Emerging Tech
Bigger, Faster, Stronger: China’s Ever-Evolving Military Tech
China’s military upgrade goes beyond space-based navigation.
Digital Government
Melinda and Bill Gates Reveal the Common-Sense Secret to Successful Relationships
Honest feedback is at the heart of their shared success.
Cybersecurity
Just Over Half of Agencies Met a Web Encryption Security Deadline
Fifty-four percent of federal websites met the deadline for HTTPS encryption and other security upgrades.
Emerging Tech
U.S. Customs Wants to Use Your Face As a Boarding Pass
By 2022, the agency plans to use biometrics to identify 97 percent of travelers flying out of the country.
Digital Government
Now That Most Artifacts Are Digital, Software Experts Need to Play Archeologist
"Software powers business, it powers government, it powers culture."
Cybersecurity
Justice Launches Cyber Task Force
The task force will examine cyber efforts to undermine elections and critical infrastructure.
Emerging Tech
Australian Scientists Design 3D-Printed Smartphone Microscope
This clip-on device is designed for field work.
Cybersecurity
Air Force hackathon pays out $104,000
In its second hackathon, the Air Force paid out a record amount in bounties after extending the December program 20 days.
Modernization
FBI mulls move to the cloud
The bureau wants industry input on moving its infrastructure to the cloud as a $30 billion IT services contract is set to expire.
Digital Government
State officials get classified briefings on election security
National intelligence and homeland security officials briefed state officials and private-sector stakeholders about election cybersecurity threats.
Ideas
Government Steps Up to One New Technology, Risks Another Over Inaction
As the Defense Department beefs up its cyber threat hunting capabilities, it's taken a slower approach toward modernizing GPS.
Digital Government
How to Inoculate the Public Against Fake News
When people were given a toolbox of deceptive techniques and told to “play Russian troll,” they learned to reject disinformation.
Cybersecurity
IG: DHS still can't account for expired PIV cards
The Department of Homeland Security still lacks effective protocols to ensure old contractors don't retain access to their facilities and systems.
Cybersecurity
Russia's Troll Operation Was Not That Sophisticated
“If the Internet Research Agency were a start-up media company, they probably would not be picking up a fresh round of venture capital.”
Artificial Intelligence
Nvidia Making Facial Recognition AI for Smart City Surveillance
Do you ever feel like somebody's watching you?
Digital Government
SpaceX Takes its First Step Toward Selling Americans Internet From Space
SpaceX eventually hopes to have thousands of spacecraft beaming Internet back to Earth.
Cybersecurity
“I Am in Love With LOVE!” Russian Trolls Tried to Seem Like Normal Americans By Quoting the Bible, Shakira, and Others
The Russian trolls seem to have a sense of humor.
Cybersecurity
Paypal Was Used to Launder Russian Trolls’ Money During the 2016 Election
They used this cash to pay for inflammatory ads.
Cybersecurity
Half A Million People Don’t Know Criminals Stole Their Identities to Get Jobs
Auditors found a programming error prevented the IRS from sending out notices.
Cybersecurity