Digital Government
Navy’s New Binoculars Can Identify You From 700 Feet Away
Collecting on-the-ground intelligence may have become a bit safer.
Digital Government
Federal CTO Hopes Digital Teams Will Outlast Obama Administration
Addressing an audience at a conference in Washington, D.C., Smith talked about federal efforts to attract more private sector technologists into the federal government.
Emerging Tech
Want to Build a NASA Rocket? Agency Goes Public with Source Code
This week, NASA released over 1,000 of its program tools to the public in an effort to boost technology transfer.
Modernization
Air Force makes more NETCENTS-2 awards
Twenty firms named to $7.9 billion network operations and infrastructure solutions contract.
Artificial Intelligence
Questioning the Hype About Artificial Intelligence
Fresh fears about the singularity have prompted new critiques of what it will mean for humanity.
Emerging Tech
Video: Drones Take Center Stage at First-Ever Silicon Valley Fashion Show
A different kind of fashion week.
Modernization
Navy cloud and Air Force space launch
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Emerging Tech
Truly Autonomous Drones Are Coming, and They May Soon Deliver Packages to Your Door
Human operators of drones are prone to errors. One company is looking to make drones that are truly unmanned.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Raid Passport Agency and Milk Starbucks Customers
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
The Government Is Trying to Get Serious About Cyber as a Foreign Policy Issue
What if they held a hearing and only two senators came?
Digital Government
FITARA Guidelines Garner Little Feedback on GitHub -- So Far
So far, the buttoned-up federal IT industry appears more willing to share its thoughts on the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act the old-fashioned way -- by email.
People
Painful hiring keeps tech talent at bay (but does money matter?)
Government needs more talented techies. Is low pay keeping them away, or is it the snail's pace – and tortured process – of federal hiring that's turning them off?
Digital Government
Dump-DUNS caucus weighs in on the Data Act
The federal government uses the proprietary DUNS identifier to code financial transactions, but with Data Act implementation in full swing, open-data advocates are pushing to go open source.
Digital Government
When search knows what you need
In his new book, Microsoft’s Stefan Weitz previews what predictive analytics could mean in practice.
Digital Government
McConnell Introduces Short-Term Reauthorization of Patriot Act
The majority leader’s new legislation would extend NSA mass spying only until July 31.
Digital Government
A few agencies need to up their game on records
All agencies are required to designate a senior official at the assistant secretary level to oversee records management policy, but not all have.
Acquisition
House defense bill includes acquisition reform
Included in the $612 billion House-passed defense bill are some of Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry's proposals for overhauling military purchasing.
Cybersecurity
Fate of surveillance program lies in Senate's hands
After the House voted overwhelmingly to rein in the NSA's bulk-data collection program, the Senate is set for a showdown.
Digital Government