Modernization
VA to dump Vista for DOD's electronic health record system
Citing an urgent need, Secretary David Shulkin announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs would bypass open competition and buy into the solution chosen by the Defense Department in 2015.
Emerging Tech
These Smart Gloves Can Translate Sign Language
This wearable tech could improve communication for the hearing impaired.
Modernization
Prudence over panic
A seasoned CISO explains why focusing too much on zero-days can distract from older vulnerabilities.
Modernization
AT&T seeks tough standards for FirstNet opt-outs
Telecom providers argue about the role and impact of state-run networks on FirstNet's nationwide public safety broadband network.
Cybersecurity
Microsoft Thinks Blockchain Tech Could Solve One of the Internet’s Toughest Problems: Digital Identities
There currently isn’t a foolproof way to identify people or machines online.
Modernization
What's slowing down DOD's data center consolidation?
The Defense Department is working through a variety of barriers, including legacy tech and cloud requirements, as it continues its effort to consolidate data centers.
Emerging Tech
The Rise of Cryptocurrency Ponzi Schemes
Scammers are making big money off people who want in on the latest digital gold rush but don’t understand how the technology works.
Modernization
This Tiny Device Could Keep Your Smart Home Safer
This device keeps an eye on your other smart devices.
Modernization
Booz Allen, NGA probe intel leak
Defense and intelligence contractor Booz Allen Hamilton and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency are investigating how a trove of sensitive program data was apparently uploaded to a public Amazon cloud server.
Modernization
VA chief will seek IT funding supplemental
Once the Department of Veterans Affairs makes a decision on the future of its electronic health records system, it will seek money from Congress to put the plan into place.
Modernization
In-Q-Tel Invests Fresh Funds to Ditch Desktops
The venture capital firm for the 17 agencies that comprise the IC joined Bain Capital Ventures and Microsoft Ventures in making a $16 million investment in San Mateo-based Frame.
Modernization
Launching His New Company, Even the Man Who Built Android Doesn’t Think He Can Beat Android
This is what smartphone nerds have been waiting for.
Modernization
Windstream drops EIS protest
The company withdraws its pre-award protest of GSA's massive telecommunications contract, paving the way for an agency award.
Modernization
One Way to Hide Your Data from Digital Border Searches
A popular password manager unveiled a feature to temporarily remove data from devices.
Modernization
Distracted Drivers May Actually Benefit From Using Tech While Driving
What we really need is technology that holds us accountable for our driving behaviors and encourages us to focus on the road, not our phones.
Modernization
Moran pushes MGT in the Senate
The MGT Act's Republican sponsor discusses the bill's prospects for passage.
Ideas
How to Spot Problems Before You Start Moving to the Cloud
Simply knowing these challenges exist is half the battle of solving any potential migration problems.
Digital Government
How Apple Watches Could Detect a Stroke
The watch currently has a basic heart rate sensor to monitor a wearer's pulse during exercise, but what if it could do more?
Modernization