Tech
What If The FBI Tried To Crack an Android Phone?
The FBI has accessed the data on the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone. What if it had been an Android device?
Management
Internet In Space Is About As Slow As Dial-Up
Getting the internet into space is a complicated, ping-pong process.
Nextgov
Pentagon CIO Wants Congress to Make it Easier to Bring in Tech Talent
One of the biggest tech challenges facing the department is retaining the IT workforce, says Terry Halvorsen.
Nextgov
OMB Releases Draft Policy Slashing Mobile Contracts
The White House wants the federal government to buy less and buy smarter.
Nextgov
Obama Extends ‘Emergency’ Cybersecurity Powers
It has been nearly a year since Obama authorized financial penalties against foreign hackers,
Management
SEC Isn't Waiting on a Congressional Mandate to Start Standardizing Financial Data
Financial agencies hail switch to searchable digitized files to boost regulatory agility.
Nextgov
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.
Defense
The Apple-FBI Showdown Is Over
The FBI gained access to the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters—without Cupertino's help.
Nextgov
A Revamped FedRAMP Revealed
The old approach has proven time consuming, and as time has gone by, more duplicative and less effective as more cloud service providers attempted to have their offerings meet FedRAMP’s requirements.
Nextgov
Trump: US is ‘Obsolete’ in Cybersecurity
Trump claimed the Defense Department was “going backwards” in cyber while “other countries are moving forward at a much more rapid pace.”
Nextgov
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.
Defense
Carter Watches Public Television on Fridays – and Other Surprises from His Email
The Defense chief's redacted private messages reveal Washington insiders asking about jobs for friends and challenge coins for their kids
Defense
Experts: The Dark Web is Too Slow for Terrorists to Even Deal With
It's way too much hassle.
Tech
NASA Looks to Explore the Oceans of the Outer Solar System
A new generation of probes will look for signs of life in the liquid plumes that shoot out from Jupiter and Saturn’s moons.
Nextgov
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.
Management
Getting the Right People in the Right Job for IT Modernization
To successfully implement the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, agencies will need a focused HR strategy.
Nextgov
Pentagon: ‘Innovation is a National Security Imperative’
If the quest for innovation could hold the keys to DOD’s most important technological riddles, its top officials have now made three visits to the West Coast tech hub and set up shop.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Apple and the FBI Trade Barbs
The Daily Show looks at the newest developments in the privacy battle.
Nextgov
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.
Defense