Digital Government
Ebook: State of Federal IT Contracting
Read about the contracts that will help shape the future of federal IT and some of the technologies they'll likely help procure.
Digital Government
Latest DHS Push in Silicon Valley: Drones for Border Patrol
Officers could use panels embedded in their uniforms to control the systems, DHS envisions.
Emerging Tech
Video: Inside the Energy Department's Cyclotron Road Project
The project aims to give chosen participants funding and other resources to conduct research on ideas that might not flourish in the private sector or the strict world of academia.
Digital Government
After Errant Melania Tweet, DOJ Rethinks Social Media Policy
The department is making "procedural changes" to the way the social media team operates.
Digital Government
How DOD’s Third Offset Strategy Benefits NASA
The space agency's largest budget account is dedicated heavily to developing technologies that translate well to the defense world.
Emerging Tech
One Way to Get Around Brexit: Become e-Resident of Estonia
Once you become an e-resident, you can set up an Estonian company online in a day, administer it remotely and sign all documents digitally.
Digital Government
Juno's New Images of Jupiter
NASA releases more than 1,300 unprocessed images from the mission.
Cybersecurity
NASA taps new IT security leader
NASA has selected Jeanette Hanna-Ruiz as its new chief information security officer.
Cybersecurity
Turkish hackers claim credit for Library of Congress attack
The attack on several congressional websites comes in the wake of a failed coup in Turkey -- an uprising some Turkish leaders have blamed in part on the U.S. government.
Digital Government
Congress worries that virtual monsters are eating up data
House Democrats want assurances that the wildly popular Pokemon Go app is consuming the data of unsuspecting mobile consumers.
Digital Government
Marines could see secure handhelds by 2019
A new program will provide rugged secure handheld smart devices to Marines.
Cybersecurity
Two years after Heartbleed, an improved OpenSSL aims for government approval
A much-improved version of the cryptographic building block lacks FIPS 140-2 validation, but SafeLogic is stepping in to change that.
Digital Government
GSA's Schedule 70 drills in on health IT
As federal health care agencies' spending on IT continues to rise, GSA gives health IT a dedicated Special Item Number on its largest, most-used contract.
Emerging Tech
Video: 5 Technologies Everyone Thinks Will Be the Death of Us All
And why they probably won't be.
Cybersecurity
House Committee Chair Opens Inquiry Into Foreigners’ Access to OPM Data
Some OPM contractors may have handed "foreign governments direct access to data long before the recent reported breaches," according to Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas.
Cybersecurity
VA Gets New CISO from NASA
Senior IT manager Roopangi Kadakia is scheduled to start July 24.
Cybersecurity
DARPA Awards New Contract for Behavioral Cyberattacks Detection
Galois scored a $6 million contract with the Pentagon’s R&D group.
Digital Government
A New CISO for NASA
Jeanette Hanna-Ruiz will begin effective Aug. 8 after being selected by NASA CIO Renee Wynn.
Digital Government
Is Pentagon’s Push to a Joint Information Environment in Trouble?
An audit suggests the modernization effort lacks a management plan.
Digital Government