Cybersecurity
Oak Ridge licenses its quantum encryption method
A commercial firm hopes to use the technique to help the energy sector protect power-grid data from cyberattacks.
Emerging Tech
FDA Is Looking Into Drones for Health Inspections
But how drone-collected data will figure into the agency's old school processes is still being worked out.
Artificial Intelligence
Which Digital Assistant Reigns Supreme?
It's Siri vs. Google Assistant vs. Bixby.
Digital Government
U.S. Digital Services Co-Founder Leaves White House
Haley Van Dyck re-joined government in March.
Digital Government
Mainstays of GSA's OASIS Contract Office Take New Jobs
Federal Acquisition Service continues reorganization.
Cybersecurity
House Panel Passes Bills to Reorganize DHS Cyber Team and Collect Zero-Day Info
The bill still faces a gauntlet of jurisdictional disputes before reaching the House floor.
Digital Government
There Are More Programming Jobs Than Ever Outside of Silicon Valley
For decades, the software industry has been synonymous with Silicon Valley. That’s an increasingly dated concept.
Cybersecurity
Vendors: Don’t step back from FLASH
An unusual letter from would-be winners of DHS' cancelled FLASH contract encouraged the agency to move forward with other innovative procurement efforts.
Digital Government
Google Is Making it Easier for You to Only See What You Want To
Google’s latest update to its mobile search app may make such “filter bubbles” even harder to eradicate.
Emerging Tech
The SEC Has Finally Weighed in on the Crypto-Token Frenzy, and Nobody’s Going to Jail—Yet
The agency found that the “initial coin offering” last May that kickstarted the current cryptotoken gold-rush was subject to U.S. securities laws.
Cybersecurity
NPPD reorg bill moves on to full House
A bill that would restructure the Department of Homeland Security's cyber and infrastructure protection operations passed out of committee with ease.
Ideas
The Great Cybersecurity Bake Off: The Necessary Ingredients
The former federal chief information security officer offers a recipe for a successful cybersecurity program.
Digital Government
Re-evaluating the need for 'I' in IoT
A "network of things" might be a better way to describe and categorize elements of connected-device environments.
Digital Government
Thompson dishes on Census concerns, needs for catch-up
Recently retired Census Director John Thompson raised concerns about the status and swelling cost of the decennial count and urged Congress to adequately fund the final preparations.
Digital Government
A Company Implanting Microchips in its Employees Says It’s Not to Track Them
The embedded chips allow employees to swipe into the building or pay for food in the cafeteria as if their hands were key cards.
Cybersecurity
A security solution that's simple for government, tough for attackers
Format-preserving encryption can secure legacy systems and new solutions alike.
Cybersecurity
ICS-CERT analyzing grid-crippling malware
ICS-CERT is teasing out signatures of a new family of malware to help identify code that targets critical infrastructure.
Emerging Tech
Predictions for What Robots Will Do to the U.S. Workforce, Ranked From Certain Doom to Potential Utopia
No matter what you think, there’s probably a research-backed prediction that supports your view.
Cybersecurity