Emerging Technology
DNA-based data storage technologies could be a more secure answer for federal agencies' encrypted data, according to researchers.
07/22/2016
Census
The Census Bureau is seeking public feedback on its plan to use Puerto Rico as a proving ground for tech in advance of the 2020 enumeration.
07/22/2016
Congress
New legislation would protect personal service contractors and subcontractors who report waste, fraud and abuse.
07/22/2016
Acquisition
IT COST Commission releases new taxonomy and metrics for managing IT spend, and says big agency savings can result from better data.
07/21/2016
Congress
Leaders of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee want details on federal employees' political activities during this contentious election season.
07/21/2016
Telecom
States are getting an early look at what they might have to do to opt out of a nationwide, interoperable broadband network for first responders.
07/21/2016
Health IT
The FCC's 5G rules could enable health IT innovations such as remote medical care, mobile applications and wireless body sensors, according to a top agency official.
07/21/2016
Health IT
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is looking a new CTO, a job that involves taking a leadership role on the HealthCare.gov website.
07/21/2016
Cybersecurity
A top DHS official said the coordinated cyberattack on the Ukrainian power grid last year should be a wake-up call for critical infrastructure providers in the U.S.
07/21/2016
NASA has selected Jeanette Hanna-Ruiz as its new chief information security officer.
07/20/2016
Cybersecurity
The attack on several congressional websites comes in the wake of a failed coup in Turkey -- an uprising some Turkish leaders have blamed in part on the U.S. government.
07/20/2016
Congress
House Democrats want assurances that the wildly popular Pokemon Go app is consuming the data of unsuspecting mobile consumers.
07/20/2016
Mobile
A new program will provide rugged secure handheld smart devices to Marines.
07/20/2016
Cybersecurity
A much-improved version of the cryptographic building block lacks FIPS 140-2 validation, but SafeLogic is stepping in to change that.
07/20/2016
Acquisition
As federal health care agencies' spending on IT continues to rise, GSA gives health IT a dedicated Special Item Number on its largest, most-used contract.
07/20/2016