Emerging Tech
FAA Did Not Require Boeing to Use Strict Test Standards on 787 Batteries
National Traffic Safety Board hearings explore certification process.
Modernization
From Boston to Sichuan, Messaging Apps Come to the Rescue When Cellphone Networks Fail
During emergencies mobile-phone networks are quickly overwhelmed, so users are taking to services that use bandwidth more efficiently.
Digital Government
Possible North Korea Nuke Test Emissions Identified
International group says it identified radioactive materials released months ago.
Modernization
How Twitter Accounts—Like the AP’s—Get Hacked
Human error is often at fault for these events.
Cybersecurity
NIST announces federal cyber center plans
NIST wants to speed up progress on implementing cybersecurity and is proposing a new research effort to do so.
Digital Government
GAO raps DOD satellite operations
The Defense Department needs to modernize the ground stations and control networks that operate the nation's defense satellites.
Emerging Tech
Russia Sends 45 Mice, 15 Geckos, and Eight Gerbils on a Long Space Mission
The experiment is being conducted with NASA.
Cybersecurity
Verizon tracks trends in data breaches
Report identifies the world leader in state-sponsored cyber-espionage, among other useful information.
People
DOD issues directive to define CIO role
The Defense Department has laid out the roles and responsibilities of the Pentagon's chief information officer, updating nearly decade-old governance to include some of DOD's most pressing concerns.
Digital Government
Women Are Narrowing the Gap in IT Jobs
They make up 31 percent of the tech workforce, and that number is growing.
Modernization
Road Testing the Newest Wave in Taxi Hailing Apps
Hailing a cab has until recently involved either a phone call or a raised hand.
Emerging Tech
California Launches First “Battery University” to Push Energy Storage Technology
The two-year master’s program in battery technology at San Jose State University announced today is part of an effort to create an “energy storage cluster” of research institutions and companies in California.
Emerging Tech
An Internet Sales Tax Suddenly Seems Imminent
The Obama administration supports the current version of the bill.
Modernization
Federal Web Visitors are Coming Via Mobile
About one-third of government Web visitors have used a smartphone or table to access government information.
Digital Government
Terrorism, the government and bias
Steve Kelman suggests that the phrase "believing is seeing" might be more true than the reverse.
Digital Government
IT Fields Rank Among Top Jobs in 2013
Study shows software engineers command high salaries and experience low stress.
Emerging Tech
Federal CIO Imagines One Device, Many Screens
The government is preparing for a screen agnostic future, VanRoekel says.
Cybersecurity
Investigators: Chinese Government is Behind 96 Percent of Cyberspy Ops
The nation state’s motive appears to be economic growth, not physical destruction.
Acquisition
FITARA: More than a tweak, less than a revolution
The latest procurement reform bill ensures CIO budget authority, a 'sea change' according to one former CIO.
Cybersecurity