Emerging Tech
The NASA Rocket That Hovers Like a Helicopter (But Could Land on Mars)
Today, Florida. Tomorrow, Mars.
Emerging Tech
Sequestration Hit IT Contracts
More than three-fourths of agencies re-scoped information technology contracts to manage the arbitrary cuts.
Digital Government
Federal Judge Dismisses FAA Fine Against Drone Operator
The fine was the first leveled by the Federal Aviation Administration over the commercial use of unmanned aircraft.
Cybersecurity
NIST releases new guidelines for deploying PIV credentials to mobile devices
The draft special publication is the government’s response to the challenges encountered in authenticating smartphones, tablets and iPads.
Cybersecurity
Analysis: There's No Real Difference Between Online Espionage and Online Attack
You can't hack passively.
Digital Government
TSA Halts Testing on Technology to Screen Passengers' Online Data
It's back to the drawing board for the airline security agency's fast-track prescreening plan.
Digital Government
Innovation Fellows: Round Three
Does your agency struggle to find talented midcareer IT professionals?
Acquisition
GSA signs up continuous monitoring vendor
The agency issued a task order to Metrica Team Venture for agency- and federal-level CDM dashboards.
Modernization
CMS extends Terremark's cloud hosting duties on HealthCare.gov
The extension is needed because the replication of Terremark data didn't begin until the end of December, making it impossible to make a scheduled March 31 move to Hewlett-Packard.
Modernization
Microsoft seeks agency try-outs for government cloud platform
Azure for Government is aimed at civilian and defense agencies looking to boost efficiency by reducing the number of data centers and shortening patch intervals.
Modernization
Readers take on telework
Despite complaints from some, metrics support the idea that telework helps boost productivity.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Dub Russians Nazis, Mine Harvard Dogecoins and Fix Women's Webcams
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
People
'Evidence-based government' and the FY 2015 budget
Steve Kelman contends the best part of the president's budget may be its efforts to measure and reward programs that work.
Emerging Tech
Private-Sector Technologists -- the White House Wants You
The third group of Presidential Innovation Fellows will focus on open data and crowdsourcing.
Digital Government
Snowden's Security Breach Could Cost the U.S. Billions, Top General Says
It may take two years to assess and address the damage, Dempsey tells lawmakers.
Emerging Tech
Analysis: Why It Doesn’t Matter Who Invented Bitcoin
Newsweek’s revelation does little to change the trajectory of digital currencies.
Digital Government
White House Seeks Feedback on Big Data and Privacy
The Office of Science and Technology Policy is hosting a series of events focused on the implications of big data analysis.
Acquisition
McCaskill probes 'clunky' contracting databases
Plans have been in place since 2001 to create an integrated contractor database, but delays, cost overruns and development problems have pushed back the scheduled completion date to 2018.
Emerging Tech
Is Smarter Dot-gov Reform on Its Way?
A new campaign to rationalize the federal Web presence may be about metrics-driven customer service.
Emerging Tech