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.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Spy on US Steel from China, Steal from Facebook Server, and Fiddle with Global Financial System
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
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
Bangladesh Bank Robbers Compromised Global Financial System to Hide Their Tracks
Financial Services // Bangladesh
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.
Modernization
Video: These Tiny Samsung Computers Might One Day Fill Your Home
A vision for the Internet of Homes.
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.
Digital Government
Introducing the New FITARA Channel
The new addition will cover the ins and outs of Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act policymaking.
Digital Government
Pentagon CIO in Hot Seat Over Windows 10 'Endorsement'
Halvorsen’s remarks in support of the Microsoft operating system are “unprecedented,” according to one trade group.
Cybersecurity