Digital Government
UK Researchers Create Tiny Tractor Beam
Today, it moves little specks of plastic, but someday the sky may be the limit.
Digital Government
Army's Unmanned Helicopter Passes Key Test
The Army’s signature rotorcraft, equipped with new hardware and software, shows off a new self-piloting capability and robotic teaming.
Cybersecurity
Say What? Even the Experts Disagree on Cyber Terminology
While mixing up cyber terminology may seem harmless, doing so could have real-world consequences.
Cybersecurity
Pop Quiz: Which Navy N00bs Have a Gift for Stopping Hacks?
The proposed talent assessment would function not unlike an existing Defensewide exam that screens a recruit's knack for picking up foreign languages.
Cybersecurity
White House Issues Governmentwide Cyber Action Plan
The new guidance aims to protect the most high-value information assets the federal government holds.
Cybersecurity
Infographic: What's the Real Cost of Cyber Crime?
Just how much money could be lost during a major cyber event?
People
Tony Scott drops the new federal cyber strategy
The federal CIO announced the Cybersecurity Strategy and Implementation Plan on Oct. 30, alongside updated FISMA guidance, all aimed at improving Uncle Sam's cybersecurity posture in months and years to come.
Cybersecurity
DHS targets FEMA frausters, DOD finalizes supply chain rule, will ODNI share 702 data?
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
People
Turco to leave Veterans Health Administration
The chief financial officer will retire at year's end, capping a 32-year federal career.
Modernization
Here’s Why I’m Giving Up My Apple Watch
The user interface is complex and often confusing.
Cybersecurity
The Biggest Cyber Breaches of 2015 (So Far)
Thousands of hacks and data breaches occur every day, though many don’t make the headlines.
People
VHA taps Fred Mingo to help lead Vista Evolution
A 2006 Fed 100 honoree is taking a leadership role in one of the biggest IT projects in the federal government.
Cybersecurity
Shoring up supply chain security
Supply chain measures should address gaps in policy but not discriminate against products from a certain country, according to a new report from the Council on Foreign Relations.
Digital Government
America to Census: 'No comment'
As the Census Bureau pushes ahead on incorporating other agencies' administrative records into its database, the American public stays silent.
Digital Government
Budget deal passes, but appropriations work remains
The president is prepared to sign a bill that will raise the debt ceiling and set funding levels through fiscal 2017, but agency appropriations are still needed by Dec. 11.
Digital Government
No STEM Training? You Can Still be a Defense Cyber Intel Analyst
The Defense Intelligence Agency's cyber teams have room for "soft skills" and STEM training.
Cybersecurity
Explainer: Why We Have Yet to See a Catastrophic Cyberattack Take Out the Power Grid
Compromising an email server or stealing personnel and customer records, while bad, won’t let an attacker stop the flow of water at a dam or overload a substation.
Emerging Tech
GSA Looks for New Chief Customer Officer
The position sits in the GSA administrator’s office and has a dedicated team and budget.
Digital Government
Want DOD To Be More Innovative? Sorry, Government Is Inefficient on Purpose
“You can't have the entire U.S. government or the federal acquisition regulations change so we can do innovation,” says the head of a small arm of the Pentagon designed to facilitate rapid research and development of tools
Digital Government