Cybersecurity
Minneapolis City Council Member Accused of Doxxing Constituents
Government (U.S.) // Minnesota, United States
Cybersecurity
In a First, NSA Advertises Opportunities on Monster.com of Federal Contracting
The agency posted a special notice to FedBizOpps.gov, right before the holidays, advertising work for small companies that develop "innovative technologies."
Cybersecurity
U.S. Voter Database Mysteriously Appears Online, in the Open
Nonprofit // Web Services // United States
Cybersecurity
Robbers Skim Quincy Credit Union ATMs
Financial Services // Massachusetts, United States
Digital Government
Nextgov Goes In Depth: The 10 Best ‘Longreads’ of 2015
To wrap up the year, we thought we’d showcase a different side to our coverage: the thoughtful, in-depth and, yes, long articles that tackle issues ranging from IT recruiting to improving government customer service.
Digital Government
The Marines Won’t Be Using Google’s Robot Dogs Because They Fail a Pretty Basic Test
Before we see the robots coming for us, it seems we’ll be able to hear them coming.
Digital Government
Who Left a Gigantic US Voter Database Sitting Naked on the Internet?
Information on more than 190 million U.S. voters has been floating around the Internet.
Emerging Tech
Disney Is Working on a Gravity-Defying Robot that Can Scale Walls
This takes the term “all-terrain” to a whole other level.
Digital Government
Should Cryptographers Take on the Surveillance State?
One scientist likened the danger posed by modern governments’ growing surveillance capabilities to the threat of nuclear warfare in the 1950s.
Ideas
There Were So Many Data Breaches in 2015. Did We Learn Anything From Them?
The cyber breaches in 2015 demonstrate the broad impact across both the public and private sectors.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Take on Federal IT Fossils
A Dec. 22 letter to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden seeks answers about the age -- and overall health -- of the agency’s mission-critical computer systems.
Modernization
How the Internet of Things Limits Consumer Choice
A recent dustup over smart light bulbs illuminates a larger problem.
Emerging Tech
Elon Musk Is Right About the Threat of AI, but He’s Dangerously Wrong About Why
Could humanity learn to live with AI?
Emerging Tech
18F's Agile BPA Halted Once More By New Protest
Days after GSA announced it had resolved protests and that activity on the BPA could resume, another protest was filed with GAO.
Digital Government
The Year in Federal IT: Top 10 Most-Read Nextgov Stories of 2015
Coverage of the Office of Personnel Management hack topped the list of most-read Nextgov stories this year.
Artificial Intelligence
Internet of Things, OT and Artificial Intelligence: Government and Technology Predictions for 2016
Here are some of the trends that will see significant growth in 2016 and could affect government.
Ideas
Driverless Cars: Here’s What the Obama Administration Should Do Next
On Dec. 4, President Barack Obama signed the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, which plans for a future of driverless cars
Cybersecurity