Emerging Tech
Google Wants to Make Creepy Bunny Robots to Talk to Your Kids
Google’s patent application suggests it wants to build a device with cameras and audio sensors that could determine when someone is looking at it and follow voice commands to control other internet-connected devices.
Emerging Tech
House OKs Bill to Promote ‘Exascale’ Supercomputing
The bill would require the Energy Department to research supercomputing technology, especially for reducing power consumption.
Emerging Tech
Watch the Energy Secretary Test Drive a 3-D-Printed Car
Ernest Moniz got behind the wheel of a 3-D printed Shelby Cobra.
Emerging Tech
Bolstering CX in Government Makes 'Fundamental Business Sense'
The government has nowhere to go but up in terms of providing customer service on par with top private sector organizations.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Kills $475M Cyber Contract
The solicitation would have outsourced support for cyberspying and network attacks against foreigners, as well as the defense of military networks.
Digital Government
SBA Wants To Know How Big Data Affects Small Business
It's common for large businesses to make data-driven decisions, according to the Small Business Administration. But can small businesses do the same?
Cybersecurity
Mobile security at risk with the arrival of millennials
A recent survey shows a marked gap between Baby Boomers and their younger counterparts when it comes to protecting workplace data.
Digital Government
What Would Happen if Patriot Act Section 215 Expires
Edward Snowden’s leaks revealed that NSA was interpreting the law to vacuum up millions of U.S. call records every day.
Digital Government
FCC Prepares to Become the Internet's Privacy Cop
Internet providers will soon face new rules on how they can handle customer information.
Digital Government
Obama Admin: Senate Needs to Pass NSA Reform Now to Avoid National Security 'Uncertainty'
With the House out for Memorial Day, it’s up to the Senate to handle the coming expiration of key provisions of the Patriot Act.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Scavenge CareFirst and Manipulate the Federal Reserve
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Modernization
Counting mobile, robot gap, rural tech and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
FBI delayed privacy protection rules for Section 215 data, says IG
An IG report asserts that it should not "have taken 7 years … to develop minimization procedures" to protect the privacy of data.
Digital Government
BLS on CPI: I'm old fashioned, but I don't mind it
One of economics' most important numbers depends on data collected by hand – data that's largely already online, posted freely by merchants and their customers.
People
DOD needs a change in acquisition culture
The Pentagon needs a modern, agile acquisition process that can get technology into the field faster — and industry should take the lead.
Modernization
How many parties does it take to provide a single government login?
Identity management is central to efforts to make a wide range of IT activities secure, but streamlining the process is essential.
Emerging Tech
Inside the USAJobs Revamp and Other Digital Summit Highlights
Successful programs tended to come at problems from a user-centric point of view.
Cybersecurity
Edward Snowden: Rand Paul's 'Filibuster' Is a 'Sea Change'
The ex-spy answered Reddit users' questions about NSA reform Thursday.
Digital Government