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Lawmakers Take on Federal IT Fossils
A Dec. 22 letter to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden seeks answers about the age -- and overall health -- of the agency’s mission-critical computer systems.
Nextgov
18F's Agile BPA Halted Once More By New Protest
Days after GSA announced it had resolved protests and that activity on the BPA could resume, another protest was filed with GAO.
Nextgov
The Year in Federal IT: Top 10 Most-Read Nextgov Stories of 2015
Coverage of the Office of Personnel Management hack topped the list of most-read Nextgov stories this year.
Nextgov
Driverless Cars: Here’s What the Obama Administration Should Do Next
On Dec. 4, President Barack Obama signed the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, which plans for a future of driverless cars
Tech
NASA Tested a 3D-Printed Rocket Engine, and it Worked
3D printing is being pursued by serious manufacturers of all sorts of products, because this sort of “additive manufacturing” can deliver significant benefits.
Tech
Relax, Your Driver’s License Will Still Be Accepted at Airport Security
DHS says it "will ensure the public has ample advanced notice" before changing the requirements for airport security identification requirements.
Nextgov
Has the Obama Administration’s Push on Transparency Run Out of Steam?
At a time when the government is doling out $3.8 trillion annually, taxpayers are still questioning where all that cash is going.
Nextgov
After Transcript Hack, IRS Still Evaluates Stronger Sign-On Measures
Authentication measures are not consistent across the agency, an internal watchdog says.
Tech
The 10 Best Government Instagram Accounts of 2015
Agencies are using the social media platform to advance their missions.
Nextgov
Federal Tech Predictions for 2016
SolarWinds CTO, Joel Dolisy, told Nextgov about his predictions for what the federal IT space will look like in the coming year.
Nextgov
Juniper Hack: DHS Tells Agencies to Close Encryption Backdoors
The government is scouring its IT inventory to identify affected Juniper systems.
Nextgov
Lawmaker: 'Encryption is Going to be a Big Issue in 2016'
Fueled by recent events and the 2016 election, expect the debate over encryption to heat up next year.
Nextgov
Protests Against 18F’s Agile Development Deal Resolved -- But Next Steps Still Unclear
Introduced as a way to speed up the technology buying process, the BPA's implementation has been sluggish.
Nextgov
OMB Aims to Curb Waste in Agencies’ Software Buying
The new policy tasks an interagency tiger team with developing governmentwide software agreements and requires agencies to appoint in-house software managers.
Nextgov
Clinton Campaign Voter Records Breached; Hackers Invade Juniper Networks, & Pickpocket Bubba Gump Patrons
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Nextgov
10 Tech Takeaways in $1 Trillion Funding Bill
There are 423 references to “cyber” in the 2,000 page bill.
Defense
Homeland Security: Drug Traffickers Are Spoofing Border Drones
DHS and local law enforcement are looking to harden its drones against attack, but that comes at a price.
Nextgov
Why the Intelligence Community Wants in On Quantum Computing
IARPA wants IBM -- and, soon, other bidders -- to develop the building blocks for a quantum computer.
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