Emerging Tech
White House CTO, CIO Make Plea for SXSW-Style Thinking
Top officials attempt to sell techies on a federal 'tour of duty.'
Cybersecurity
Comey: Pushing ISIS Off Twitter Forces Them Where We Can’t Follow
Fifteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a Senate committee probed senior counterterrorism officials about their efforts.
Digital Government
Twitter, Square CEO Jack Dorsey on the Future of Credit Card Security
Near field communications and biometrics can be more convenient for customers, Dorsey says.
Digital Government
HHS Publishes Health IT Playbook
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT's mission has been to help patient records move seamlessly between health care providers.
Emerging Tech
High-Tech Fans, HVACs and Heat Pumps Are The Future of Federal Buildings
The General Services Administration and the Energy Department issued a joint RFI for emerging building technology.
Digital Government
One Day, Sensors Could Text You Directly If You're Near A Flood Zone
DHS is experimenting with flood sensors that could activate an emergency alert system.
Emerging Tech
White House Unveils Data Sharing Platform for Climate Change Research
A public-private partnership, including Microsoft, Google and Amazon Web Services, aims to open up climate-related data.
Cybersecurity
Cyber Bill Would Let Agency Heads Be Fired If There’s a Data Breach
The bill would also allow OMB's director to ensure the agency head doesn't get "any cash or pay awards or bonuses for a period of one year after submission of the explanation" for the incident.
Cybersecurity
Ransomware Attacks on Government Agencies Tripled in Past Year
About 4 percent of government agencies have been exposed to Nymaim, a ransomware strain, and 3 percent to Locky.
Digital Government
Pentagon Seeks Tech for New Background Investigation Bureau
DISA seeks commercial options to support the new background check system.
Modernization
Evil Charging Stations, Smartphone Hackers: NIST Outlines Mobile Threats
NIST seeks input on the wider threats mobile devices pose to enterprises.
Digital Government
Incomplete Fingerprint Records May Have Helped Criminals Gain Citizenship
DHS needs to digitize its fingerprint records, according to a report from the Inspector General's Office.
Digital Government
White House Data Scientist: Even Slackers Can Make It To the Top
Despite a lack of focus early on—he "barely graduated from high school," he says—DJ Patil has had a long career in data science.
Digital Government
VA Innovator Network To Expand, Less Than 1 Year In
It started out at eight pilot sites in November, but could soon expand to about a dozen more this year.
Cybersecurity
NSA Director: Cyberattacks On State Election Systems Still a Concern
Sen. John McCain pressed Adm, Michael Rogers during a hearing Tuesday.
Cybersecurity
Lockheed Scores $395M DHS Cyber Contract
The company will support DHS' Security Operations Center, which would monitor cyber activity and potential intrusions across the department.
Cybersecurity
McCain to White House: If You Won’t Establish a Cyber Defense Policy, Congress Will
A Senate Armed Forces Committee blasted the White House for "ignoring" issues related to encryption.
Cybersecurity
GSA Makes It Easier To Buy 'Highly Adaptive' Cyber Services
Agencies can start buying the new services starting in October.
Emerging Tech
How Virtual Reality Could Help Stop the Next Ebola Outbreak
The Health and Human Services Department wants to train clinicians using simulations.
Digital Government
DARPA Wants a ‘Social Supercollider’ To Help It Understand Humans
The Defense Department's R&D agency wants technology that can improve its social science research.
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