Cybersecurity
Hackers Slickly Spoof URLs, Use NSA Tools and Steal Credit Cards Numbers from Hotels
There's never a dull week in ThreatWatch.
Digital Government
A Search for the Zombie Websites of 1995
The must-visit destinations from early cyberspace are mostly gone now.
Emerging Tech
There’s No Such Thing As a Flying Car
Some companies believe they’re about to change that.
Digital Government
Census IT tackling a very long to-do list for 2017
In 2017, the bureau plans to award three IT contracts, scale up its systems, and nail down its partnership with USPS and with state and local governments to shore up its address records, all in time for its August 2017 dress rehearsal start date.
Digital Government
Justice, 18F Partner for Government-wide FOIA Portal
The goal is a centralized system for processing Freedom of Information Act requests.
Emerging Tech
How to Slingshot a Spacecraft Between Saturn's Rings and Crash It
The Cassini spacecraft takes it final lap.
Digital Government
Senators Urge Trump to Fill Top White House Science and Tech Spots
The president has only officially announced one appointment to the office that offers STEM and cyber policy advice.
Digital Government
More Competition Key to Improving OASIS, GSA IG Says
The agency's inspector general had suggestions, not complaints, about the professional services contract.
Emerging Tech
The Israeli Finalist in Google’s $20 Million Race to the Moon Won’t Make It to the Starting Line
The Google Lunar XPrize is a contest offering $20 million to the first private team to send a robot to the moon.
Artificial Intelligence
Chatbots Have Entered the Uncanny Valley
When virtual assistants almost pass as human, they only seem more robotic.
Digital Government
DOD funding hangs in the balance
The Pentagon has made it clear to Congress that a continuing resolution would be devastating to ongoing operations and acquisition, but can Congress find a way to fully fund the 2017 DOD budget?
Cybersecurity
Cyber challenges demand trained young leaders
Participants in this year's Cyber Defense Exercise fought back challenges of the type threatening U.S. critical infrastructure, including ransomware.
Acquisition
'Full speed' at DIUx, says chief
The 2017 Defense authorization bill put temporary funding restrictions on DIUx, but the innovation organization says it is forging ahead and now has 25 contracts in place worth $48 million.
Digital Government
Will funding standoff lead to a shutdown?
As Congress returns from recess with one working week to fund the government, OMB has taken the precaution of posting shutdown guidance on its website.
Cybersecurity
Quantum Computing Could Make the Encryption Behind Every Internet Transaction Obsolete—Someday
Cryptographers aren’t just giving up, though.
Modernization
Step One in Optimizing Data Centers: Know What You Have
Going through 16 data centers, some of which reside outside the continental United States, is a challenging feat.
Digital Government
EPA Awards $58M Contract for Environmental Modeling
IT contractor CSRA will provide hardware and software to EPA’s existing high-performance computing system, among other things.
Emerging Tech
Silicon Valley’s Finest Are Finally Developing a Code of Ethics
Software engineers and executives in the Valley are writing up a set of civic values.
Cybersecurity