Open Source Software

Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter Unite to Make More Portable Data

The tech companies are joining forces to allow users to download and transfer data more easily.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

DHS Looks to Improve Cyber Capabilities for Financial Services

The Homeland Security Department’s innovation unit is seeing how open-source technology can defend from emerging threats.

  • By Frank Konkel

Microsoft Has Agreed to Buy GitHub for $7.5 billion

The acquisition of GitHub will likely strengthen Microsoft’s cloud services offerings.

  • By Mike Murphy, Quartz

A New Open-Source Framework for Government Projects

Louisville, Kentucky is making the infrastructure for analyzing historic Waze data available to anyone who partners on the process.

  • By Dave Nyczepir

R and Python Are Joining Forces, in the Most Ambitious Crossover Event of the Year—For Programmers

R and Python are essential tools for data scientists working at tech platforms.

  • By Dan Kopf, Quartz

DHS Funds Tech to Root Out Malware in Government Mobile Apps

The tool, developed with Red Hat, is one of several the department is touting at the RSA Cybersecurity conference.

  • By Joseph Marks

Subscription-Based IT is Coming—And That’s A Good Thing For Federal Agencies

The trend should help agencies address many of the IT challenges they confront.

  • By Pete Tseronis

Now That Most Artifacts Are Digital, Software Experts Need to Play Archeologist

"Software powers business, it powers government, it powers culture."

  • By Karen Hao, Quartz

Defense Department (Re)Launches Open Source Software Portal

The Code.mil open source initiative got a makeover and a new website: Code.mil.

  • By Aaron Boyd
An Apple iPhone 6S is displayed at an Apple store on Chicago. An Apple iPhone 6S is displayed at an Apple store on Chicago.

The Source Code for the iPhone Leaked Online

Researchers believe the code to be real, and could be a significant security leak

  • By Mike Murphy, Quartz

What Happens When You Can't Share or Access Your Own Data?

Agencies can avoid vendor lock-in with hybrid open source software.

  • By Christine Kerns

Google Gave the World Powerful AI Tools, and the World Made Porn With Them

The dark side of open source.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz

White House Launches Revamped Website

The new site is designed to match private sector quality, a senior administration official says. 

  • By Mohana Ravindranath

Outraged Programmers Forced a Rare Concession From Facebook on Its Open-Source Software

Facebook’s open-source software is wildly popular among developers and has been used to build countless websites.

  • By Keith Collins, Quartz

Pentagon Launches Open-Source Experiment

Code.mil would let the public contribute to unclassified code written by federal employees.

  • By Mohana Ravindranath

Education Dept. Builds Show and Tell Space for Developers

There's a new GitHub repository for anything built with Education Department data.

  • By Mohana Ravindranath

Creating a More Secure and High-Quality Open-Source Supply Chain

There are a few strategies agency administrators can adopt to help their open-source supply chains remain secure and reliable.

  • By Josh Bressers

Low Code, Not Open Source, is Key to Federal IT Agility

The government should eliminate code, not try to develop open-source methods.

Uber employees test a self-driving Ford Fusion hybrid car, in Pittsburgh. Uber employees test a self-driving Ford Fusion hybrid car, in Pittsburgh.

To Dodge Regulators, Self-Driving Car Startup Released All Its Code for Free

What’s not available? The wealth of data necessary for the algorithms to actually function.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is seen in Alexandria, Va. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is seen in Alexandria, Va.

Patent Office Joins Open Source Movement

The office has published the source code for an app that lets users track the status of trademarks.

  • By Mohana Ravindranath