Digital Government
Lawmakers Bump NASA Bill and Increase Several Agencies' Cyber Responsibilities
The House scheduled a vote on NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017 for Monday under suspension of rules, but dropped it off the schedule.
Cybersecurity
House Bill Would Give Companies Some Leeway to Hack Back
It would allow hacked companies to penetrate their attackers' network, but not to destroy anything once they’re there.
Emerging Tech
Meet Medusa and Jenny—Drones You Fly with Your Mind
A growing drone startup uses augmented reality to drop the joystick.
Digital Government
Video: How to Put a Shutdown Timer on Your Computer
Let your computer handle though pesky updates without waiting around.
Emerging Tech
Nextgov Event: Improving Customer Satisfaction in Government
When it comes to customer service, can the government really do more with less?
Digital Government
2017 defense bill advances
The House Appropriations Committee has introduced the final $578 billion defense spending bill for the remainder of FY2017. It's an $11 billion increase over 2016, but far short of what defense hawks say is needed going forward.
Acquisition
IT modernization is just the beginning
A former agency CIO sketches the key challenges for his successors.
Modernization
SDN looms large in NSTAC report
A report under development by a government advisory board says the government must move quickly to better understand software-defined networking's effect on critical infrastructure.
People
Council to take leadership post at MITRE
The former VA CIO is joining MITRE as senior vice president and general manager of the group's Center for Connected Government.
Digital Government
This Speck of DNA Contains a Movie, a Computer Virus, and an Amazon Gift Card
Meet the storage format that never goes obsolete.
Digital Government
Software Engineers Figured Out How to Turn Charts Into Music for the Blind
There is a vexing gap between data’s possibilities and its accessibility.
People
DOD vague on AT&L split
The Department of Defense met its to update Congress on progress towards splitting the office of Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, but provided few details on what the split will look like.
Cybersecurity
Singapore Commuters Can Soon Use Credit Cards to Board Public Transit
Straphangers won’t have to put money on a separate fare card to ride buses and trains.
Digital Government
The Invisible Fence That Keeps Drones Away From the President
Some drones are programmed to avoid restricted airspace—but it’s not hard to ignore the limits and fly there anyway.
Cybersecurity
Shoddy U.S. Cyber Deterrence Policy Emboldens Adversaries, Lawmakers Say
Former military officials urge war games to improve U.S. cyber responses.
Modernization
For the First Time, the Price of Bitcoin Is the Same as the Price of Gold
Two years ago, the value of Bitcoin slumped so badly that the digital currency was being written off as a failed experiment.
Digital Government
Howard Schmidt, former Obama cyber adviser, dies
Howard Schmidt, a longtime IT leader in both government and industry who served as cybersecurity adviser in the Obama White House, has passed away at the age of 67.
Emerging Tech
DARPA Tests Dirty-Bomb Hunting Ambulances
You may not have known it, but some D.C. ambulances were searching for radiation while they drove.
Cybersecurity