Modernization
Watching ICANN, denying hackers and controlling UAVs
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
NASA names more SEWP V winners
Forty-one contracts were awarded in the Server Support Devices/Multi-functional Devices Group.
Cybersecurity
DHS: Attackers Hacked Critical Manufacturing Firm For Months
An unnamed manufacturing firm vital to the U.S. economy recently suffered a prolonged hack.
Modernization
Why the White House Is Using Emoji
In a report about the status of the nation's millennial population, Washington relied heavily on emojis and graphics, abandoning words almost altogether.
Digital Government
Hackers Band Together to Fight Spread of Ebola in West Africa
This isn’t your typical hackathon.
Modernization
Android OS: Closing the Door on Open Source?
The degree to which some companies have control over common operating systems, purported to be open source, is concerning.
Digital Government
Feds Buy Back USASpending Website After Contractor Bankruptcy
Move finally opens federal contracting data.
Modernization
CDC Tracks Cell Phone Location Data to Halt Ebola
Meanwhile, the Pentagon is adapting a WMD surveillance system to map the spread of the disease.
Cybersecurity
Selfies Could Replace the Password
Devices could scan faces and give access only to the right people.
Modernization
What we've got here is failure to communicate ...
At EA 2014, enterprise architects from across government grappled with the challenge of getting outsiders to understand what they do.
Modernization
Twitter's soft power
A former U.S. diplomat argues that social media is extending the range and influence of foreign leaders
Modernization
IGs and cloud, smartphones and predators, and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
AT&T Will Pay Millions in Refunds After Charging for Celebrity Gossip and Flirting Tips
The company agreed to a $105 million settlement with state and federal regulators.
Modernization
Big structural challenges face e-voting in the U.S.
An Atlantic Council report explores the challenges of online and mobile device-based voting.
Modernization
Navigating the risks of storing information in the cloud
Concerns range from vulnerability to hacking to data ownership to the stability of cloud providers.
Modernization
Why NASA should be paying attention to protests in Hong Kong
An app used by pro-democracy protesters could provide a solution to deep-space communications.
Modernization
App to Help Feds Nab Child Predators Expands to Android
ICE says iPhone version was a success, expands program.
Modernization
Government Printing Office Becomes First Legislative Agency to Adopt Cloud Email
GPO opts for Microsoft Office 365.
Modernization