Modernization

Who Has the Best App in Government?

An FDA app used by food investigators to enter data while performing field inspections won "Best Business Investment."

Digital Government

Cyber Command Says New Mega-Contract Will Be Out by Fall

The Pentagon last week abandoned a $475 million job posting for cyberattack and network defense experts.

Acquisition

A cyber RFP re-do, USDA's new web portal, ITES-3S updates and more

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Emerging Tech

What Comes After Driverless Cars? Motion Sickness

Mankind’s rapid march toward a future of self-driving vehicles seems inevitable. And this makes a lot of people nervous.

Digital Government

How Cable Companies Use Data to Keep Customers from Cutting the Cord

When you call Verizon FiOS, the customer service representative on the other end of the line already knows quite a lot about you.

Digital Government

Air Traffic Control Tech Upgrades Face Turbulence in Congress

Heading into a record travel season, FAA’s traffic upgrades are in the political spotlight.

Digital Government

CIO: FITARA 'Won't Change A Lot' at DHS

DHS CIO Luke McCormack said the legislation would only force CIOs to get more involved in the planning phase of major at decisions.

Digital Government

NARA preps for new info control rules

The government has let "a thousand flowers bloom" with regard to marking sensitive information, but that is about to change.

Modernization

Everybody talks about the weather …

The National Weather Service wants to do something about it, and has enlisted social scientists and data experts to devise social media and visualization strategies.

Acquisition

We're paying contractors how much?

GSA's 18F has a new tool aimed at saving money on a huge part of any contract's expense: people.

Emerging Tech

DARPA Wants Technology That Could Help Troops See Through Walls

Light particles used to create photographs carry lots of information about their surroundings, but traditional imaging systems only gather a fraction of it, according to DARPA.

Cybersecurity

USMC colonel calls for shakeup of cyber structure

Marine Col. Gregory Breazile, director of the Corps' C2/Cyber and Electronic Warfare Integration Division, says HQ "is not functionally aligned to support cyberspace operations."

Cybersecurity

EDDIE, ICE and apps

A mobile biometrics app used by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement took home the top prize at the ACT-IAC Mobile Application Fair.

Cybersecurity

Other Agencies Use Same Log-on Procedures as Exploited IRS Site

The IRS hack is raising questions about once tried-and-true identity-protection measures.

Modernization

FCC Wants to Make It Easier to Block Annoying Robocalls

The commission plans to tighten its rules on telemarketing.

Emerging Tech

Unbreakable: A Robot That Can't Be Stopped

New research shows that artificial intelligence can use trial and error to finish a job even when a robot's body is damaged.

Cybersecurity

Data breach costs, open data growth, SpaceX certified and more

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Modernization

What to Expect at Google's I/O Conference

Google takes on the Internet of Things.