Modernization
Everything you need to know about BlackBerry 10
BlackBerry has a new OS and gadgets to help bring the brand back to the forefront.
Emerging Tech
Here is the robot that will extract water from the moon
NASA's latest prototype has found a way to, quite literally, get water out of rocks. No word on if it can get blood from stone yet.
Digital Government
Telework group expands into broader mobility issues
BYOD strategies will be part of the remade organization's portfolio.
People
The envelope please ....
This year's honorees represent a wide range of accomplishments, such as guarding against the next wave of cyberattacks and deploying mission-driven big data projects. Read on for the full list of winners and information about the gala celebration coming in March.
Cybersecurity
Iranian hackers leak Turkmenistan web address registry passwords
Technology // Web Services // Turkmenistan; UK
Cybersecurity
Commentary: Head count isn’t the answer for cyber defense
Risk-based systems, not more people, are needed to tackle the data security challenge.
Digital Government
Sandy relief bill covers some of VA’s information technology costs
It also includes $207 million to repair the department’s Manhattan hospital.
Digital Government
Sandy bill includes $476 million for NOAA
Funds will help improve weather forecasts and repair or replace damaged systems.
People
Trove of data on energy use expands
New data sources and an extended API increase the Energy Information Administration's offering by 1.4 million data points.
Acquisition
OFPP seeks 'aggressive goals' for agency contractor reviews
Agencies are improving their compliance with requirements to review contractor performance, but is it enough?
Digital Government
Soup, a sandwich and deficit reduction
Steve Kelman wonders if a chain restaurant's charity idea could work for reducing the federal deficit.
Digital Government
NASA chief information officer to step down
Linda Cureton has been at the space agency since 2009.
People
Armed Services Committee assigns subcommittee leaders
Chairman Buck McKeon and ranking member Adam Smith announce the roster of leaders for the Committee's new makeup.
Digital Government
The government is still trying to spy on a lot of your Twitter and Google data
80 percent of the U.S. government's asks on user data came without a warrant.
Digital Government
North Korea and its gulags are now on Google Maps
To build the new maps, a community of citizen cartographers came together in Google Map Maker.
Modernization
Labor inks $50 million cloud email deal with Microsoft vendor
The cloud-based email will replace nine separate legacy systems.
Acquisition