Digital Government
Video: This Robotic Exoskeleton Helps Paralyzed Man Walk
The Phoenix exoskeleton is lightweight and easy to put on without assistance.
Cybersecurity
FAA Working on New Guidelines for Hack-Proof Planes
Researchers have been invited to build upon an FAA-developed framework for testing a plane’s susceptibility to hacks.
Digital Government
The Army Just Scrapped a $4B Tech Contract
Cites “changes in the government’s requirements.”
Modernization
GAO: Closed Data Centers Will Save Feds at Least $8B
Agencies have saved about $2.8 billion so far.
Digital Government
32 Tech Giants Are Backing Apple in its Fight Against the FBI
If Apple obeys the FBI’s order, it would set a dangerous precedent for the future, briefs claim.
Cybersecurity
Navy workforce memo separates cyber from IT
A recent policy memo from Navy Secretary Ray Mabus differentiates the IT and cybersecurity workforces.
Digital Government
Single service provider for upcoming draft mobility RFP at DISA
DISA looks to single service provider for mobile device management.
Emerging Tech
HHS Wants to Use Your Tweets to Help You Quit Smoking
The agency wants to know how people feel about smoking so it can encourage them to stop.
Cybersecurity
Watchdogs Prep for Review of Agencies’ IT Security Policies
Under new legislation, agency inspector generals have until August to complete their security reviews and submit them to Congress.
Digital Government
Recoding Government: Finding the Tech Change Agents Who Drive Federal Innovation
These innovators know that to stay relevant, they need to continue developing their skills and be mindful of the changing times and fast-evolving technology.
Cybersecurity
CDM-as-a-service great, but what next?
Small agencies feel the cyber talent squeeze more than big agencies, but they’re looking eagerly to CDM-as-a-service to help secure their networks.
Digital Government
Which Country Has the Most Hack-Proof Health Records?
Guardtime is helping Estonia move its citizens’ health records to a database, based on blockchain technology, that nobody can mess with.
Modernization
Spectrum bill passes Senate panel
A bill backed by Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune (R-S.D.) looks to free up more government spectrum for mobile broadband.
People
Free online initiative trains feds in agile
An online course offered by the Agile Government Leadership network and developed by one of the co-founders of 18F provides feds with hands-on experience running an agile project.
Cybersecurity
McCaul floats encryption commission to Silicon Valley
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, took a humble tack at RSA, saying that, "most members [of Congress] don’t understand what encryption is."
Digital Government
Frequent NSA Collaborator AT&T is Backing Apple in its Fight Against the FBI
Apple has refused to comply with a Feb. 16 order from a federal judge to help the FBI break into an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters.
Digital Government
Verisign gets extension on .gov duties
GSA extended Verisign as the .gov top-level domain registrar for a year while it mulls how to bid out the work.
Modernization
Video: How to Prevent Your iPhone’s Security Feature From Destroying Your Data
Don't risk your data to chance.
Modernization