Digital Government

Who Didn’t Win a Piece of This Army Infosec Deal?

The winners include 11 large firms tapped for $5 billion in contracts and 10 small ones whose slice of the pie is valued at $2.1 billion.

Modernization

DOD communications: Bringing it all together

DISA, the Army and the Air Force are expecting an RFP release for unified capabilities in a private cloud by the end of the year.

Emerging Tech

FBI's Facial-Recognition Technology Goes Live

Next-gen facial-recognition technology has arrived, despite concerns from privacy groups.

Digital Government

Mikey Dickerson: No Paper Pushing at US Digital Service

The head of the U.S. Digital Service is taking a fix-it first approach to his office.

People

Making the health data move

Karen DeSalvo is leading a years-long process to create standards for interoperability in heath IT.

Digital Government

Do robots dream of big government?

Law professor Ryan Calo suggests getting out in front of the regulatory gap in robotics by establishing a Federal Robotics Commission.

Digital Government

At These Tech Companies, the Biggest Office Perk is Getting Rid of the Office

Allowing employees to work from anywhere makes it easier to focus on the work itself.

Emerging Tech

What is the NYPD Doing on Twitter?

New York's Police Department is getting training on how to gain followers and influence on Twitter.

Cybersecurity

Desktop Burglary at Temple U. Subjects Nearly 3,800 Patients to Potential ID Theft

Healthcare and Public Health // Pennsylvania , United States

Digital Government

Battling bacteria with software

Sandia National Labs has developed software that will help researchers find weaknesses in deadly bacteria.

Acquisition

DARPA solicits science to connect the dots

The defense research agency’s goal is to facilitate big hypothesis generation and accelerate discovery.

Digital Government

What Kind of CTO Will Megan Smith Be?

Former Googler Megan Smith said she’ll take an expansive view of technology in her new role.

Cybersecurity

Hackers Blackmail Bitcoin Inventor, Corrupt Brazilian Newspaper

Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.