Cybersecurity
How OPM hopes to cultivate cyber talent
A partnership with truED allows feds to take online courses at substantially reduced rates.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Spy on UK for ISIS, Eavesdrop on Cal State Sex Assault Class, and Hijack Energy Dept. Systems
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Modernization
Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program Is a Brilliant Strategy to Turn Carriers into 'Dumb Pipes'
Apple’s program does something important: It converts its users from “carrier customers” to “Apple customers.”
Digital Government
This Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Robot Arm Lets You Actually Feel What it Touches
The robotic arm is connected by wires that link up to the wearer’s motor cortex and sensory cortex.
Digital Government
Will Subdrones Cause World War III?
Smart, well-armed and built to operate on their own, underwater drones are becoming a dangerous wildcard.
Cybersecurity
Insurance Plan Excellus BCBS Announces 19-Month-Old Hack Attack
Healthcare and Public Health
Cybersecurity
Hackers Entered Energy Department Computers More than 150 Times
Energy // Government (U.S.) // United States
Cybersecurity
Breach Exposes Relationship Info on Pupils in Cal State Sexual Harassment Course
Education // Web Services
Cybersecurity
The Answers to These 8 Questions Could Solve Government's Cyber Woes
One week left to submit ideas.
Modernization
Video: What to Do With Your Old Devices
Why you definitely shouldn't throw away your old iPhone or Android.
Modernization
NS 2020 notice, IARPA winners, NASA goes 4K and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Emerging Tech
How 3-D Printing Could Make Criminals Harder to Catch
Advanced technology could encourage criminals to be better educated, a new report claims.
Digital Government
Intelligence Community’s Grand IT Plan Still Working Out ‘Pain Points’
The initiative is in the midst of converging multiple networks – all tied to various legal authorities – into a single network.
Digital Government
NOAA Tries ‘Oddball’ Approach to Harnessing Big Data
NOAA wants environmental data as easy to access as sports scores.
Emerging Tech
No Touching: Agencies Could Soon Collect Fingerprints from Hand Waves
"Contactless fingerprinting" is seen as more hygienic than ink and paper or computer pads.
Modernization
All the Ways the Government Can Use Your Phone to Watch You
If law enforcement officers want to surveil your cellphone, they have two ways to do it.
Emerging Tech
Inside the New SpaceX Spaceship
The launch video looks like something a luxury car manufacturer might use to show off a new sedan.
Acquisition
The tricky relationship between agencies and startups
Eastern Foundry works to train the leaders of new companies and help them connect with federal agencies, but it's an often rocky road.
Cybersecurity