Emerging Tech
Do Law Enforcement Agencies Need to Step Up Their Tech Game?
A new study examined the tools at the disposal of some 18,000 law enforcement agencies across the U.S. -- and the emerging tech they need to do their jobs better.
Emerging Tech
Robot Spiders Could Build the Next Generation of Objects in Space
One of the most difficult parts about constructing satellites, space stations or other orbiting objects is getting the materials into space.
Digital Government
MIT Scientists Design Bulletproof Armor Modeled on Fish Scales
A new study out of MIT may have found a protective, flexible solution for today’s soldiers in an unlikely place: the sea.
Modernization
DOD's IPv6 transition lags
The Pentagon was supposed to wrap up its IPv6 transition in 2012, but an IG report says the effort stalled because IT officials didn't make it a priority.
Emerging Tech
Army Unveils Cloud Strategy
The Army's formal cloud strategy aligns with the Pentagon’s evolving policies.
Modernization
Feds Urged to Investigate YouTube App for Kids
In a complaint to FTC, consumer groups claim the YouTube ads are preying on children.
Digital Government
Making big data work
A draft of the NIST Big Data Interoperability Framework looks to establish a common set of definitions for data science.
People
How to spot a Rising Star
Nominations for the 2015 awards are now being accepted -- here's what you need to know to put forth a winner.
People
Hashmi bids a fond farewell
GSA's outgoing CIO wrapped up his tenure with a laudatory blog post.
Cybersecurity
Clearing up confusion about data on nonfederal systems
NIST is seeking comment on the final draft of its guide to handling security for nongovernmental data.
Digital Government
An Innovator in the Line of Fire -- Literally
She was shot in Central America and targeted by Islamic extremists in Afghanistan. But Alexis Bonnell’s toughest challenge so far? Navigating the federal government.
Digital Government
Booker, McCaskill Beg Higher-Ups for Updated Senate Tech
A letter from the two senators says the Senate has failed to adopt even basic private sector best practices when it comes to technology and is even pacing behind other federal agencies.
Modernization
The Chart That Shows How Everything Is Becoming a Computer
The Internet of everything has expanded beyond phones to smart cards, wearable devices and embedded sensors.
Digital Government
Contractors Could Get New Rules for Handling Sensitive Government Data
The published draft requirements are for nonfederal groups with access to “controlled unclassified information”.
Cybersecurity
Exclusive: FAA Computer Systems Hit by Cyberattack Earlier this Year
Hackers earlier this year attacked a Federal Aviation Administration network with malicious software, an assault that has gone undisclosed until now.
Digital Government
18F's Leah Bannon Has a Message: The Tech Field is for Everyone
Leah Bannon did not become an 18F product manager after decades of training, and she wants others to take advantage of the opportunity and follow her lead.
Artificial Intelligence
Teaching a Computer Not to Forget
One of the keys to unlocking artificial intelligence will be to figure out why biological brains are so good at remembering old skills—even when learning new things.
Digital Government
Building a Survivable, Exquisite, Expensive Unmanned Aircraft Misses the Point
The Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Launched Surveillance and Strike aircraft should be at the heart of a comprehensive debate about the future of unmanned technology.
Emerging Tech