Digital Government
A call for anti-terrorism IT
The digital realm is an important front in counterterrorism, and the Defense Department is looking for a suite of tools to support its efforts.
Digital Government
Wanted: agile robots
NIST is looking for new agility in robotic design, including smart manufacturing techniques and component interoperability.
Modernization
DOT hits the gas on driverless cars
The administration is accelerating regulatory support for driverless car technology, and proposing $4 billion over 10 years for real-world pilots.
Cybersecurity
DHS tries agile approach in Silicon Valley-based R&D effort
DHS' cybersecurity tech outreach in Silicon Valley promises speedier approvals for ideas from startups.
Cybersecurity
IARPA taps Dixon as deputy director
Stacey Dixon, most recently a deputy director at NGA, has significant Capitol Hill experience.
Digital Government
DHS looks to lure startups into the government game
The Science and Technology Directorate at the Department of Homeland Security hopes a new and flexible procurement vehicle can help to attract tech startups.
Digital Government
Pentagon wants to go all-in on automation
Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work foresees a near future in which men and women in combat will have wearable electronics equipped with software applications.
Cybersecurity
Army experiments with cyber warfare
The Army continues to experiment with equipping its land forces with cyber capabilities, a recognition that future combat operations could increasingly have a cyber dimension.
Cybersecurity
DARPA still seeking to lay foundation for cybersecurity
The Pentagon's research arm wants to take "whole classes of vulnerabilities" off the table when it comes to cybersecurity.
People
Are wartime innovation principles relevant after the war?
Joint explosives organization faces an uncertain post-Afghanistan future, but its CIO hopes that the culture it created will survive and continue to serve the government.
Digital Government
Federal IT forecast: Brace for impact
Sequestration and other hurdles pose challenges for federal IT, but it's not all bad news.
People
Data analytics gains momentum in agencies
A new study by the Association of Government Accountants highlights federal agency use of data analytics, and suggests more gains are possible.
Modernization
Agile development gets low priority in federal IT
Serena Software surveyed 225 federal IT professionals to find out their top priorities.
People
VA looking for mobile apps in innovation contest
The Veterans Affairs Department announced a new round of industry competition to develop applications and solutions for the department.
People
Can DOD preserve science and technology as budget ax swings?
DOD officials are calling to prioritize science and technology funding to enable a more agile future force.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity becomes high priority in budget request
With large investments proposed for DOD, DHS and NSF, budget puts cybersecurity front and center.
People
NASA boldly goes to the open-source frontier
NASA launches a new website to foster collaboration on open-source projects.
People
NSF seeks cyber infrastructure to make sense of scientific data
The National Science Foundation has tapped a research team at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill to develop a national data infrastructure that would help future scientists share research.
Modernization
Technology R&D needed to keep edge in innovation, House panel hears
Witnesses testifying before the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education emphasize importance of tech R&D.
People
Virus-detection system works in a city near you
Sniffing the air through special filters in hidden detectors throughout the U.S., Biowatch is a main arsenal in the war against pathogens.
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