Modernization
GSA Seeks Industry Feedback to Better Harness Tech Spending Data
The government wants to get a better grip on the money it invests in IT and digital services.
Cybersecurity
Trade Tensions With Allies Not Affecting Cyber, Top Diplomat Says
The State Department’s focus now is punishing nations that violate cyber norms, not pushing new norms, the State Department’s Robert Strayer says.
Digital Government
Apple's New OS Will Automatically Share Your Location During Emergency Calls
First responders will be able to find callers faster.
Emerging Tech
Someone Flew a Drone Too Close to a Wildfire, Again
Firefighters in Colorado had to ground their aircraft for an hour.
Acquisition
A new push for more actionable IT spending data
The White House and the General Services Administration are seeking information from industry about how to make federal IT spending more transparent and run IT operations more like a business.
Digital Government
Scandal-Ridden Cambridge Analytica Is Gone But Its Staffers Are Hard At Work Again
The company appears to be putting a new face on its same old data-gathering gig.
Modernization
Jamming tech targets illicit comms behind prison walls
Federal law enforcement is encouraged after a successful test of technology that could electronically jam commercial mobile phones smuggled into prisons.
Acquisition
NRC seeks CDM contract extension, cites lack of 'vision' by DHS
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission moved to extend an integration contract related to CDM by claiming DHS failed to articulate "a complete architectural vision" at the outset of the program.
Modernization
VA 'anywhere-to-anywhere' telehealth goes live
The journey to make telehealth routine for patients and practitioners in the VA system is as much about policy as it is about tech.
Ideas
How to Secure Applications in Hybrid Cloud Environments
Enforcing multifactor authentication is just one way to help secure data.
Digital Government
NDAA, ZTE and the Rest of Congress' Agenda
Congress and the executive branch continue wrestling over Chinese telecom ZTE.
Digital Government
Agile at DOD -- going beyond sticky notes and standing meetings
Steve Kelman reports on how the military is applying agile and DevOps to Pentagon-scale projects.
Emerging Tech
The U.S. FDA Says It’s Taking the Lead on the Regulation of Cell-Cultured Meat
A different kind of meat could get a different kind of regulation.
Emerging Tech
There’s About to Be A Lot More Creepy Boston Dynamics Robots in the World
The company may soon begin to turn its decades-long robotics research into an actual business.
Cybersecurity
FTC Suggests Considering Security Disclosure Rules for Connected-Device Makers
If the Consumer Product Safety Commission required IoT makers to outline their security protections, the Federal Trade Commission could go after false claims.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Asks for Ideas on Building a Universal Telehealth Network
That includes looking at tech that connects patients with providers.
Digital Government
A U.S. Court Rejected Google Translate as a Means of Providing Consent to a Cop
Courts around the world are increasingly considering relying on machine translation during legal proceedings.
Emerging Tech
Defense Department Awards 14 Spots on $7.5B Innovative Tech Contract
DISA announced winners for the unrestricted portion of the SETI contract, with small business awards schedule for later this year.
Emerging Tech