Cybersecurity
DOD pushes toward CAC replacement
Defense officials hope the Common Access Card's days are numbered as they continue to test new identity management solutions.
Cybersecurity
IARPA looks to hand-held genetic testing
IARPA wants help developing next-generation genetic sequencing technology that it can use in hand-held devices.
Cybersecurity
DHS elevates Driggers to senior cyber post
Rick Driggers is moving to the deputy slot at the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications at DHS.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Spy on Hotel Guests and Target North Korean Organizations
It's never a dull week in ThreatWatch.
Emerging Tech
Waymo is Designing Collapsible Cars That Crash into Pedestrians Gently
In the case of a crash, the vehicle will soften.
Emerging Tech
Elon Musk’s Boring Company is Actually Boring, and That’s What Will Make It Such a Huge Success
Musk is more Andrew Carnegie than Nikola Tesla.
Modernization
Apple’s Next Big Moneymaker is Its Biggest Headache in China
A Beijing-based law firm said Apple has been engaging in monopolistic behavior.
Cybersecurity
CYBERCOM Plans Industry Day in October
This will be the first industry day for the 7-year-old command.
Digital Government
U.S. Digital Service Is Three Years Old
One of the government's tech teams celebrates its third anniversary.
Digital Government
2016 Was Hot, Weird, and Unprecedented, Says NOAA
Five lessons from the agency’s report on the year’s record-breaking weather
Cybersecurity
How Arcane Budget Rules Threaten Government Cybersecurity
Because of budget arcana, DHS’s cyber operations wing has to compete with DOD for funding.
Cybersecurity
Expanding the cyber talent pool
Attracting younger and more diverse talent to fill the growing federal cybersecurity skills gap requires outreach from agencies as well as some prompting from Congress.
Digital Government
Census walks back tech solution to population count
The Census Bureau expects to nearly double the number of in-person household visits -- and in turn, the total burden hours -- during its critical dress rehearsal test.
Digital Government
Energy Department releases code to count bats in the dark
Pacific Northwest Laboratory researchers are making the thermal imaging software available to energy companies to help with offshore wind turbine siting.
Acquisition
IT firms part of $16M false claims settlement
A Virginia IT products and services company agreed to settle with the government over allegations of false claims and fraud in federal small business contracts.
Artificial Intelligence
Andrew Ng Will Help You Change the World With AI if You Know Calculus and Python
If the next era of human progress is built using AI, who gets to engineer it?
Ideas
How Apple iPhone Updates Add Value to Mail
The iOS 11 update, expected to be released in fall 2017, presents new opportunities for interacting with mail digitally.
Emerging Tech
Why the Curiosity Rover Stopped Singing 'Happy Birthday' to Itself
The answer, a NASA engineer warned, “will sound rather cold and unfeeling.”
Digital Government