Digital Government
DARPA wants to make drone radio controls more secure
New technology could safeguard drone communications by submerging radio control signals into everyday background noise.
Cybersecurity
Federal court sentences original Guccifer
The hacker credited with exposing Hillary Clinton's private email server was sentenced on hacking and identity theft charges.
Modernization
VA expects movement on cloud acquisition this month
A top IT official said the Department of Veterans Affairs plans to start its move to the cloud with commodity applications.
Emerging Tech
The Ultimate Promise of Artificial Intelligence Lies in Sorting Cucumbers
How Google helped a farmer in Japan.
Emerging Tech
The First Satellite in Facebook’s Plan for Global Internet Success Just Exploded
Earlier today, a SpaceX rocket carrying the satellite that Facebook planned to use exploded during a pre-launch test at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Cybersecurity
Hacker ‘Guccifer’ Sentenced to 52 Months
Marcel Lehel Lazar, 44, will serve time for unauthorized access to a protected computer and aggravated identity theft.
Cybersecurity
Report: Backups May Not Be Enough Protection from Ransomware
Threat intelligence firm CrowdStrike warns criminals are ramping up the frequency and cost of ransomware attacks.
Emerging Tech
A SpaceX Rocket Exploded Before Launch at Cape Canaveral
This could be a major setback for Elon Musk’s space company.
Cybersecurity
Stolen Dropbox Passwords Are Circulating Online. Here’s How to Check if Your Account’s Compromised
The passwords being circulated have been hashed, meaning they’ve been scrambled by encryption algorithms.
Emerging Tech
FAA Announces First Drone Advisory Council Meeting
The agency's long-term advisory board for unmanned aircraft systems will meet later this month.
Digital Government
DISA continues internal consolidation
A DISA official said the agency is already gaining efficiencies from the recent consolidation of its Implementation and Sustainment Center with its Center for Operations.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity effort should go back to the future
Federal cybersecurity efforts could take a page from the playbooks used by U.S. auto and manufacturing leaders in the 1980s and early 1990s, said U.S. CIO Tony Scott.
Cybersecurity
Cyber guidelines are 'required reading' for transition teams
The White House's top cybersecurity adviser said forthcoming cyberthreat information-sharing guidance will be on the reading list for the next administration.
Digital Government
The future of interoperability
There's more work to do to for the VA and the Pentagon to improve health data sharing.
Emerging Tech
Facebook’s DC Office Seeks Analyst to Combat Hate Groups, Terrorist Content
Candidates should "be excited to delve into the details of understanding and mitigating propaganda networks employed by militant organizations.”
Modernization
DOD CIO: Industry needs to do better
The DOD CIO says that industry needs to focus on partnerships and bring better solutions to meet DOD's cyber needs.
Digital Government