Cybersecurity
Cyber sprint laggards tell their stories (anonymously)
Energy, Justice and Education posted three of the worst performances on the recent results from the federal government's 30-day cyber sprint. What gives? And are the numbers really that important?
People
Senator fights electrical apocalypse
Sen. Ron Johnson plans to funnel $100 million toward quick hardening of the U.S. power grid. But with so much at stake, he contends, much more should be done.
Cybersecurity
Physical security tech goes nuclear
Sandia Labs' SecuritySeal device for locking down nuclear materials can also secure more everyday items.
Modernization
Supercomputer centers, drone privacy and intel desktops
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
People
Hruby to begin as Sandia director
Longtime national labs official will be the first woman to lead one of the Energy Department's nuclear security laboratories.
Modernization
Sandia seeks to commercialize unclonable ID tech
The lab is looking for industry help to turn its research into practical authentication solutions.
People
DOE launching renewable energy pilot
Web-based "central assistance platform" to anchor effort to fund national labs' partnerships with small businesses to develop clean energy technology.
Digital Government
New study could help bio-threat response
The goal is to be able to predict outcomes from terrorist incidents involving anthrax.
Digital Government
Organs the size of a smartphone screen
“Homo minutus” could revolutionize the way biologists and medical personnel screen new drugs or toxic agents.
Acquisition
Should the National Labs be exempt from FITARA?
Senate bill carves out exemption for supercomputing and other lab IT; an earlier version of the measure would have exempted the entire Department of Energy.
Digital Government
Hadron collider data tap open again
The facility shut down in 2012 for modifications that increased the volume and quality of data generated.
Modernization
Ash Carter on Facebook, supercomputing at LLNL and GPS alternatives
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
Can Wikipedia forecast the flu?
Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory say Wikipedia article access logs are highly correlated with historical influenza-like illness records.
Cybersecurity
NIST director, Army training and connecting the grid
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Joint Chiefs cyber link, DOJ cyber guidelines, IP 911 risks and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
OPM widens online degree program, TSA tightens up, Sandia signs deal and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
DHS vets apps, GSA turns on the lights and DOE invests more in supercomputers
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Agencies seek at least $75 million in digital service funding
Most CFO Act agencies have made budget requests to fund Digital Services teams.
Acquisition
