Emerging Tech
President Obama Gets Official Twitter Account
The account gained more than 730,000 followers in less than three hours.
Cybersecurity
What the Pentagon Thought the Future of Cybersecurity Would Look Like in 2001
The agency forecasted things like touch screens and automated cyber defense.
Cybersecurity
FITARA implementation, simple innovation and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Emerging Tech
Building a Robot in Your Garage? You Could Get a DARPA Contract in Less Than a Month
DARPA's new Robotics Fast Track effort aims to reduce the proposal-to-contract turnaround time to less than a month.
Digital Government
Government Outpacing Private Sector in IPv6 Adoption, Official Says
More than half of public federal web domains are using the new protocol.
Digital Government
Congressman Wants Federal Buildings Outfitted with Bird-Friendly Features
The Federal Bird-Safe Buildings Act aims to reduce the number of birth deaths resulting from birds flying into federal buildings.
People
Why acquisition reforms fall short
After two decades of good intentions, it's time for an enterprise strategy for IT acquisition and management.
Emerging Tech
If You Aren’t Using Your Data, It’s Just Taking Up Space
Data is only valuable if you can redesign the way government works using it, according to Mike Walsh, CEO of Tomorrow.
Digital Government
When Washington Comes to SXSW: The New Head of the Patent Office on Creative Destruction
There are a lot of things you might imagine seeing at SXSW, but the swearing in of a top U.S. government official probably isn't one of them.
Digital Government
The Senate Is About to Decide the Future of NSA Spying
What happens when an unstoppable force building behind surveillance reform meets an immovable object in Mitch McConnell?
Digital Government
Police Data Initiative aims to 'increase transparency'
Two goals of the Police Data Initiative are to enhance interoperability of systems and make it easier to extract useful insights from collected data.
Digital Government
Can Wikipedia forecast the flu?
Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory say Wikipedia article access logs are highly correlated with historical influenza-like illness records.
Cybersecurity
State Department presents cyber norms to Congress
Maryland Democrat Benjamin Cardin is skeptical about how U.S. cyber adversaries will receive the State Department’s newly released peacetime norms for cyberspace.
Cybersecurity
(ISC)² honors information security leaders in government
Winners hail from DHS, Education, State, the Army and the Marine Corps.
People
Why it’s time for a town hall meeting
Interactive, regularly scheduled meetings are the best way to share information with employees and address their concerns.
Cybersecurity
China Allegedly Is Embedded in Penn State’s Engineering Computers
Education // Pennsylvania, United States
Cybersecurity
The Army Is In Talks with ‘Cyber Effects’ Vendors
A new market survey aimed at identifying suppliers is the third Defense Department document issued over the past month that points out a need to be able to execute "cyber effects.”
Emerging Tech
This Social Network Only Exists for Discussing the Weather
Thanks to digital broadcasting technology and IP-enabled cable boxes, viewers can interact with the hosts in real time.
Emerging Tech