Modernization

The Air Force Will Dole Out $1 Billion for Cloud Migration

Dell EMC, General Dynamics and Microsoft teamed to win a big Air Force contract.

Digital Government

What Facebook Told Congress Suggests its Russian Ad Problem Could Be Bigger Than it Looks

Some Congress members, however, believe that the company has yet to quantify the full scope of the problem.

Digital Government

Swiss Researchers Invent Way to Let Mini Drones See in the Dark

Future drones will see as the human eye does, helping to navigate dark rooms.

Modernization

You're Turning Off Wi-fi and Bluetooth Wrong

You could still be connected and not know it.

Emerging Tech

What’s Blockchain’s Role In The Public Good?

A nonprofit partnership is looking for ways the decentralized ledger system can benefit society.

Cybersecurity

Meet the 17-Year-Old Who Hacked the U.S. Air Force

Chicago high school senior Jack Cable moonlights as an ethical hacker.

Artificial Intelligence

Facebook's New 'AI Camera' Team Wants to Add a Layer to the World

The most important technological advances of the past decade are converging inside the battle for your phone’s camera.

People

Amid reorg, agency leaders push for SES reforms

Amid reorganization and downsizing, agency leaders want to ensure there's a healthy pipeline for the senior executive service to carry out its mission.

Modernization

USAF awards $1B cloud deal

Dell EMC, Microsoft and General Dynamics are the winners in what's being called the largest-ever federal cloud award.

Cybersecurity

Hackers Broke Into SEC Computer Systems and May Have Traded on the Stolen Information

The agency said that criminals exploited a software vulnerability in its filing system.

Digital Government

LOC launches digital labs

The Library of Congress wants innovators to find new ways to explore and utilize the institution's vast digital collections.

Digital Government

Veterans Affairs CIO Stepping Down

After another high-profile departure, there are 11 acting CIOs across the 24 CFO Act agencies.

Acquisition

Crunch time for acquisition portal in defense bill

Reconciliation of the massive defense bill could put new off-the-shelf acquisition sources into the federal acquisition mix, but experts worry about the details.

Acquisition

Navy delays 2018 NGEN award schedule

The Navy announced a five-month delay in its award schedule for two of its IT contracts to implement a new 'sprint' process.

Emerging Tech

You Can Now Take an Online Course to Learn How to Build a Flying or Self-Driving Car

The courses are designed for people with minimal coding experience.

Digital Government

Vint Cerf's Think Tank: Internet Rulemaking Is Going to Get More Complicated

The nonprofit recommends governments work with each other—and the rest of society—to craft internet regulations.

Digital Government

SEC owns up to 2016 breach

A key database of financial information was breached in 2016, possibly in support of insider trading, said the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Emerging Tech

Federal Blockchain Projects Face a Familiar Talent Problem

The General Services Administration has a proof-of-concept project underway and a hurdle.

Cybersecurity

Apache Bug Could Leak Data

Technology