Emerging Tech
Q&A: Can Pitch Competitions Really Help the Government Discover New Tech?
Local tech hub Eastern Foundry, focused on getting new businesses to work with the government, hosts an annual demo day focused on a particular federal need.
Cybersecurity
Homeland Security Building a Massive Database To Track Cyberattacks
The Homeland Security Department wants comments from the public about how useful a shared database could be.
Modernization
GSA ‘Improperly’ Offered Email Services to Peace Corps for Free
A new audit found that GSA did not obtain the necessary approval to do so.
Digital Government
HHS Official: Social Media Listening a ‘Routine’ Part of Emergency Response
Response teams might scan tweets to see which geographic areas need resources during a natural disaster.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Wants Tech Companies to Pitch Cyber Products
The Defense Department is inviting “innovative” companies to present their products to government this summer.
Digital Government
Lawmakers: Who Safeguards Health Care Data from Cyberthreats?
While fitness trackers and calorie-counting apps might help patients manage their wellness, “who has access to all of this data, and is it being stored securely?” asked Jessica Rich, director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.
Digital Government
What's Next for 18F?
The General Services Administration’s tech hub celebrated its second birthday last week.
Digital Government
How a BYOD Telework Policy Could Put Your Agency at Risk
A NIST researcher explains why we need new cyber safety guidelines for teleworking.
Emerging Tech
Air Force Wants to Analyze Internet of Things Data in Real Time
The branch wants to process data from sensors locally instead of sending it to a centralized data center.
Cybersecurity
Is Telework a Growing Cyber Threat? New Guidelines Offer Security Tips
The agency is collecting public comment on guidance for teleworkers who use mobile devices and laptops to remotely access content.
Digital Government
White House CIO Deflects on Apple Encryption Debate
At SXSW, President Obama urged citizens to avoid an “absolutist” stance on encryption. But the White House CIO says he can make an argument for both sides.
Digital Government
Agile BPA’s First Project: Making FedRAMP More Transparent
The new contracting vehicle, designed to help agencies buy agile development services for digital products, has been halted by protests.
Digital Government
Federal Cyber Workforce Needs Cultural Anthropologists, Economists and Marketers
To effectively block cyberthreats, the government needs talent from a diverse set of academic and cultural backgrounds, not just “people behind screens.”
Emerging Tech
Why CDC Wants to Tap Into Wearables
The agency is investigating wearable sensors that can alert first responders about radiation and chemical release.
Emerging Tech
Why Commerce Wants Robots to Fix Themselves
NIST wants to create a standard test by which manufacturers can evaluate robots’ agility before deploying them in the factory.
Digital Government
Postal Service Looking for New Predictive Analytics Platform
The agency wants to become a “data-driven” organization.
Modernization
Just 13 Percent of Citizens Would Use an App to Find Government Info
Less than 20 percent of millennials want to receive information from the government on Facebook and Twitter.
Cybersecurity
These NASA Researchers Saw the OPM Hack Coming a Decade Ago. But Nobody Listened.
A group of NASA researchers, upset at the intrusiveness of federal background investigations, sued the government nearly 10 years ago, warning the feds couldn’t keep the data safe.
Emerging Tech
HHS Wants to Use Your Tweets to Help You Quit Smoking
The agency wants to know how people feel about smoking so it can encourage them to stop.
Emerging Tech
Senators Introduce Another Internet of Things Bill
A bipartisan group of senators wants the FCC to study the Internet of Things' spectrum requirements.
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