Cybersecurity
JPMorgan Says Government Purchase Cards Not Affected by Hack
Expense cards and government customers were not affected by this summer’s bank hack.
Modernization
Your Smartphone Can Detect Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays. Here’s Why That Matters
When your smartphone detects a cosmic ray, it can share data with the researchers, allowing them to study the rays in more detail than ever before.
Digital Government
The FBI Wants Internet Wiretapping Powers
Despite privacy fears following the Snowden leaks, the FBI director says new spying powers are necessary to catch criminals.
Cybersecurity
Comey Says FBI Collects Some Digital Information Without a Warrant
The FBI director admitted on Thursday, “There are exceptions” to the agency’s warrant-first rule for surveillance.
Digital Government
Huge Bidder Pile-On for VA’s $22.3 Billion Tech Deal
If all these interested vendors actually submit a bid, the VA acquisition folks will have to go into overtime to weed through all the paper.
Digital Government
VA Plans to Build Nationwide High-Frequency Radio Network to Communicate During Emergencies
Network will cover more than 200 VA medical facilities.
Digital Government
This Could Be the Future of Battlefield Robotics
The competition is on for a better-robot steering system.
Cybersecurity
IT contracts' (gentle) squeeze, a new spending site, NSA ties and Pistole retires
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
Why General Motors is Wading Into the Net Neutrality Debate
The car company is warning the FCC not to expand regulation of wireless Internet.
Digital Government
Get Ready for a New Wave of Biometrics
A new Google study suggests there's hope for the once-futuristic technology that's gotten a bit... boring.
Digital Government
GAO to CBP: Put testing data to better use for border security
GAO says Customs and Border Protection could do a better job analyzing information gathered on security tests at ports of entry.
Cybersecurity
FBI director warns data encryption will take U.S. to 'very dark place'
FBI Director James Comey wants legislative changes and industry support to get access to encrypted devices and data.
Digital Government
A to-do list for the 'data agency'
A report assessing the Commerce Department's open data initiatives puts particular emphasis on the Patent and Trademark Office's use and management of its data.
Modernization
DISA looks for models for securing commercial cloud
An RFI asks for vendor feedback on two integration models for commercial cloud at the Defense Department.
Emerging Tech
A New Way to Find Federal Contracting Information
GovTribe’s free alternative to FBO hits the Web.
Modernization
Is FedRAMP Toothless? Rogue Cloud Systems Abound at Agencies, IGs Say
Auditors chalked up the missed deadline, in part, to a leadership vacuum.
Digital Government
Institute of Medicine Plans Ebola Research Workshop
Focus on public health, risks and countermeasures.
Digital Government
HHS Awards Contract for Ebola Vaccine Shown to be 100 Percent Effective in Animal Tests
Pentagon also backs vaccine from Profectus Biosciences.
Cybersecurity
The government 'transformation queen'
HUD’s Tarrazzia Martin was one of the first 100 employees at the Department of Homeland Security.
Modernization