Defense
These Are the New Weapons the Pentagon Chief Wants for Tomorrow's Wars
Defense secretary lays out his vision for the next decade’s killer capabilities in 2017 budget preview.
Tech
The Government Might Subpoena Your Toaster
Law-enforcement officials say they’re running out of ways to spy on criminals and terrorists. Maybe they’re not looking in the right places.
Tech
New EU-US Data Privacy Deal Announced
The replacement to Safe Harbor has been hammered out, but how different is it?
Defense
Air Force Stands Up Space Mission Force to Counter Russia, China
The service is reorganizing for battle in space, but threats may be progressing faster than fixes.
Nextgov
How Do You Govern Data in the Internet of Everything?
By 2020, more than 200 billion sensors will produce data on everything from human hearts to heavy construction equipment to ocean seafloors.
Defense
Now It's Defense Chief Ash Carter's Turn to Explain Use of Personal Email
Warning of hackers, Sen. Grassley demands list of Defense secretary's missives.
Nextgov
The $5B Leidos-Lockheed Deal: Size Still Matters
At first blush, Leidos’ acquisition might seem counterintuitive to what many experts believe is a changing IT market.
Tech
Snowed in at NASA, Keeping Watch Over a Space Colossus
Time is running out on the agency’s most ambitious science mission in generations, and that means no stopping for anything—not even a historic blizzard.
Nextgov
Can this Stanford Professor Turn the Pentagon into a Lean Startup?
Steve Blank is part of a team teaching a class called "Hacking for Defense" at Stanford University’s engineering school.
Tech
NASA is Now Giving Behind-the-Scenes Tours to a Few Social Media Superfans
What the space agency lacks in federal money, it makes up for in buzz.
Nextgov
DHS Chief Defends $6 Billion Federal Firewall after Stinging Audit
"The EINSTEIN system is not a silver bullet," said Jeh Johnson. "It does not stop all attacks, nor is it intended to do so. It is part of a broader array of defenses."
Nextgov
Watchdog: Agencies Need More Guidance Before They Can Implement DATA Act
"Agencies run the risk of reporting data that cannot be aggregated governmentwide," according to GAO.
Nextgov
Survey: Most Government Employees Don't Know about USDS, 18F
The federal fix-it team and tech rescue squad "may be one of the government’s best-kept secrets."
Tech
John Kerry: Countries Without Free Speech Have Nothing to Brag About, or Teach the World
“Silence allows crime and corruption to rot whole countries,” Kerry says in speech on freedom of the press.
Tech
Congressional Democrats Want Wifi in National Parks
It's a grim vision of the future: America's parks, teeming with visitors distracted by Snapchatting and Instagramming.
Nextgov
DHS $6 Billion Firewall May Not Be Effective In Keeping Hackers Out of Government, Audit Says
EINSTEIN does not scan for 94 percent of commonly known vulnerabilities or check Web traffic for malicious content.
Nextgov
Tweeting at a Federal Agency? The New ‘US Digital Registry’ Can Tell You for Sure
The registry aims to be the authoritative source for all official social media accounts used by federal agencies -- and a resource for developers.
Nextgov
What Does the Chemical Safety Board Have in Common with OPM and Target?
The board does not keep track of computer systems it has outsourced to contractors, which could jeopardize information confidentiality.
Nextgov
Report: IT Security Spending Set to Rise
The report argues that IT security is undergoing immense change, in part, thanks to the increasingly interconnected world of people, objects and infrastructure, known as the Internet of Things.
Nextgov