Digital Government
AT&T rival targets FirstNet opt-out states
FirstNet and AT&T made their plans for states' wireless broadband network available, starting what might be a contentious state-by-state battle.
Cybersecurity
Watchdog: NSA needs to boost insider-threat protocols
While the intelligence agency has implemented several of the Secure-the-Net initiatives launched in the wake of the Edward Snowden leak, additional steps are still needed.
Modernization
Breakthroughs in risk-based cyberattack detection
What government can learn from a utility company's embrace of machine learning.
Emerging Tech
Nextgov Event: The Government of Things
Thursday's Tech + Tequila explores how the public sector is responding to the ecosystem of connected "things."
Ideas
Paying Bills, Reducing Spam and Other Ways the World's Postal Services Are Disrupting Mail
Singapore, Denmark and South Africa are among the countries leading the way in digitizing post offices.
Digital Government
New Technology Allows Companies to Do Away With Hiring and Just Buy Our Skills Online
One website allows clients to buy web design or research work for $35 per hour.
Cybersecurity
DHS: Health care sector is most prone to ransomware
The Department of Homeland Security details ransomware vulnerabilities faced by critical infrastructure sectors, especially health care systems.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Steal Info on 1M Survey Participants, Target Microsoft Operating Systems and Online Shoppers
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
If Your Home Wi-Fi Router Is on This List, It Might Be Vulnerable to CIA Hacking Tools
CherryBlossom infects routers by identifying their make and model and injecting malicious firmware into them.
Cybersecurity
The Workers Who Police Terrorist Content on Facebook Were Exposed to Terrorists by Facebook
The data exposure was caused by a software bug that was discovered last year.
Digital Government
Federal Researchers Made Tiny Needles that Monitor Your Blood
The Sandia National Laboratories are looking for help developing them.
Emerging Tech
6 Companies Score $258M in Supercomputing Contracts
The vendors are expected to build out the hardware, software and applications for an exascale computing system 50 times faster than today’s most powerful computers.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Question Cuts to Federal Retirement Plans and Allowing Ringless Voicemails
Who checks voicemail, anyway?
Cybersecurity
Putin Claims Russia Proposed Cyber War Treaty in 2015 But Obama Administration Ignored Them
The Russian president also ridiculed Obama and Vice President Joe Biden’s promises in late 2016 that they would take action against Russia’s attacks.
Emerging Tech
For the First Time Ever, U.S. Is Getting 10% of its Electricity From Wind and Solar
Renewables—especially wind power—already make up significantly more than 10 perecent of the electricity in several states.
Digital Government
DOD to Congress: continuing resolution threatens modernization
The U.S. military is facing new threats from technologically savvy adversaries, and unless Congress provides stable funding, U.S. forces will be increasingly vulnerable in the cyber domain, say Pentagon leaders.
Emerging Tech
Jeff Bezos Is Crowdsourcing Ideas For Major Charity Initiative
The tech mogul is asking for ideas “at the intersection of urgent need and lasting impact.”
Cybersecurity
1M Survey Participants' Info Stolen in Washington State University Safe Theft
Education // Olympia, Washington, United States
Ideas