Emerging Tech
Video: What it's Like to Eat at a Restaurant Entirely Run by Computers
Fast-food is made even faster.
Digital Government
GSA Ponders Slashing 2-Year Experience Requirement for IT Contractors
The agency is also considering eliminating a requirement for a spot on the Schedule 70 that potential contractors must have at least two years' corporate experience.
Cybersecurity
Cyber drawbridges, medical device data and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
What Congress Can Learn from the Military About Cybersecurity
As it stands, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act won’t much improve information-sharing. Here's how to change that.
Digital Government
VA Official: New, Streamlined 'Vets.gov' Coming in November
The new hub is scheduled to go live on Veterans Day -- Nov. 11 -- of this year.
Digital Government
Did 307,000 vets die while awaiting care?
A new IG report concludes that bad data and poor system controls are compounding the backlog problems at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity: 6 schools with the right stuff
The federal government craves more cybersecurity professionals. These six schools are helping meet that demand.
Modernization
New DISA deputy wants to fortify networks
A few weeks into the job, Maj. Gen. Sarah Zabel is calling on the Defense Information Systems Agency to do a better job of making Pentagon networks more resilient and secure.
Cybersecurity
Here’s What OPM Is Offering to Protect Hack Victims from Blackmail
Hint: It’s not $330 million worth of ID protection services.
Emerging Tech
Video: Who Envisions a Future with Self-Driving Cars?
Not everyone is excited about a driverless future.
Emerging Tech
Teams in NASA’s Latest Challenge Compete to Have Their Inventions Sent into Space
NASA has completed the first round of its first space-based competition.
Cybersecurity
Intel RFP, new NGA maps and another China hack
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Should Government Use 'Dark Web' Data to Warn Industry about Planned Attacks?
Tipping your hand could be a really bad idea.
Emerging Tech
NASA Creates New 'Self-Healing' Material
Hurtling through the endless void of space in a thin aluminum can as debris zips around in every direction may have just gotten a little safer.
Cybersecurity
Halvorsen wants to change economics of cyberspace
The Defense Department CIO wants the private sector’s help in making it more costly for hackers to do harm -- and cheaper for the Pentagon to stop them.
Emerging Tech
Redesigning Government Work for the Internet of Things
The proliferation of Internet-connected devices represents a new way of working.
Digital Government
Outage slams copyright registration system at Library of Congress
The crash apparently happened Aug. 29, and there is no "estimated time for service resumption."
Modernization