Digital Government
Pentagon IG: Timeline for New Electronic Health Records System ‘May be Unrealistic’
The timeline is shaky "because of the risks and potential delays involved in developing and testing the interfaces needed to interact with legacy systems," the IG said.
Digital Government
TSA Wants New Scanners That Will Allow Fliers to Keep their Shoes On
The agency also asked for proposals for a different breed of carry-on luggage screener that would use advanced computer algorithms to spot suspicious liquids and laptops.
Cybersecurity
DeSalvo makes business case for data sharing
The National Coordinator for Health IT emphasized three interdependent "drivers of success" for increased interoperability: a culture change around access to information, a business case for interoperability and the need for common standards.
Cybersecurity
Google Plans to Kill Passwords With This Tech, but Scandinavia Is Way Ahead of It
Norwegian and Swedish banking customers use it for everyday transactions from logging in to bank accounts to filing taxes.
Emerging Tech
You Could Be Vacationing in This Inflatable Space Hotel Within a Decade
It's a literal moon bounce.
Emerging Tech
Google’s Self-Driving Cars Will Be Able to Take Over From Human Drivers at the Push of a Button
Like cruise control, but better.
Emerging Tech
Will Drones Ever Become Mass-Market, Must-Have Gadgets?
At this point, drones have been mostly deployed by military units, logistics providers, and other large enterprises.
Cybersecurity
Obama Administration's National Cyber Plan Could Mean Big Business
The Cybersecurity National Action Plan proposed more than $19 billion in cybersecurity investments.
Digital Government
Why Didn't Anyone See Leidos as the 'No-Brainer' Winner in Multibillion EHR Deal?
New analysis reveals hallmarks that should have signified a clear-cut victory for the Leidos team.
Modernization
Study Links Cellphone Use to Cancer -- But Don't Give Up Your Phone Just Yet
The World Health Organization currently classifies cellphones under the same category as coffee, fossil fuel fumes, and pickled vegetables.
Cybersecurity
The Puzzle of When the OPM Hack Was Discovered Might Not be Solved After All
Security vendor CyTech now claims that during an April 21, 2015, product demonstration, its technology uncovered, for the first time, malware siphoning off the data.
Digital Government
Bill Would Extend US Digital Service Beyond the Obama Administration
The new legislation would authorize the tech squad for the next 10 years.
Digital Government
CitizenScience.gov: Not your grandfather's GSA
Steve Kelman checks in on the bootstrap effort to better crowdsource government research.
Cybersecurity
Symantec traces Swift banking hacks to North Korea
A recent spate of successful and attempted online bank robberies is being attributed to North Korea by cybersecurity vendor Symantec.
Digital Government
U.S. Digital Service might get 10-year lease on life
Proposed legislation would authorize USDS for a decade, but it will take some heavy lifting to push the bill through before the next president is elected.
Digital Government
DHS wants agile delivery services
DHS is looking to capitalize on cloud computing, agile development and mobile technologies to find innovative ways to deliver IT services.
Digital Government
Build or buy? Census chooses both
The Census Bureau is planning a hybrid approach to its data collection for 2020 and beyond.
People
New IT policy lead at OMB
Sean Casey will be taking over as chief of policy, budget, and communication under the federal CIO from Jamie Berryhill, who is moving to a new post.
Cybersecurity