Cybersecurity
Hayden calls Russian email hack 'honorable state espionage'
The former CIA and NSA director discusses Russia's recent hacks of Democratic party emails, as well as Apple's stand against the FBI over encryption.
Acquisition
Internet pioneer dies at 102
Leo Beranek, who helped design the Internet progenitor ARPANET for the Pentagon and sent the first email with an @ symbol, died at age 102.
Digital Government
IARPA seeks to predict the unpredictable
IARPA is hosting forecasting tournaments, crowdsourcing intelligence and combining human research with automation in order to accurately forecast – and prevent – catastrophic events before they take place.
Cybersecurity
States continue to seek cyber help from DHS
With the election only weeks away, DHS sees more states ask for help in finding cyber vulnerabilities in their election systems.
Cybersecurity
Connolly: cybersecurity at stake in election
One of the champions of IT reform in Congress said that the November election could significantly shuffle membership on committees with responsibility for cybersecurity.
Digital Government
Air traffic systems need better security monitoring, says watchdog
A critical inspector general report found that the FAA's air traffic systems aren't properly linked to Department of Transportation's CIO for cyber oversight purposes.
Modernization
Apple Scales Back its Autonomous Car Ambitions and Focuses on Creating Self-Driving Software
A project to develop an autonomous driving system will give Apple flexibility to partner with existing carmakers.
Digital Government
Tracking the World's Emotions, in Real-Time
A new app is collecting data to create a snapshot of global mental health.
Cybersecurity
Interior Department Audit Spots Nearly 100,000 Software Vulnerabilities
Interior agencies don't know how many computers are on their networks.
Digital Government
Google and Facebook Double Down on Internet Infrastructure With New Pacific Cable
The cable system that will be ready in 2018.
Cybersecurity
Auditors: Transportation Dept. Needs Better Insights into FAA Cyber Incidents
FAA is monitoring many of its own systems without DOT oversight.
Artificial Intelligence
Video: Obama on How We'll Embrace Self-Driving Cars
The president discusses the role the government should play as autonomous vehicles hit the road.
Digital Government
Getting Real on Diversity in Tech: Three Tactics That Will Actually Make a Change
These tips can apply in any industry sector.
Digital Government
Tech and the cancer moonshot
Vice President Biden said that advances in computing technology and changes in the culture of scientific collaboration will lead researchers to a cure for cancer.
Modernization
Coming Soon: VMware on Amazon
Customers can expect a new hybrid cloud service mid-2017.
Modernization
The cloud's role in the new digital economy
Secure cloud technologies are essential to helping government agencies adapt to a rapidly evolving digital economy
Digital Government
One Agency Thinks IG Reports Don't Have to Be Boring
Reports can be visual and interactive, according to SIGAR.
Cybersecurity
Official: you can still trust the NSA
NSA official says that despite a major reorganization to merge offensive and defensive cyber capabilities and missions, industry can still trust the guidance it receives from NSA.
Digital Government