Cybersecurity
Special Operations Command Takes Aim At Enemies Hiding Files Inside Seized Electronics
Terror groups are using new techniques to reduce the intel value of seized laptops and cellphones.
Ideas
Rapid Prototyping to Improve Government Systems
Two former U.S. Digital Service staffers on their approach to iterative design and software development.
Digital Government
A new government digital services playbook
Steve Kelman applauds another effort to share knowledge across the contractor community.
Cybersecurity
Long-Awaited Botnet Report Calls on Industry for Solutions
The long-awaited botnet report from the Commerce and Homeland Security departments paint government as a facilitator, not a leader in the fight.
Modernization
Pentagon’s MilCloud 2.0 Could Host Classified Data by 2019
The cloud offering is close to meeting stringent requirements to host secret and top secret classified data.
Cybersecurity
Judge Dismisses Kaspersky Lawsuit, Leaving Governmentwide Ban in Place
The Russian anti-virus company challenged administrative and legislative actions that banned its products from government and contractor networks.
Emerging Tech
Got A Lot On Your Mind? Try 3D Printing Your Brain
This new technology has got you covered inside and out, from head to toe.
Emerging Tech
Next-Gen Weather Satellite Goes Online; NASA Orders Two More for $460M
The first satellite in the new Joint Polar Satellite System passed all its tests and is fully operational.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Find 65 Bugs in the Pentagon’s Travel Management System
The Defense Department’s fifth bug bounty awards $80,000 for spotting security holes in a travel system used by millions of the agency’s employees.
Digital Government
The Creator of WordPress Shares His Secret to Running the Ultimate Remote Workplace
A critical part of making the employees of a distributed company work effectively on their own is occasionally bringing them together.
Policy
The U.S. Is Altering its Visa Policies to Stem China’s Advancement in STEM
The State Department is preparing to shorten the length of the visas it issues to Chinese nationals.
Cybersecurity
Judge upholds government ban on Kaspersky products
A federal judged ruled that a ban on Kaspersky products by DHS and a similar ban contained in the 2018 defense bill are constitutional.
Cybersecurity
DHS cyber shop continues to push rebrand
The National Protection and Programs Directorate wants to change its name to match its focus on cross-cutting infrastructure threats.
Digital Government
A New Open-Source Framework for Government Projects
Louisville, Kentucky is making the infrastructure for analyzing historic Waze data available to anyone who partners on the process.
Modernization
Beyond the Data Center
The federal government has until 2020 to get their data centers in top shape—or get out of owning them.
Ideas
DARPA Wants You to Brainstorm New Warfighting Ideas
The agency wants to find the next great warfighting idea, no matter how crazy or nontraditional it might seem.
Modernization
The time to modernize government payroll systems is now
The federal government's leading evangelist of shared services explains why it makes sense to bring payroll to the cloud.
Modernization
Will an IT update revamp government?
Reimagined tech and modernization funds can accomplish only so much if policies and processes don't keep pace.
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