Digital Government
What Good Is All This Tech Diversity Data, Anyway?
Publicly counting men and women is a start, but on its own, the data is not likely to make tech companies any more diverse.
Digital Government
The Enemy of an Asteroid Is My Friend
Taking the long view on U.S.-Russia planetary defense.
People
OMB launches digital services team to guide IT projects
The team will be headed by Mikey Dickerson, a former Google engineer who served on the team that helped fix HealthCare.gov.
Digital Government
The Biometric Future of Crossing Borders While Brown
What it's like to be flagged at every airport security stop for nine years.
Digital Government
Why the Pentagon Announced the U.S. Airstrike in Iraq in a Tweet
These days, the Obama administration is trying to make its own national security announcements before everyone else does.
Modernization
NIST test bed will probe industrial systems for cyber flaws
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is trying to get ahead of attackers by developing a simulation system that emulates industrial operations.
Modernization
Data center innovation: New ways to save energy
Revised thermal standards and an array of cooling techniques promise to reverse the data center power drain.
Modernization
NNSA tests cloud-based data-collection system
RadResponder project would give responders better access to key data in a nuclear emergency.
People
Trudeau leaves GSA, heads to AWS
Lena Trudeau had been an evangelist within government for the Presidential Innovation Fellows program and 18F.
People
NASA and small biz, Pentagon and the private sector, Hagel and India
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
NIST test bed will probe industrial systems for cyber flaws
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is trying to get ahead of attackers by developing a simulation system that emulates industrial operations.
Cybersecurity
Russian spyware is tapping Ukrainian government offices
Government (Foreign) // Kiev, Ukraine
Cybersecurity
Will The Government Shred Your Contract After a Hack?
OPM and DHS, in a first, halted work with a background investigator after it disclosed a breach.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Hack Back China, Aim for Gizmodo Gadget Lovers and Hijack the Internet
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Digital Government
Infographic: A Day in the Life of DHS
Keeping all domains safe requires substantial work.
Digital Government
The Real Reason You Can’t Text 911
Major cell phone companies are equipped to let callers text emergency call centers, but most states aren’t.
Digital Government
IT Needs Audacity, Adaptiveness and Engagement
Today's IT leaders need to think big.
Emerging Tech
Turtle Power: Sensors Give Hatchlings a Chance in Hatteras
Park Service backs local North Carolina project.
Digital Government