Cybersecurity
Whistleblower worries, FEMA's personnel data and DARPA's cyber competition
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
Counting mobile, robot gap, rural tech and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
Faster drone approval, DOD's Lab Day and a big-dollar robotics challenge
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
HealthCare.gov flaws, DARPA drones, OSTP prizes and the Datanauts' debut
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
DARPA director warns against 'corrosion' of sequestration
The fiscal 2016 budget request for DARPA is about $3 billion, but Arati Prabhakar says research would suffer if automatic cuts resume.
Modernization
Cutting-edge agency goes old-school
DARPA wants to use analog computing processes to revolutionize simulation.
Cybersecurity
Industry outreach, lukewarm storage and 'the ultimate autopilot'
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
DARPA seeks to deepen human connections with machines
The Communicating with Computers program isn't necessarily looking to develop artificial intelligence, but DARPA is not exactly ruling it out either.
Digital Government
Faster data, better law enforcement
DOJ’s R&D arm is funding software development that makes it easier to store and transfer data for criminal investigations.
Cybersecurity
President's spending plan shines spotlight on digital services
Overall IT spending is tabbed at $86.4 billion, with much of the increase driven by a hike in cybersecurity funding.
Modernization
Minding the skills gap, plus AWS results, smart robots and DOE event planning
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
DHS approps, CISPA returns, Senate Web and more
New and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
Sandia looks to open-source robot tech
The national lab is developing more energy-efficient motors to improve the endurance of legged robots used in disaster response.
Modernization
Smart suits, cloud sharing, Facebook for terrorists and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
Making a 22,000-mile service call
DARPA is seeking robots that can do repair work on satellites in high orbits.
Cybersecurity
DARPA wants smarter ways to measure brain activity
Agency hopes to detect activity in a single neuron, from a distance -- no surgery or tissue-singeing allowed.
Acquisition
Government contests come of age
Steve Kelman looks at the amazing growth of agency "challenges" over the past decade, and the valuable lessons gleaned in a recent study.
Cybersecurity
Classification by the numbers, website sprawl, a new DARPA deal and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
People
How agencies can accelerate innovation
GSA's 18F and similar programs promise to jump-start innovation efforts at agencies, and here are five ways to ensure their success.
Modernization