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
Secret Service Software Will 'Detect Sarcasm' in Social Media Users
'Sentiment analysis' and 'access to historical Twitter data' among the requirements.
Digital Government
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director Letitia Long Is Retiring
Long oversaw the agency that created and collected geospatial intelligence, or GEOINT.
Digital Government
Hashmi takes over, Salesforce gets FedRAMP OK, the FCC on IPv6 and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
New U.S. Ambassador Swore Her Oath on an E-Reader
Suzi LeVine, the newest Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein is a former Microsoft executive.
Digital Government
Skip the Humans: Drug Discovery by Simulating Cells
Virtual clinical trials would combine big data and computer simulation.
Digital Government
FCC May Redefine What It Means to Have 'Broadband' Internet
High-speed Internet, as currently defined by the government, is four megabits per second.
Digital Government
More Snowden Leaks: NSA Intercepting Millions of Facial Images
The agency declined to say if it also retrieves images from social media.
People
