Modernization
Birds do it, bees do it, now DARPA wants drones to do it
"Birds of prey and flying insects exhibit the kinds of capabilities we want for small UAVs," says DARPA program manager Mark Micire.
Modernization
Largest digital camera ever will be pointed at the sky
The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope 'will help researchers study the formation of galaxies, track potentially hazardous asteroids, observe exploding stars and better understand dark matter and dark energy.'
Digital Government
Why Fewer Americans Are Googling Things
People who are coming online now are getting used to a world in which they go to apps rather than a browser to look for something.
Modernization
Better computers, better weather forecasts
Upgrades to NOAA’s two supercomputers should mean more accurate day-to-day and long-term forecasting.
Modernization
Updating acquisition guidance, awaiting a patent and hacking damage
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Emerging Tech
The ‘Instant’ Internet of 2035: Virtual Worlds, Self-Driving Cars and Online Doctor’s Visits
The next generation of wireless devices could change everything.
Modernization
Why Kenya is 10 Years Ahead of the US on Mobile Payments
How “good enough” gets in the way of innovation.
Modernization
Super categories, supercomputers, analytics acquisitions and Microsoft clouds
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
Watchdog Wants to Know if DOD Has Actually Saved Money by Jumping to the Cloud
Audit to determine whether DOD components performed cost-benefit analyses before buying cloud services.
Management
Yes, That Text Message Is a Public Record
“It’s becoming a critical business system that people are now starting to realize that: ‘I need to start archiving these.’”
Ideas
Why Commercial Clouds are More Secure than Federal Data Centers
It’s time to add security as a reason for, not against, moving federal applications to the commercial cloud.
Modernization
The Mobile Wave Still Looks Like a Trickle in Government
With thousands of federal websites that haven’t yet been optimized for miniature screens, agencies are making a slow go of making government services mobile-friendly.
Modernization
Cloud and the changing org chart
When buying IT as a service, organizational charts will change. But jobs aren't necessarily eliminated -- they're enhanced, and that's crucial in national security settings.
Modernization
Preparing for the data center of the future
By 2020, federal data centers will be slimmer, faster and more efficient. Here's how to start moving toward that future now.
Cybersecurity
The Cyber Threat in 2015: 10 Twists on Hackers’ Old Tricks
From wiper attacks to cyber extortionists, here are some "old faves and new twists" feds should be mindful of.
Modernization
What Back to the Future II Got Wrong About 2015
The two big things the classic trilogy missed: The rise of mobile and the Internet.
Cybersecurity
The Webcam Hacking Epidemic
It'd be easy for policy makers to correct gaps in protections against remote access tools used to spy on individuals. So why haven't they?
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