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
Hackers Band Together to Fight Spread of Ebola in West Africa
This isn’t your typical hackathon.
Modernization
Android OS: Closing the Door on Open Source?
The degree to which some companies have control over common operating systems, purported to be open source, is concerning.
Digital Government
Obama Comes out Swinging Against Internet ‘Fast Lanes’
The president wants to prevent Internet providers from charging websites for faster speeds.
Cybersecurity
Can CDM change the game?
The Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program represents a dramatic shift from the government's traditional focus on certifying systems as secure and then rechecking them every so often.
Digital Government
Feds Buy Back USASpending Website After Contractor Bankruptcy
Move finally opens federal contracting data.
Acquisition
Could big-data analytics improve federal procurement?
Experts agree that applying analytics to acquisition could yield results in terms of cost and quality -- with the right data and know-how.
Acquisition
HHS Buyers Club cuts first contract, looks for more
More deals might have to wait until a new funding measure is enacted in the lame-duck session of Congress that starts next month.
Modernization
CDC Tracks Cell Phone Location Data to Halt Ebola
Meanwhile, the Pentagon is adapting a WMD surveillance system to map the spread of the disease.
Digital Government
Some Good VA News: Agency Processed Record-Setting 1.3M Claims in Fiscal 2014
VA processes 93 percent of veterans’ disability claims electronically.
Emerging Tech
The Force is Strong with This One: IARPA Picks ‘Jedi Mind’ to Predict Intelligence Trustworthiness
"Star Wars"-themed effort aims to anticipate behavior and gauge trustworthiness of individuals.
Digital Government
Surprise: Every American Will Not Have an Electronic Health Record This Year
Both Bush and Obama set 2014 as the deadline.
Digital Government