Emerging Tech
Ground-Attack Aircraft Radar to Outmaneuver Overcast Skies
L-3 Communications secures a $2.6 million Pentagon deal to build sensors that use extremely high frequency radio technology to see through clouds.
Digital Government
Geodata-fueled map relates storms to energy facilities
New map from the Energy Information Administration combines interagency data to address a very specific need.
Cybersecurity
Intruders nick British military data by sneaking into defense contractor’s system
Defense Industrial Base // Government (Foreign)
Digital Government
Defense and VA to Congress on Health Records: It's the Data, Not the Software
The Pentagon is creating a new office to manage health IT procurements.
Digital Government
How Many Billions for the New Defense EHR?
A case of spending billions to save spending even more billions.
Digital Government
Government Has Dropped the Ball on IT Reform, Lawmaker says
Connolly criticizes slow progress on data center consolidation, cloud computing.
Cybersecurity
There Are at Least Three Easy Ways to Hack the Emergency Alert System
The small-scale hacking of the Emergency Alert System in Montana to broadcast a supposed zombie apocalypse has revealed the vulnerabilities in alert systems.
Digital Government
Demand for Laptops Is so Weak That Analysts Have Declared All of 2013 a “Write-Off”
2013 will be the second year in a row in which PC shipments shrank overall.
Digital Government
Hagel warns senators of 2014 budget dangers
Defense secretary says Pentagon, private sector alike would suffer if sequester cuts are not reversed.
Digital Government
How a Deadly Explosive, When 3D Printed, Could Be Life-Saving
People who are digging up unexploded ordinances sometimes don't know how to handle them. Could these replicas change that?
Modernization
Feds trace path to the cloud
Success strategies, risks and roadblocks revealed at cloud conference.
Digital Government
Despite Test Failure, Pentagon Remains Confident About Missile Defense
Defense spokesman says the U.S. could respond to any threat from North Korea.
Modernization
No Wonder China Is Worried About Android -- NSA Helped Write Its Source Code
That explains why China is so eager to encourage alternative smartphones within its borders.
Digital Government
New Databank Will Help Address Cyber Skills Needs
Agencies must review their cybersecurity jobs and the skill sets they require.
Modernization
Intelligence Community seeks unified communications
The second phase of the Desktop Environment portion of the IC's Information Technology Enterprise strategy is soon to begin.
People
USDA outlines use case for tablets
A shift from paper to iPads speeds data-gathering and cuts costs, agency says.
Acquisition
Contractor compensation: Just a giveaway?
A reader argues that contractor compensation should be done away with.
People
House panel tries shame strategy on VA
Frustrated with unfulfilled requests for information, Veterans Affairs Committee creates a website to list them.
Digital Government
Agencies Can Expect a Telework Toolkit This Fall
The effort is aimed at helping agencies measure their return on investment.
Cybersecurity