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
Want to Rank Devices’ Cybersecurity? Here’s How to Do it.
An Energy Star system for cybersecurity is complicated, but not impossible, one think tank says.
Emerging Tech
I Built A Bot With Zero Coding Experience. So Can You.
Deloitte is selling federal agencies on automation and walked me through the process.
Cybersecurity
Facebook's Account Recovery Changes Could Drastically Improve Your Online Security
Those security questions never were very secure.
Digital Government
A Bug Bounty to Hack Military Bases? It Could Happen.
A Defense Department official wants to find the vulnerabilities hidden in critical infrastructure.
Cybersecurity
Oracle Releases 299 Patches Including Fixes for NSA Cyber Tools
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