Modernization
You Can Now Turn Messages into Secret Code Using Emoji
Emoji are developing into their own language, albeit a sometimes impenetrable one.
Modernization
Apple's New Patent Aims to Keep People From Filming at Concerts and Movie Theaters on Their Phones
The “please, no flash photography” rule will finally be followed.
Digital Government
Watching Plants Grow Is One of the Most Exciting Things in Technology
“Agriculture is all about complex judgments on the part of the farmer that are oftentimes stewed down to simple rules of thumb."
Modernization
FedRAMP Ready or FedRAMP Irrelevant?
Despite GSA’s efforts to accelerate the FedRAMP approval process, the lack of agency reciprocity puts the program’s central goals at risk.
Emerging Tech
Why GitHub Chased the Federal Market
It's no cakewalk, exactly, to get the federal sector to embrace certain open source tools.
Emerging Tech
'Innovation' Without a Business Case Is A Waste of Time, Says FCC Official
The commission debuted three new applications in the past week.
Modernization
Video: These New Dropbox Features Will Make You More Productive
This update includes a new and improved app.
Digital Government
Google's Satellite Map Gets 700-Trillion-Pixel Makeover
It’s the cloudless map’s first major makeover since 2013.
Digital Government
Can chatbots improve government customer service?
Federal digital and customer experience experts are telling feds how AI and machine learning, including bots, can expand and improve customer service.
Digital Government
The Ultimate Facial-Recognition Algorithm
New research finds that machines designed to identify people still have difficulty with accuracy as datasets grow.
Cybersecurity
Reps press HHS on ransomware
The Department of Health and Human Services is weighing what kind of disclosures should follow a ransomware attack that involves health records. Two lawmakers urge a light touch.
Emerging Tech
The Future of Archaeology Is 'Spacejunk'
Museum tours may one day rocket beyond Earth to explore abandoned satellites and derelict spacecraft.
Acquisition
Deadline extended for Rising Star nominations
Got some early-career colleagues who are doing great things in federal IT? Nominate them for FCW's 2016 Rising Star awards.
Cybersecurity
DHS wants to shift to agile in a FLASH
DHS is looking for a dozen agile-minded and nontraditional companies to help with its upcoming agile design and development support services contract.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Want to See If Dumbing Down Smart Grids Might Thwart Hackers
The idea behind the experiment with analog tech is to help identify -- and remove -- hidden vulnerabilities that could let in malware.
People
Why Beth Angerman sees a shared-services opportunity
Hacks, tight budgets and oversight are driving a governmentwide push to shared services.
Cybersecurity
To fight ransomware, DOJ wants companies to talk more
Paying off ransomware hackers just encourages more attacks, according to a senior Justice Department official.
Emerging Tech
How to Get People to Embrace Technological Change
Facebook users threaten violent revolution every time the site tweaks its design. Is there a way to innovate without upsetting anyone?
Digital Government
Clinton tech agenda bakes in innovation teams
Hillary Clinton's newly released technology agenda calls for retaining the U.S. Digital Service and other innovation groups to improve government services.
Ideas