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
The Internet's watchmen applaud privacy
Security pros demonstrated that they, too, value privacy as they listened to a debate between a former NSA chief and one of the world's foremost privacy advocates.
Digital Government
‘The Meatball’ vs. ‘The Worm’: How NASA Brands Space
The space agency’s current symbol, a beloved signal of the agency’s storied past, wasn’t always so beloved.
People
DOD’s chasm between what's needed and what's possible
DOD acquisition chief Frank Kendall sees a wide gap "between our national security needs and how we meet those needs."
Cybersecurity
Email privacy bill could move in the fall
Prospects are brighter for quick Senate committee action on an email privacy measure than for floor consideration of a broader information-sharing bill.
Cybersecurity
Government Will Actually Spend $330 Million to Protect Victims of the OPM Hack
The initial $133 million contract award covers only one year of ID protection services.
Modernization
Exploding IoT has semiconductor industry calling for government help
Government needs to invest in semiconductor R&D, industry says, because research will play an increasingly crucial role in an increasingly connected world.
Cybersecurity
5 Months after Detecting OPM Hack, Officials Begin Protecting 21.5 Million Victims At a Cost of $330 Million
In announcing an initial $133 million award to I.D. Experts for protection services, U.S. officials said they proceeded with caution to ensure they do not further inconvenience victims.
Modernization
How This Wireless Company is Beefing up Mobile Security in a New Way
Say hello to hardware that keeps your phone safer.
Cybersecurity
Data Act standards, a deputy CIO opening and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
White House Names Facebook Alum Its First Product Director
America’s executive branch continues to build out its digital organization.
Digital Government
Here Are the 10 'Shadiest' Web Domains On the Internet
Don't click on links ending in ".zip" or ".kim," a new study recommends.
Digital Government
Federal Agencies Vie for Spot at South by Southwest Tech Conference
Ideas have been submitted by two intelligence agencies and smart-car experts from the Transportation Department.
Digital Government
The Warship of the Future: Lasers, Holograms and 3-D Printed Drones
If you thought the battleship era faded after World War II, just wait a few decades.
Cybersecurity
OPM awards $133 million ID protection contract
The Office of Personnel Management and the Pentagon have awarded a $133 million contract to Identity Theft Guard Solutions LLC for identity theft protection for the millions hit by the OPM breach.
Digital Government