Emerging Tech

SpaceX Delays Tourist Trips to the Moon

Time to make new vacation plans.

Artificial Intelligence

Report: Trust in Data, Computing Power Are Keys to Embracing Emerging Tech

Agencies should strengthen endpoints to handle new technologies like AI and extended reality, a report suggests.

Cybersecurity

Huawei Slams FCC Efforts to Bar It From Federal Communications Program

Government officials say the Chinese telecom poses a hacking threat to national security.

Digital Government

How NIH is Organizing Its Enormous Troves of Data

The agency has a new strategic plan for how to manage, store and analyze its scientific data.

Digital Government

Your Smartphone Was Probably Sharing Your Friends’ Facebook Data Behind Your Back

These new revelations could spell more trouble for Facebook.

Ideas

Advancing Threats Necessitate New Approach to Defense Technology Acquisition

Collaboration is one way to develop an edge over competitors.

Emerging Tech

The U.S. Navy Is Developing Mothership Drones for Coastal Defense

The service is looking to accelerate the way it buys, builds and drills drones and robotic ships.

Emerging Tech

Microsoft Has Agreed to Buy GitHub for $7.5 billion

The acquisition of GitHub will likely strengthen Microsoft’s cloud services offerings.

Cybersecurity

After a Major Cyberattack, Does the Public Deserve an Explanation?

The ransomware that crippled Atlanta raises unanswered questions about how to communicate with citizens after a cyber-attack.

Cybersecurity

Energy advances cyber role

The Energy Department is looking to blunt attacks and close gaps in critical infrastructure.

Cybersecurity

White House names new top homeland security advisor

Coast Guard Rear Adm. Doug Fears will take up a senior National Security Council post that includes being the top White House official on cybersecurity.

Modernization

It's time to fix our cloud procurement problems

Cloud presents some unique problems for contracting officers, and addressing those ambiguities would pay big dividends.

Cybersecurity

Mozilla Introduces DNS Privacy to Firefox

Updating the Domain Name System for the 21st century.

Modernization

DISA in high gear on MilCloud migration

Facing an accelerated schedule, the Defense Information Systems Agency is staffing up and adding training to help DOD agencies migrate to MilCloud 2.0.

Digital Government

How a Tiny Website Became the Police's Go-To Genealogy Database

“I never expected anything like this.”

Emerging Tech

Facebook Is Killing its “Trending” Feature, Proving Algorithms Aren’t Always the Answer

Algorithms can’t always do the job of a human.

Emerging Tech

Interior is Using Drones to Save People Trapped by Hot Lava

They’ve also been faster and safer than putting boots on the ground, a department official said.

Ideas

How Agencies Should Prep for Artificial Intelligence

Here are the opportunities and requirements for success.

Modernization

Pentagon Answers JEDI Pricing Questions But No RFP Yet

For the first time, the Pentagon’s JEDI cloud procurement has hit a time snag.

Digital Government

Vermont Will Pay You $10,000 to Move There And Work Remotely

Calling all foliage lovers!