People
Federal employees' job satisfaction dips again
The latest Best Places to Work survey reflects feds' continued frustration with leadership. The silver lining? At least the rate of decline is slowing.
Digital Government
Among Best Federal Agencies to Work, NASA Continues to Soar
This is the third year in a row the agency was named the top place to work among large federal agencies.
Emerging Tech
This Spacecraft is About to Make the First Visit to Pluto
Launched on a mission to Pluto in January 2006, New Horizons went into sleep mode for much of its eight-year journey out to the edge of our solar system.
Digital Government
NSA Mass Phone Spying Will Continue for at Least 90 Days
Collection of bulk U.S. call data will continue nearly a year after Obama’s pledge to end it.
Ideas
3 Ways Mobile Will Attract Top Tech Talent in Government
If you are not working on integrating mobile technology into your government recruiting strategy, you could be losing out on a lot of top talent.
Digital Government
Government maps health IT goals through 2020
ONC will focus more on data interoperability and the use of health IT to improve patient outcomes.
Emerging Tech
Will Government Regulation Kill the Internet of Things?
The government needs to update regulations to accommodate the Internet of Things. But those rules shouldn’t be written in stone.
Emerging Tech
Information Overload? Not For Most Americans
Almost all say the Internet and cell phones have made it easier for them to learn new things.
Emerging Tech
Orion and the History of NASA, in Pictures
A look back at the triumphs and tragedies of manned spaceflight.
Cybersecurity
Uncrackable encryption could secure more than weapons
A novel approach to encrypting nuclear weapons could promise unprecedented security for other applications, such as communications and the IT gear supply chain.
Artificial Intelligence
Why Robots Won't Take Over the World Anytime Soon
Efforts to develop artificial intelligence continue apace, with major computer science research and development facilities devoting time, energy, and money to making computers behave like humans.
Modernization
IARPA awards contracts for supercomputer development
"Cryogenic" systems could bring currently unthinkable computing power into the realm of possibility.
Cybersecurity
Striking a balance with mobile device security
Functionality and security don't have to be mutually exclusive, but agencies find the tension is still significant.
Cybersecurity
Burning down the legacy SOC
Automation and the orchestration of multiple systems are essential to defending against today's cyber threats, which requires a new approach to security operations centers.
Acquisition
Counting down to Dec. 11, DHS' Einstein award and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Blogger Leaks ‘Evidence’ of China’s Propaganda Machine
Email archive reveals the IDs and online activities of paid, pro-government digital commentators.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Game Stocks, Target Hollywood Union and Pocket Medical Data
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Digital Government