Digital Government
Listening In: The Navy Is Tracking Ocean Sounds Collected by Scientists
A network of Internet-connected undersea microphones is picking up more than whale songs.
Acquisition
Washington Technology announces 2014 Fast 50
For some firms, at least, the federal market is booming.
Cybersecurity
Exclusive: Nuke Regulator Hacked by Suspected Foreign Powers
Credential-stealing emails and social engineering involved in three NRC computer breaches.
Acquisition
DARPA seeks model to forecast fast-moving virus
DARPA issued a $150,000 challenge to build a model that accurately charts the path of the chikungunya virus through the Americas.
Emerging Tech
Still Think Robots Can’t Do Your Job? This Video May Change Your Mind
Humans need not apply.
Emerging Tech
We the People Weighs in on Ferguson
The popular petition site is calling for new technology to curb police abuse.
Digital Government
Here Comes the Pink Camo Food Truck
Ft. Drum’s entry in the “Great Food Truck Race”
Digital Government
Defense IG Slaps Washington Headquarters Services for Poorly Managing Task Order
WHS calls report “jaundiced.”
Digital Government
Air Force Inks $291 Million Deals for Commodity Aircraft Supplies
Contracts cover wide range of gear including handheld computers.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Swindle Yacht Club Members and Tap Supervalu’s Credit Line
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
The Snowden Effect
Public aversion to domestic spying doesn’t seem to be hurting government’s ability to recruit cyber staff.
People
HHS cloud plans, a key IT vacancy and talk of a cyber-specific service branch
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Emerging Tech
Help Science Identify a Kajillion Astronaut Photos of Cities
"Night Cities" is an ambitious project to create an atlas of urban space photography.
Cybersecurity
Pro-Russia Ukrainian Hackers Just Replaced Polish Sites with Images From a Holocaust Slaughter
Sites affected include those of the president of Poland and the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Cybersecurity
Hello, 911? I Stole a Phone and the Victim is Running After Me
Cops arrive at the scene of a mobile-device theft gone sour.
Modernization