Digital Government
How Apple Watches Could Detect a Stroke
The watch currently has a basic heart rate sensor to monitor a wearer's pulse during exercise, but what if it could do more?
Digital Government
Interior Department IT Manager Admits to Credit Card Fraud
The employee had to repay $3,554 in fraudulent charges and received a year’s probation.
Cybersecurity
DHS Secretary Promises Report on Russian Antivirus Use at Agency
Lawmakers have grown increasingly concerned about alleged links between the cybersecurity firm Kaspersky and Russian intelligence.
Modernization
Signal Jammers Stymie First Responders, and DHS Wants It To Stop
Though they're banned in the U.S., illegally imported jammers could delay emergency responders.
Digital Government
Impersonated Net Neutrality Commenters Want FCC Investigation
A group of letter writers say their information was used fraudulently to post anti-net neutrality comments.
Digital Government
Senators Urge 'Swift Action' on IT Modernization Bill
Urgent security issues are one reason a bipartisan group wants the Senate to take action on the Modernizing Government Technology Act.
Digital Government
IT acquisition reform's time is now
Promising examples abound, but real leadership focus is needed to achieve meaningful digital government services and security.
Digital Government
Commerce chief indicates flexibility on 2020 census funding
Despite Trump's request for a $1.4 billion cut to the Department of Commerce, secretary Wilbur Ross indicated room for some budgetary flexibility to pull off the 2020 census.
Emerging Tech
There’s Finally a Drone That Might be Simple Enough for Anyone to Fly
Who has two thumbs and can pilot a drone? You, probably.
Modernization
Senate looks to tackle overseas data access
The Senate is exploring options to resolve conflicts when U.S. law enforcement has a warrant for electronic data that a U.S. provider is storing overseas and the host country has laws preventing the disclosure of the data.
Cybersecurity
Kelly: DHS halted the march of WannaCry in the U.S.
The DHS Secretary told a Hill panel that the agency was key to curtailing the historic cyberattack.
Modernization
MGT's Senate sponsors push committee to act
The appropriators supporting an IT modernization bill are urging a key authorizing committee to vote up the bill and send it to the Senate floor.
Ideas
What If We Stored Our Data in Space?
A space-based cloud storage network could protect sensitive data from the outside world and looming data security regulations.
Digital Government
DARPA Picks Boeing To Build Its New Space Plane
The research agency hopes its XS-1 jumpstarts a whole new industry of very-low-cost satellite launches.
Digital Government
Federal Government Is Concerned Coworkers Don’t Hang Out As Much As They Used To
A newly released unusual document highlights that Americans spend less time with their colleagues than they did in the 1970s.
Cybersecurity
Safe From WannaCry? Thank the Government.
DHS secretary describes an active government campaign to limit the virus’ spread.
Emerging Tech
DHS: Biometrics Could Cut the Over 700K Visa Overstays
About 1.47 percent of foreign travelers with visas overstayed their expected departure.
Emerging Tech