Digital Government
Scientists Engineer Smart Battery That Detects Fires Before They Break Out
Lithium ions short-circuiting and causing fires are a growing problem that may now have a solution.
Emerging Tech
Chinese Science Still Lags Behind U.S., Europe
Beijing is the world's top science city, but Chinese policies will prevent China from becoming the world's top science country.
Modernization
Watching ICANN, denying hackers and controlling UAVs
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Websites of Hong Kong Activists Infected With Spyware
Attackers compromised sites belonging to Alliance for True Democracy, the Democratic Party Hong Kong, People Power in Hong Kong and The Professional Commons.
People
New program manager of DCGS-A hopes for strong start
Col. Robert Collins says close feedback from industry and soldiers can help improve a program that has struggled with inefficiencies.
Modernization
NASA names more SEWP V winners
Forty-one contracts were awarded in the Server Support Devices/Multi-functional Devices Group.
Acquisition
FAR Council sets new contract numbering plan
The rule is the result of a Government Accountability and Transparency Board recommendation to implement a uniform system for identifying the government's financial transactions.
Cybersecurity
Hack Might Have Exposed SSNs of Unemployed Oregonians
Government (U.S.) // Oregon , United States
Cybersecurity
DHS: Attackers Hacked Critical Manufacturing Firm For Months
An unnamed manufacturing firm vital to the U.S. economy recently suffered a prolonged hack.
Digital Government
Scientists a Step Closer to Creating the Memory Eraser From 'Men in Black'
Researchers at UC Davis have successfully erased specific memories from the brains of mice… by using beams of light.
Digital Government
Intelligence Community Needs More Than a Few Good Women
James Clapper, the nation’s spy chief, is a fierce advocate of diverse intelligence workforce.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Cause Schizophrenia, Eavesdrop on Yahoo in China, and Hijack Unemployed People
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Modernization
Why the White House Is Using Emoji
In a report about the status of the nation's millennial population, Washington relied heavily on emojis and graphics, abandoning words almost altogether.
Cybersecurity
Jedi mind tricks, Virginia tech and Ebola modeling
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
Procurement jujitsu at HHS
Steve Kelman applauds the IDEA Lab experiments -- and explains what it will take to make real changes stick.
Digital Government