Cybersecurity
Anonymous to FBI: Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated
Financial Services // Government (U.S.) // United States
Cybersecurity
Former automated trading employees accused of stealing source code
Financial Services // New York, United States
Digital Government
To Counter Nuclear Smuggling, Officials Look to Mobile Detection Technology
White House-led strategic review could shift priorities away from stationary tech, Anne Harrington, deputy NNSA administrator tells Global Security Newswire.
Acquisition
New report reveals Army's troubled IT acquisition program
A program designed to fast-track network capabilities for troops is too often letting inferior technologies advance, GAO finds.
Digital Government
Scientists Are Scouring the Globe for Mystery Bacteria to Help Reduce Our Dependence on Fertilizer
Researchers will travel from Germany to Hawaii and beyond looking for a needle in a haystack.
Digital Government
Satellite predicts eruption
A NOAA weather satellite detected the eruption of a volcano in Japan 14 hours before it happened.
Modernization
Think Google Glass Invades Your Privacy? Here’s a Wristband that Records Audio 24 Hours a Day
Audio-recording device, Kapture, will go live on Kickstarter next month.
Modernization
DHS seeks to bridge siloed databases
A plan to connect databases containing information on legal foreign visitors is the first step in what could turn into comprehensive records overhaul.
Digital Government
Explore the London Underground With This Awesome 3-D Simulation
"Mind the Gap" takes advantage of open data to present a rotating, zoomable, ambient-noise-inflected model of London's train system.
Digital Government
Government CIOs Have More Clout, Shorter Terms
Researchers surveyed public- and private-sector CIOs worldwide.
Acquisition
Air Force expands OASIS embrace
Three Air Force organizations have expressed a desire to use GSA's OASIS contract.
Digital Government
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Is Stepping Down
Some have speculated Ballmer's successor could come from within Microsoft.
People
IG knocks IRS software licensing
The tax agency could improve its understanding and managment of its software assets, auditors conclude.
Emerging Tech
How Robots in Outer Space Are Influencing the Cars of the Future
If engineers can build bots that can land themselves on Mars, surely they can produce less sophisticated systems for our vehicles.
People
Postal Service CIO to retire
Ellis Burgoyne began his career as a letter carrier in Inglewood, Calif.
Cybersecurity
More encrypted data storage ahead for feds?
GSA's Day says insider threats call for unencrypting data only when it is actively in use.
Emerging Tech
Fuel Cells Are Ready for Military Use, and Soon Maybe for Your Home Too
Mainstream use could dramatically cut energy consumption.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Raid Gamers, Target Energy Employees and Defense Contractor Linguists
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our index of noteworthy data breaches.
Digital Government
NOAA undertakes post-Sandy mapping
The science agency is attempting to assess the effects of the storm on the coastal areas and shallow waters that were in its path.
Digital Government