Digital Government
Sequestration Can’t Halt Government’s ‘Historic’ Health IT Spending
Civilian health agencies fueled health IT spending the most.
Modernization
FCC: New 5G framework fosters health IT innovation
The FCC's 5G rules could enable health IT innovations such as remote medical care, mobile applications and wireless body sensors, according to a top agency official.
Digital Government
CMS seeks new CTO
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is looking a new CTO, a job that involves taking a leadership role on the HealthCare.gov website.
Modernization
Are U.S. chemical plants ready for cyberattacks?
A top DHS official said the coordinated cyberattack on the Ukrainian power grid last year should be a wake-up call for critical infrastructure providers in the U.S.
Emerging Tech
Germany Wants to Put Black Boxes in its Self-Driving Cars
The government is wasting no time in drawing up legislation that will give the country’s automakers and drivers a legal framework.
Cybersecurity
The Fight Over Consumer Encryption Moves Into Strange New Phase
Law enforcement officials say it’s on the tech world and privacy advocates to prove a backdoor would undermine data security.
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