Digital Government
Watchdog: DOD and VA Need Better Metrics for Health Record Interoperability
The two groups, overseen by the Interagency Program Office, don't have a good way to measure progress on interoperability, according to GAO.
Modernization
Video: Meet the Next Tech Entrepreneurs: Young Women
The Technovation Challenge hopes to equip girls with the skills to make it in the tech industry.
Digital Government
A Rebooted Approach to DevOps Training
DevOps University plans to use real-world scenarios, hands-on experiences and train agency employees at both the executive and grassroots levels.
Cybersecurity
Wannabe Cyber Gang Hacks University of Miami Librarians
Education // Florida, United States
Acquisition
DHS creates new cyber panel, NASA funds disruptive tech, GitHub goes GWAC
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
No Protests After $9 Billion Pentagon Contract
Sources with knowledge of the bids tell Nextgov that Leidos’ bid was about $1 billion cheaper than the bids of its competitors over the contract’s 10-year base.
Cybersecurity
White House and India Consider Counterhack Measures in Foggy Bottom
Many U.S. cyber outfits see business opportunities in India where cyber theft is a growing problem.
Emerging Tech
Robots Are Learning How to Build Better Clones of Themselves
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have created robotic natural selection.
Artificial Intelligence
Humans, Not Robots, Are the Real Reason Artificial Intelligence Is Scary
Intelligent weapons are too easily converted by software engineers into indiscriminate killing machines.
Emerging Tech
How to See Invisible Infrastructure
I spent a weekend at the International Utility Locate Rodeo, where people compete to find hidden cables, water mains, and gas lines.
Digital Government
No protests in DOD electronic health record award
The team of Leidos, Cerner and Accenture won the Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization contract, potentially worth $9 billion, on July 29.
Cybersecurity
A virtual community of cyber talent
Organizers of CyberCompEX are aiming to have 1,000 online registrants by year's end.
Cybersecurity
Air Force plans insider threats program
The USAF wants to procure a program that integrates data from around the service and external data like criminal and credit reports to identify anomalous behavior.
Digital Government
The American way of death data
The CDC is using emerging IT tools to improve the way mortality data is reported, collected and used.
Modernization
3 keys to building a federal DevOps culture
Government lags behind the private sector in breaking down the wall between the development and operations teams. Here's how agencies can close the gap.
Cybersecurity
Will This New Report Help Agencies Get Their Cyber Act Together?
The National Institute for Standards and Technology wants federal agencies to get their act together on cyber.
Cybersecurity
Facebook Dumped a Harvard Intern After he Exposed a Privacy Flaw
Arun Khanna found out the hard way that Facebook doesn’t particularly appreciate it when potential employees reveal embarrassing privacy gaps.
Emerging Tech
Video: NASA's Gecko Gripper Is the Outer Space Answer to Duct Tape
A sticky problem sometimes needs a sticky solution.
Digital Government