Emerging Tech
Japanese Drones Hit Middle America in WWII
The unmanned bombing craft were supposed to spark forest fires in the West but mostly missed their marks.
Digital Government
NIST delivers long-sought standards for iris recognition
New guidelines for identity verification also cover on-card fingerprint recognition.
Digital Government
Naval Academy Hits the LEGO Yellow Brick Road to Teach Weapons Control Design
Midshipmen will use smart bricks to learn about sensors and unmanned systems.
Modernization
DOE data center deal still at impasse
Legislators seek answers as it becomes unclear whether OMB or the Energy Department itself is holding up the department's energy-saving contract.
Digital Government
How machine learning changes the game
What do video surveillance, speech recognition and autonomous vehicles have in common? They're all getting better amazingly quickly -- and needing less and less human help to do so.
Digital Government
Agile software: Stand and deliver
Why agile software development techniques are disrupting federal IT for the better
Digital Government
Iris Recognition Specs for DHS Employee IDs Are No Longer Hypothetical
NIST has finalized guidelines for exchanging eye images between cameras and card readers.
People
Satisfaction with diversity support wanes
Confidence in leaderhship empowerment also suffers compared to previous survey in 2011.
Modernization
The keys to information interoperability
Best practices to help the government overcome obstacles to sharing and achieve information superiority.
Digital Government
How far is too far for agile developers?
FCW's cartoonist has a thought on what it takes to succeed.
Cybersecurity
Japanese officials, confused about Google Groups privacy settings, aired emails on global treaty negotiations
Government (Foreign) // Healthcare and Public Health
Cybersecurity
Five Critical Cyber Questions for the Next DHS Chief
Napolitano steps down from Homeland Security as threats are growing.
Cybersecurity
Analysis: Senate Cybersecurity Bill Is Uncontroversial but Also Unambitious
Draft legislation looks nothing like the much-reviled House version.
Cybersecurity
Edward Snowden Says He Wants to Stay in Russia, for Now
The former intelligence contractor said he doesn't intend to harm the United States.
Cybersecurity
Senate signals piecemeal approach on cybersecurity
A bipartisan Commerce Committee draft looks for common ground on critical infrastructure protection, cybersecurity research and training.
People
OMB extends rules requiring quick contractor payments
July 11 memo keeps accelerated-payment guidelines in place for another year.
People
Industry nervous about SUSPEND Act
Bill to centralize the process for suspending or debarring contractors unneeded, could create new problems, critics warn.
Modernization
New App will Guide Visitors Around the Site of John Brown’s Famous Raid
Mobile apps already guide tourists at Gettysburg and Antietam.
People