthy vessels off the coast of Mexico.
Cybersecurity
Patent chief: Laws are needed to support IP treaty commitments
The Patent Law Treaty requires Congress to act before they can take effect.
Digital Government
iLawyer: What happens when computers replace attorneys?
After decades of killing low-end jobs in retail, software is finally doing the people's bidding by creating a world with fewer lawyers.
Digital Government
PayPal cofounder launches venture capital firm, eyes tech start-ups
Peter Thiel’s new effort seeks growth-stage firms that wish to remain private as they mature.
Modernization
Data center goals depend on other programs’ success
Cutting federal servers will require consolidating apps and programs.
Modernization