Cybersecurity
Army Cyber is targeting civilians (for jobs)
The U.S. Army has launched two new initiatives to bring civilian cyber experts into the workforce, one of which is a pilot program to examine the interest in direct commissions for cyber positions.
Modernization
Airspace integration takes more than tech
Integrating commercial space vehicles into the National Air Space is an organizational challenge as well as a technical one, experts say.
Modernization
NASA's shadow IT problem
In a follow-up review of the space agency's cloud IT, NASA's IG said there are still problems with FedRAMP authorizations.
Digital Government
NASA Research Has Uncovered Pockets of Airborn Radiation That Could Be Dangerous to Flyers
The concept of low-level cosmic radiation in our atmosphere is nothing new, but this is something different.
Modernization
You Might Want to Go Check Your House For an Old PC—It Could Be Worth Some Money
Time to rummage through the garage.
Acquisition
Oversight Dems renew bid for Trump lease info
The ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has tapped colleagues to assist his efforts to obtain unredacted info on the Trump Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Ideas
Why Don’t We See More Automation in Federal Networks?
Automation would cut the time from detection of cyberattacks to remediation from months to seconds.
Modernization
DOD plugs in new electronic health record system
After almost four years on the drawing board, the military's new electronic health record system is live at a test site.
Digital Government
Video: DARPA Tests Drone-Catching Prototype
The defense research arm is developing a way to catch unmanned aerial vehicles midflight.
Emerging Tech
The Ambitious Plan to Send a Spacecraft in Search of Life to Nearest Habitable Planet Beyond Our Solar System
The first attempt to reach the star will likely be from billionaire Yuri Milner.
Digital Government
Startup Execs: Trump's Travel Ban Will Cause 'Irreversible Harm' To Economy
In an open letter to the president, they called the travel ban "morally and economically misguided."
Digital Government
Lawmakers Irritated with VA's Continuing Tech Problems
With its history of failed large-scale IT projects that cost taxpayers billions of dollars, VA is again grappling with IT issues.
Emerging Tech
Documents Reveal Tesla Is Spending Nearly $1 Billion on Its Updated Gigafactory
Tesla is showing no signs of slowing.
Cybersecurity
DHS Secretary Sides with Obama on Protecting Election Systems
John Kelly was previously less supportive of the controversial designation.
Cybersecurity
House Approves Bill Requiring Warrants for All Police Email Searches
The House approved similar legislation last year, but it never reached the Senate floor.
Digital Government
Google Remakes Satellite Business, By Leaving It
A startup says a 50-trillion-pixel image of Earth, refreshed daily, is coming later this year.
Digital Government
Democrats seek answers on private email use at the White House
Two senators have concerns that the Presidential Records Act may have been violated, and want clarifications from White House Counsel Donald McGahn.
Modernization
House passes email privacy act, again
For the second time in less than a year, the House has overwhelmingly passed an email privacy act. Last year, the bill died in the Senate, and supporters are urging senators to pass the bill this time.
Digital Government