People

AT&T's Chris Boyer to chair NIST privacy board

Chris Boyer of AT&T will take over leadership of NIST's Information Security and Privacy Advisory board from Google's Peter Weinberger.

Emerging Tech

Video: What It's Like to Fly a Solar Airplane

Slow and steady wins the race.

Cybersecurity

Agencies unveil plan to encourage development of smart gun technology

New report outlines a strategy to encourage the development and use of smart gun technology by government, with the goal of reducing gun violence.

Ideas

How Multifactor Authentication Can Play a Role in the Cybersecurity National Action Plan

Imagine how much more efficient high-security financial processes could run within the government if employees could use information determined by physical elements of the user’s body, such as a fingerprint or retina, or proximity to wireless devices.

Digital Government

DOJ wants a picture of the body-cam market

Seeking to update its market survey, the Justice Department wants to hear what body-cam vendors have to offer.

Acquisition

Techies make the 'Sammies' finals

Serving citizens – and those around the world – is what drives feds to apply technology to their work.

Digital Government

New Labor Department employment portal targets veterans

The Labor Department is officially launching a "first stop" website to bring together the resources of multiple agencies for job-seeking veterans.

Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk’s AI Group Has Set Up a 'Gym' to Train Bots

OpenAI Gym is meant to be used as a benchmarking tool for artificial intelligence programs.

Cybersecurity

U.S. Steel Blames Chinese Military Hackers for Stealing Trade Secrets

Manufacturing // Pennsylvania, United States

Cybersecurity

Hackers Gut Gold-Mining Firm Goldcorp

Manufacturing // Vancouver, Canada

Digital Government

You Can't Escape Data Surveillance In America

The Fair Credit Reporting Act was intended to protect privacy, but its provisions have not kept pace with the radical changes wrought by the information age.

Emerging Tech

State Dept. Wants To Map All Wireless Devices Within a 10-Foot Zone

The system could detect Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and cellular devices operating in embassies, consulates and other State buildings.

Ideas

How the Digital Transformation Will Upend the Pentagon

DOD is one of the most complex and widespread organizations in the world, but in today’s battlespace, embracing digitization helps pull together all aspects of defense.

Emerging Tech

Siemens Is Building a Swarm of Robot Spiders to 3-D Print Objects Together

Current technology won’t allow us to make anything larger than the printing machines themselves. That could soon change.

Digital Government

The Supreme Court Expands FBI Hacking Powers

The justices signed off Thursday on a new procedural rule for warrants targeting computers.