Digital Government

NASA's quantum lab could be giant leap for computing

Quantum computing could help with challenges such as optimizing air traffic control or recognizing subtle patterns in data.

Modernization

Michael G. Meskill: Taking USDA to the cloud

Thanks to Meskill, the Agriculture Department has joined the ranks of cloud service providers.

Cybersecurity

Why Was NSA's Website Down for 11 Hours?

Multiple groups have taken credit for hacking NSA.gov.

Cybersecurity

NSA Surveillance Back in Crosshairs on Hill

Senators work behind closed doors to lift the opacity of NSA's domestic-surveillance.

People

Samantha Kott Kouril: Undaunted by challenge

Knowing little about IT didn't keep this Rising Star from accepting an internship at GSA, where she's now a project manager.

Cybersecurity

The fight against biometric spoofing

Make-up, photographs and digital recorders are tools in the biometric hacker's toolbox, but efforts are underway to make systems more resistant to them.

People

Cloud failure temporarily crashes HealthCare.gov

The main public face of Obamacare is back in service after the latest in a string of embarrassing difficulties took it offline.

Cybersecurity

Cyberattack shuts down major Israeli roadway

Transportation // Haifa, Israel

Digital Government

Six Veterans Receive Cyber Warrior Scholarships

New financial assistance aims to close the cybersecurity skills gap.

Digital Government

DARPA Looks to Brain Zapping to Treat PTSD and TBI

Research requires implanting up to 100 battery-powered electrodes in the brain.

Cybersecurity

Hackers Avenge Kissers, Snap Hospital Photos and Graffiti Qatar

Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.

Emerging Tech

HealthCare.gov’s New Chief Fixer Doesn’t Know Who’s on the Team

QSSI said Thursday it wasn’t familiar with a plan to fix the ailing marketplace; On Friday it was leading the team.

Acquisition

Zients promises big improvements by Thanksgiving

"Let me be clear: Healthcare.gov is fixable," administration's point man for the fixes declares.

Cybersecurity

NIST draft cyber framework spotlights workforce woes

Emphasis is not on recruiting, but on defining the skills that will be needed.