Cybersecurity

Things Can Go Kaboom When a Defense Contractor's 3-D Printer Gets Hacked

Military vendors that print with metal powders should heed forthcoming NIST security standards.

Emerging Tech

The Internet Is Getting Too Big for Just One Kind of Wi-Fi

The Wi-Fi Alliance is working on two new specifications—one with much more range and one with much less.

Digital Government

Remembering NYC Fire Dept. Chaplain Mychal Judge

A man for all seasons.

Cybersecurity

Did NATO Drop the Ball on Cyber Defense?

With the threat that comes with NATO’s increased posture in Eastern Europe, NATO cannot afford to take its time beefing up its cyber defense.

Digital Government

Special Operations Wants Portable Lasers, Better Night Vision Goggles

The Special Operations Command requires “revolutionary game changing” technologies to support its mission.

Cybersecurity

Privacy Groups Worry Americans are Losing Their Appetite for NSA Surveillance Reform

A summer of security concerns has complicated the fall push for surveillance legislation.

Cybersecurity

Administration renews call for cyber legislation

Officials at DHS, the prime civilian agency in charge of cybersecurity, are reminding lawmakers that the clock is ticking on the 113th Congress.

Digital Government

Performance tracking, big data feedback and a nuclear landmark

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Digital Government

Why So Many in the Tech Industry Struggle with Depression

Long hours, isolation, and stress put IT professionals at risk of mental illness.

Cybersecurity

Meet your friendly neighborhood intel research shop

IARPA is hosting its first-ever industry day over two days, Oct. 29-30.

Cybersecurity

'You need to talk in terms of operational impact'

Tales from the trenches about why it's so hard to get buy-in for cyber and other IT initiatives.

People

Government tech lessons from the Far East

Steve Kelman notes that Asia may be emerging as a center for government service delivery innovation.

Digital Government

Earmarks by another name

Legislators have a new way of targeting spending that could bring benefits and burdens for agencies.

Cybersecurity

Payment System at California Hotel Group Hacked

Hospitality // California, United States

Modernization

Why QR Code Readers Could Replace Pen-and-Paper Signatures at Some Agencies

Verizon ID service makes it possible to ink contracts or access government watch lists by pointing phones at QR codes.