Cybersecurity
OPM's 'Cyber Pearl Harbor' might affect 14 million
The OPM breach is looking worse than initially projected, with potentially every fed's information compromised. And the breach was discovered during a vendor's sales demonstration.
Cybersecurity
Bitcoin Thief Holds Up NYC Man at Gunpoint
Financial Services // Technology // New York, United States
Emerging Tech
DARPA Wraps Up Robotics Challenge But Don’t Expect C-3PO Any Time Soon
The Pentagon's research agency was looking for robots that could eventually help in humanitarian crises.
Digital Government
How did Estonia Become a Global Leader in Digital Government?
Hint: It wasn't because it was was some sort of "digital Narnia," says the architect and adviser of the Estonian Information Security Authority.
Cybersecurity
OPM Hackers Stole Data on Every Federal Employee
The breach compromised the personal information of millions of government workers.
Cybersecurity
Integrated acquisition, agile procurement and defense tech spending
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
Video: Top 5 Ways to Improve Your Home Network
Improve the Internet, improve your life.
Digital Government
Agencies Get IT Reform Marching Orders, but Don't Expect Congress To Sit Idle
The Office of Management and Budget is holding agencies’ feet to the fire to fully implement the new CIO job responsibilities.
Digital Government
Microsoft Is Using Drones to Predict Disease Outbreaks
By catching mosquitoes, these drones could help scientists learn about—and react to—the way diseases become epidemics.
Digital Government
Senate Dems to McConnell: Tying Hacking Measure With Defense Bill Is 'Ridiculous'
“This is a pure political ploy that does nothing to advance America’s national security.”
Emerging Tech
The Internet in Space? Slow as Dial-Up
Astronauts gripe that connectivity is “very slow,” but that could change with laser-based data transmission NASA has already tested.
Cybersecurity
Mobile pushes changes in biometric identifiers
Evolving biometrics should be more difficult to spoof, but they present challenges for accuracy and privacy.
Digital Government
Going big on Data Act implementation
Senior leadership's message is clear that a half-hearted effort at tracking government spending data just won't cut it.
People
Event touts D.C. women in tech
"Celebrating DC Women in Technology" was sparked by a list of top 100 D.C. techies that was overwhelmingly male.
Digital Government
Nader and Norquist deconstruct the Data Act
If terabytes of data are released in the forest and no one is around to read them, do they make a difference?
Modernization
Interoperable radio issues still hound DHS
Almost 14 years after the September 11 attacks, radio interoperability remains a dream deferred.
Digital Government
Can universal security controls prevent the next big breach?
Never let a good crisis go to waste -- now is the time to push data security standards for more than just federal agencies.
Emerging Tech
Video: These High-Tech Kiosks Can Speed You Through Customs in Minutes
Good news for frequent travelers.
Cybersecurity