Digital Government
NSA Chief Denies (Intentionally) Spying on Americans' Faces
Mike Rogers confirms the agency has a facial-recognition program targeting foreigners.
Modernization
CFTC mulls retooling market surveillance for high-frequency trading
An alphabet soup of regulators collect data on financial transactions, but a universal eye into markets is still on the drawing board.
Digital Government
Health IT hub, open gov at OSTP, a regulatory dashboard and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
Senate panel OKs $51 billion for Commerce, Justice, Science
An early look shows broad agreement between House and Senate appropriators, but some battles still loom over the details of tech policy.
Modernization
Marine Corps Finds Pentagon’s Mobile Plan is No Bargain
Without a cheaper commercial alternative, it will be too costly to put more smartphones and tablets in the hands of Marines.
Cybersecurity
NSA director: Detection trumps prevention
Because keeping cyber intruders out is increasingly difficult, the focus should be on finding them quickly and assessing the threat, says Adm. Michael Rogers.
Digital Government
What Google Lacks in Diversity It Makes Up for in Salaries
Federal agencies don't even make it onto the salary list that Google tops.
Cybersecurity
Hacker rewrites 5 highway signs in North Carolina
Transportation // North Carolina, United States
Emerging Tech
Scientists Found a Way to Save a Long-Lost Spacecraft—Now It's Facing Its Biggest Test Yet
The craft's celestial gauntlet includes a possible collision with the moon.
Emerging Tech
NASA Is About to Test a Mega-Parachute at the Edge of Space
If the largest ever supersonic parachute works, we'll be a step closer to putting a human on Mars.
Modernization
Bitcoin Is No Longer the Worst Investment in the World
Now it’s merely the third worst.
Digital Government
Hollywood Producers Want to Use Drones to Film Their Movies
If the FAA approves, filmmakers could be among the first to use commercial drones.
Cybersecurity
What to do about data breaches
A recent GAO report shows data breaches are on the rise -- and decidedly uneven responses from one agency to the next.
Digital Government
Hacker Conference Will Invite Feds Back – In 2016
The Pentagon will host a cyber contest at DEF CON after reaching a deal with organizers of the annual confab.
Modernization
HP Launches High Security Private Cloud for Public Sector
Helion hopes to meet FedRAMP requirements within the next six to nine months.
Digital Government
Federal inmates to get more advanced electronic health records
The Bureau of Prisons is seeking an advanced IT solution for managing health care behind bars.
Cybersecurity
Feds Free Thousands of Computers From Hackers
Officials say they have disabled two of the world's worst computer viruses.
Digital Government