Digital Government
Congress Will Let Internet Providers Sell Your Data—So Rebels Devised a Way to Fool Corporations
These tools help people seed their online activity with “noise,” or random web searches and sites that obscure their true browsing habits.
Digital Government
NASA official warns of 'the internet of dangerous things'
Protecting everyday life from the dangers emerging from the expansion of the internet of things requires rethinking decades-old security practices, according to a top IT official at NASA.
People
Senate appropriators go to Jared
A pair of senators with a standing interest in improving IT acquisition is looking to Jared Kushner's new innovation team for help modernizing legacy tech.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Stockpile University Emails, Target Dentists and Someone Snatched 3.7M Voters' Information
There's never a dull week in ThreatWatch.
Artificial Intelligence
How Many Robots Does It Take to Replace a Human Job?
A new study looks at how recent technology innovation has affected workers thus far.
Digital Government
Can Trump Fix Government by Running It Like a Business?
Past administrations have attempted reform by taking cues from the private sector with mixed results.
Digital Government
Scientists Finally Understand Why Deep Breathing Physically Reduces Stress
It's been a head-scratcher for scientists for years.
Digital Government
Congress’ Favorite Word This Week: Transparency
This week, lawmakers tackled legislation that included the words "open" and "online" as if they were playing some kind of transparency bingo game.
Cybersecurity
NIST Cyber Board Wants Trump Advisers to Show Up to Next Meeting
The board also plans to highlight election security in a meeting readout sent to the White House and federal agencies.
Ideas
Budget is an Opportunity to Redefine Digital Service Delivery
It's time for the federal government to nab an idea from state governments.
Modernization
Apple’s Main iPhone Producer Posted Its First Drop in Sales in 26 Years
Next year could be a brighter year.
Cybersecurity
NIST Must Audit Federal Cybersecurity Because DHS Isn’t, Hill Staffer Says
The House Science Committee forwarded legislation requiring the government’s cyber standards agency to conduct audits as well.
Digital Government
Africa’s Most Valuable Startup Ecosystem is Also the Least Lucrative for Software Engineers
A land of promise for software engineers turns out to be a mirage.
Digital Government
Is Trump Eliminating the White House Science and Tech Office?
The administration appears to be whittling down the science and technology staff—or at least, not building it up.
Emerging Tech
Elon Musk has Officially Taken the New Space Race Between SpaceX and Blue Origin into Orbit
SpaceX has officially started space recycling.
Cybersecurity
How to defend against government hackers
Privacy and civil rights advocates roll out legal advice about how to litigate cases involving the use of hacking tools by law enforcement.
Cybersecurity
Think like a hacker, says former CISO
Greg Touhill contends that clarity, hacker brains and services consolidation are keys to more secure federal networks and data.
Modernization
DLA goes virtual
The Defense Logistics Agency is in the midst of an ambitious campaign to eliminate its IT infrastructure and transition to using exclusively shared, hosted and virtual services.
Cybersecurity
The Founding Fathers Encrypted Secret Messages, Too
Centuries before cybersecurity, statesmen around the world communicated with their own elaborate codes and ciphers.
Digital Government