Cybersecurity
Obama and Cameron to Chew Over Cross-Border Cyberattacks
The two leaders are scheduled to discuss a variety of topics, including cybersecurity, over dinner Thursday, followed by a White House meeting Friday.
People
Tangherlini leaving GSA next month
During his nearly three years on the job, GSA Administrator Dan Tangherlini focused on building an innovation culture and overhauling the acquisition process.
Modernization
Survey reveals feds' digital divide
Federal employees aren’t overly impressed with the way their agencies are doing digital, a new report says, but that doesn’t mean they’re not in favor of bringing more technology into their offices.
Emerging Tech
A Closer Look at How IBM’s Watson Could Transform Veteran Health Care
VA’s experiment with IBM’s Watson computer represents a chance for some groundbreaking efforts in health care.
Digital Government
Get Ready to Hear More About the Low-Profile US Digital Service
Thanks to an infusion of new funding from Congress, the U.S. Digital Service is ready to scale up. These are the projects the team of innovators plan to tackle first.
Emerging Tech
Will 1 in 10 Cars Sold in 2035 be Self-Driving?
In one survey 44% of US drivers said they would consider buying a fully automated car in the next 10 years.
Digital Government
Agencies, Want a New Website? Talk to GSA
The General Services Administration is now in charge of a 4-year-old effort to streamline thousands of extraneous federal websites.
Acquisition
Google joins PwC's Vista-based bid for military health records
Google's addition doesn't alter PwC's offering, but its web-based private cloud and collaboration tools could improve security and speed and lower costs, the company says.
Digital Government
Obama Backs Government-Run Internet
The president wants to overturn state laws that restrict cities from building their own Internet networks.
Emerging Tech
The SpaceX Dragon Delivered Flatworms and Fruitflies to the International Space Station
The astronauts also received late Christmas presents and replacement equipment.
Modernization
DISA releases cloud security requirements guide
The Defense Information Systems Agency has laid out the criteria for commercial and non-Pentagon cloud providers to operate within DOD.
Cybersecurity
Science and Technology Directorate wants to talk
DHS S&T has launched the National Conversation on Homeland Security Technology to inject outside innovators into its tech development processes.
People
A new model for program management
Creating governmentwide Program Management Centers of Excellence could save countless programs that are otherwise doomed to fail -- and do so on the cheap.
Modernization
Birds do it, bees do it, now DARPA wants drones to do it
"Birds of prey and flying insects exhibit the kinds of capabilities we want for small UAVs," says DARPA program manager Mark Micire.
Digital Government
SEC data, federal pay raise, broadband proposals and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Emerging Tech
Introducing the New Emerging Tech Blog
Regular topics will include interesting tidbits on IT, research and development efforts, the rumor mill and emerging ideas that may one day be the next big deal.
Cybersecurity
Jihadi Hackers Penetrate Hundreds of French Websites
Education // Government (Foreign)
Cybersecurity
Obama Thinks Cyberthreat Sharing is Ready for Comeback
The Obama administration plans to rewrite a 2011 legislative proposal for collecting information from hacked companies and sharing it across industry -- to alleviate privacy concerns.
Digital Government