Digital Government
Will More Federal Employees Learn To Code Any Time Soon?
General Assembly, which operates in-person and online classes nationally, is now offering discounts on development training to city, state and federal employees.
Emerging Tech
Infographic: Inside a NASA Rocket Engine
The RS-25 rocket engine will one day hopefully help get us to Mars.
Digital Government
Bill Would Require Agencies to Keep Track of ‘Critical’ Cyber Workforce Shortages
The Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act would require agencies to use a cyber-jobs framework developed by the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education.
Digital Government
Are Tech Companies Destroying Workers' Personal Lives?
In the wake of news about Amazon’s appalling work culture, some in the tech industry are fighting back.
Cybersecurity
Web.com Customers: Check Your Credit Card Statements
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Acquisition
Big money for agile, FCC's big move, NSF funding for ecodata and Interior's new look
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
The IRS Spent $2.7 Million on a Tool That Shelled Out $39 Million to Crooks
The ROI could fall deeper into the red, based on revelations about a breach of the online service.
Emerging Tech
NASA Wants to Turn Human Waste into Plastic and Vitamins
When tomorrow’s astronauts feel the call of nature, they may be engaging in an act of creation.
People
Are VA techies slacking off on Yammer?
A new IG report cites security and productivity concerns associated with employees' use of the popular online collaboration tool.
People
Time to get your introverts talking (or at least typing)
The introverts who often dominate STEM professions tend to lie low in traditional meetings, which is why STEM-heavy NASA is dedicated to breaking out of the mold.
Cybersecurity
Exclusive: The OPM breach details you haven't seen
An official timeline of the Office of Personnel Management breach obtained by FCW pinpoints the hackers’ calibrated extraction of data, and the government's step-by-step response.
Digital Government
USPTO hoping for some iconic collaboration
Agency partners with Noun Project to create standard symbols for intellectual property concepts.
People
Marshals seek university for data training
While most of the personnel involved are based in Arlington, Va., the academic partner need not be close to the D.C. area.
Digital Government
Is Yelp Really the Best Way to Give the Government a Piece of Your Mind?
TSA did not make a formal agreement with Yelp, nor does it plan to use Yelp heavily for customer response.
Cybersecurity
Widespread Use of Yammer Social Network at VA Ran Afoul of Agency Rules, Watchdog Says
Department CIO implicated in a probe of unapproved and insecure uses of the social network’s free version.
Digital Government
How FAA Will Regulate Personal Drone Use is Up in the Air
They're endangering aircraft and firefighters, but FAA isn't stepping up. Who does that leave?
Emerging Tech
The Actual NASA Technologies Matt Damon Will Use in the Space Survival Film 'The Martian'
"The Martian" is written in the form of a log by a fictional NASA astronaut, Mark Watney, who’s stranded on Mars after his team evacuates the planet during a brutal dust storm, believing him to be dead.
Emerging Tech
$11 Billion Next-Gen Weather Satellite Launch Delayed
“Schedule risks” found by NOAA, NASA and main contractor Lockheed Martin have slipped the launch again to sometime in fall, likely October.
Emerging Tech
Video: Intel Wants to Personalize the Internet of Things
You'll soon be able to connect more with the Internet of Things.
Digital Government