Cybersecurity
DARPA looks to strengthen software
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants to develop software "that is inherently resilient to attack."
People
LGBTQ techies take over the White House
Diversity stood at center stage as programmers tackled problems ranging from minority tech hiring to criminal justice reform.
Cybersecurity
DHS cyber appointments, email hacking, NSF grants and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
A nuclear blast from the past
Vintage reel-to-reel data recorders are still spitting out telemetry on weapons tests three decades later.
Cybersecurity
NARA's new FOIA ombudsman settles in
James Holzer moved to the National Archives from the Department of Homeland Security, where he served as senior director of FOIA operations.
Emerging Tech
How Uber Could Contribute to the Future of Spycraft
DNI has quietly released an unprecedented, unclassified 5-year roadmap charting the future of data analysis.
People
Tech Lady Hackathon: 'A really open community for women'
More than 150 people turned out for the 3rd annual Tech Lady Hackathon in D.C. on Aug. 8.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Eye American Airlines Travelers, Con Ubiquiti C-Suite, and Vandalize Trump’s Place Online
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Emerging Tech
Will Your Facebook Friends Make You a Credit Risk?
The social-media giant just patented a system that can calculate credit-worthiness based on your friends’ credit scores.
Emerging Tech
The Robots Taking Your Job Could Get You Killed
Automating processes at chemical and pharmaceutical plants could save money, but at what cost to safety?
Cybersecurity
DHS Alerted Agencies to Malicious Email Attacks Days After Joint Staff Hack
However, Homeland Security would not comment on whether there is any relationship between the advisory for federal offices and private companies and the apparent military data breach.
Cybersecurity
Video: Hackers Expose Security Flaws in Cars and Guns
Cyberattacks and bullets could be a very dangerous combination.
Digital Government
Q&A with Ian Kalin: Why Commerce is Taking More Cues from the Private Sector
Commerce's chief data officer described the department's efforts to listen to entrepreneurs' data demands.
Digital Government
The Exoskeleton's Hidden Burden
A growing number of companies are developing assistive technologies to help disabled people walk—but these devices can distract from infrastructure changes that would make cities more disability-friendly.
Emerging Tech
'Unconventional' Ideas Wanted by DARPA Office
The office is on the hunt for game-changing advances in the world of IT, according to its recently posted Broad Agency Announcement.
Digital Government
Why Aren't There Nanobot Doctors Yet?
Scientists have long said that tiny robots would soon be able to conduct surgery and deliver drugs deep inside the body. Here’s why they’re still not a reality.
Digital Government
Jason Chaffetz Renews Call for Key OPM Official to Quit
OPM's Office of the Inspector General said the CIO's office has "interfered" with its work and provided it with "inaccurate or misleading information."
Modernization