Digital Government
FCC’s Plan to Regulate Online Streaming Faces Backlash
A top House Democrat opposes the agency’s plan to treat streaming video like cable television.
Digital Government
Buying code with credit cards
18F is experimenting with a fast-paced reverse-auction acquisition model that could, potentially, enable agile projects to get code delivered and paid for in a week.
Acquisition
EHSS looks for IT help
The Department of Energy is seeking a single source of application and infrastructure support for a host of small agencies under the DoE umbrella.
Cybersecurity
Here's what VA's decisive new CIO has planned
LaVerne Council is preparing to reveal a new cybersecurity strategy and an overall direction for IT operations at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Digital Government
When Military Robots Can Predict Your Next Move
New research may enable robotic armed guards — or just help self-driving cars get through a four-way stop
Digital Government
Two Men Were Busted for Flying a Drone in the Most Restricted Airspace in America
A word of caution to drone-owners: Don’t fly your UAV near the White House.
Digital Government
How the USGS Detects Earthquakes Using Twitter
And learned to separate background noise from the “wow, that was an earthquake!” tweet.
Cybersecurity
Government’s Cyber Education Programs Need Reboot
The government should encourage more hands-on education and incident-based testing at the colleges and universities that help fill the pipeline of cyber talent.
Emerging Tech
Video: What You Need to Know About This New Speed Camera Technology
Watch out and maybe slow down a little.
People
Closing cybersecurity's race gap
Government leaders speak frankly about how mentorship for young minority talent could help bridge the nation's cybersecurity skills gap.
Cybersecurity
The thin line between military and civilian cyber defense
U.S. Cyber Command's charge includes working with the Department of Homeland Security to defend critical infrastructure from a cyberattack, and that collaboration is very much a work in progress.
Emerging Tech
The FBI Just Got 'Hyperconverged' for $28 Million
The new unclassified virtual desktop infrastructure will support 55,000 users.
Digital Government
Join a Drone Over the Indonesian Fires Smoking Out an Entire Region
A strong El Niño climate phenomenon has created particularly dry conditions and led to fast-spreading fires, all captured by drones and satellites.
Digital Government
Elon Musk: 'If You Don’t Make it at Tesla, You Go Work at Apple'
He added, “I’m not kidding.”
Emerging Tech
Government’s First Open Source PaaS Service Comes to Market
PaaS puts more security onus on cloud services providers than IaaS offerings do -- and that’s attractive for government customers who often lack information security expertise or have reduced budgets.
Cybersecurity
Watchdog Duo Wants to Move Security Clearance Data Out of OPM
“Simply put, OPM was not designed to house and protect this sensitive data,” the lawmakers say.
Digital Government