Emerging Tech
These Scanners Could Let You Travel With Liquids and Electronic Devices
A San Diego-based company is in talks with TSA to test out a scanner that could search tablets and cellphones for explosives.
Modernization
Will nuclear breaches melt down information sharing?
While cybersecurity and nuclear experts say the recently disclosed cyber breaches do not pose a risk to nuclear safety, the fallout could be that critical infrastructure firms grow more reluctant to share cyberthreat information with the government.
Modernization
Survey: Cyber pros fear attack on critical infrastructure
A majority of security professionals say a successful cyber attack on critical infrastructure is likely within the next two years.
Modernization
Why this IT modernization push could actually work
A former agency CIO suggests that the key pieces are finally falling into place.
Emerging Tech
NSA Updates List of Tech Ready For Commercialization
The agency's portfolio of technology focuses on challenges in big data, cyber, internet of things and mobility.
Modernization
No One Could’ve Guessed Just How Important the iPhone Would Be
That phone, along with its successors and competitors, eventually upended how we communicate.
Digital Government
U.S. Will Ban Laptops on 180 International Airlines Unless They Meet Mysterious New Security Rules
If the airlines fail to enforce the new standards, the U.S. could bar all large personal electronic devices from their planes.
Modernization
Just Having Your Phone Within Reach Makes You Dumber
Trying not to be distracted by a phone is, itself, distracting.
Cybersecurity
Officials: Controversial Surveillance Law Helped Stop Smartphone Attack
Intelligence officials declined to reveal how many Americans have been scooped up by FISA section 702 programs.
Modernization
What's New in Apple's iOS 11?
An updated operating system always comes with a few surprises.
Modernization
Lira: IT modernization needs new 'organizational structure'
One of the White House's special innovation officers is looking to change culture, not just modernize tech.
Modernization
VA’s EHR decision and the future of government
By using insight-driven thinking and tools, the collaboration between VA and DOD could result in a revolutionary person-centric service model.
Modernization
CSRA Will Build the Next MilCloud
The Falls Church, Virginia-based IT contractor captured the IDIQ contract, valued at up to $500 million.
Emerging Tech
This Encrypted Ride-Sharing App Could Be the Future of Transportation
It's like Uber for those who care about their privacy
Modernization
Senators urge VA to lean on DOD in health record push
The chairmen of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Armed Services committees hope that VA will learn from the Pentagon's commercial health record deal.
Modernization