Emerging Tech
Wind Turbines Can Act Like Big Magnets for Lightning
But the lightning doesn't strike when the turbines aren't rotating.
Modernization
What CIOs say about big data
Ten insights from IT leaders on the front lines of big-data deployments.
Cybersecurity
Hagel outlines looming DOD budget cuts
Cybersecurity is one of a few areas set to receive a boost, at the expense of troop strength.
Acquisition
In search of a bolder procurement process
Results of a study on barriers to government contracting are expected to be released in early March.
Acquisition
FITARA to get another look in the House
The IT acquisition overhaul bill the House will vote on Tuesday includes a few changes from the version included in the House-passed defense policy measure last year.
Acquisition
More than 100 sign OASIS deals
Federal users can choose from among seven pools of providers for professional services offerings, including logistic, IT, engineering, financial management and scientific trades and services.
Digital Government
Contractors sent to prison for fraud scheme
The fraudulent bidding involved IT contracts at the Environmental Protection Agency, Homeland Security Department, General Services Administration and Agriculture Department.
Digital Government
What Government Data Can Do About the Shortage of Science and Tech Skills
First, a data jam on STEM workforce issues.
Cybersecurity
The US Won’t Spy on Angela Merkel—But Everyone Around Her Is Fair Game
The NSA is now spying on over 300 German politicians and businesspeople.
Digital Government
DARPA seeks innovative ways to make sense of data
If big data represents the search for a needle in a haystack, DARPA aims to develop technology that explains why the needle is in the stack in the first place.
Cybersecurity
NSA-endorsed cyber training institution hacked by prankster
Defense Industrial Base // Education
Cybersecurity
Harvard supercomputer exploited to mine Dogecoin
Education // Massachusetts, United States
Cybersecurity
Hackers in China steal Texas hospital patient’s identity
Healthcare and Public Health // Texas, United States
Cybersecurity
Dropbox Addresses Government Spying
New policy lays out the service's 'government request principles.'
Digital Government
New Group Looks to Defend Nuclear Arsenal
But it's not taking a position on modernization -- not yet, anyway.
Emerging Tech
HHS Wants to Mine Social Media During Health Emergencies
A proposed tool could alert the agency when hospitals are being evacuated or when a disease has spread.
Modernization
Cost of Obamacare Contract Has at Least Quintupled
The cloud that supports HealthCare.gov has nearly doubled in cost since the days before the site’s troubled launch.
Digital Government
Report: Government might expand NSA's database
Pending lawsuits could prompt agency to preserve meta data far longer than planned.
Acquisition