Cybersecurity
Lawmakers want cyber on the agenda at the G20 summit in China
Six U.S. lawmakers sent a letter to the president asking him to prioritize a discussion of cyberattacks on financial institutions during his upcoming trip to China.
Emerging Tech
Thanks to Virtual Reality, You Too Can Hang Out With Obama
Virtual reality is such a new technology that it’s really cool, and perhaps a little surprising, to see a sitting president embrace it in such a big way.
Cybersecurity
Report: Cyber enhances military power -- and vulnerabilities
As the Defense Department increases its reliance on digital capabilities, the Center for a New American Security says the tactical gains come with increased vulnerabilities.
Cybersecurity
Russia-Backed DNC Hackers Strike Washington Think Tanks
The same Kremlin-backed group that hacked the Pentagon, State Department and DNC targeted D.C. insiders last week.
Digital Government
Iran's Own Internet
The country has been blocking certain websites for more than a decade. Now, it’s creating an intranet entirely Iranian.
Digital Government
HHS Posts Draft Electronic Health Record Standards
The department is collecting comments until October.
Digital Government
IARPA's New 3-D Mapping Effort: Drones, Sensors and No Humans
The intelligence agency wants technology that can automatically recreate a geographic scene, including buildings, from sensor data.
Artificial Intelligence
What Futuristic Tech Will You See In Your Lifetime?
Find out which innovations are just around the corner.
Digital Government
Report: If DOD Doesn't Embrace Open Source, It'll 'Be Left Behind'
Currently, the department uses open source software “infrequently and on an ad hoc basis,” unlike tech companies like Google, Amazon and Facebook that wouldn’t exist without open source software.
Digital Government
Silicon Valley May Finally Get Special Approval for Foreign Founders to Enter the US
The hardest part of building a startup for many is just arriving in the United States.
Digital Government
Baltimore Police Say Aerial Surveillance Not a 'Secret Spy Program'
The department has been using technology developed for Iraq war operations on the city since January, and failed to tell the public.
Digital Government
When Computers Learn Human Languages, They Also Learn Human Prejudices
This is the same kind of computer program that powers Google’s search interface, Apple’s Siri and many other kinds of software that interact with human language.
Digital Government
NASA-Funded Experiment to Mimic Life on Mars Has Ended
Six people just lived on "Mars" for a whole year.
Modernization
U.S. and EU need secure threat sharing
The U.S. and the EU are building up their information sharing networks to address the growing threat of global terrorism, and a central challenge is keeping the shared intelligence secure.
Cybersecurity
FBI: Hackers Target 2 State Election Databases
An FBI bulletin warns of possibly linked attacks on two states' election databases.
Digital Government
Voting machines are critically vulnerable
The U.S. voting infrastructure is potentially easy prey for hackers because of disparate systems and inadequate security, according to a new report.
Digital Government
Lawmakers want the latest on new background check agency
Two Democratic lawmakers have asked OPM for a progress report on the planned National Background Investigations Bureau.
Modernization
USSM builds on shared services
GSA's year-old shared services office laying the groundwork for new marketplace ecosystem.
Cybersecurity