Oversight
Plan to Criminalize Revenge Porn Will Arrive After Recess
Lawmakers led by Rep. Jackie Speier want to outlaw nonconsensual porn, but they'll be up against opposition from free-speech advocates.
Tech
International Space Station Astronauts Are About to Eat the First Vegetables Grown in Space
Red lettuce is the leafy green of choice.
Nextgov
How Uber Could Contribute to the Future of Spycraft
DNI has quietly released an unprecedented, unclassified 5-year roadmap charting the future of data analysis.
Nextgov
'Unconventional' Ideas Wanted by DARPA Office
The office is on the hunt for game-changing advances in the world of IT, according to its recently posted Broad Agency Announcement.
Management
A NOAA Weather Model Shows Animated Storms and City Lights
NOAA’s weatherView animates real-time wind in a gorgeous way.
Nextgov
Reports: Russia Hacked Pentagon's Joint Staff Email
Unnamed U.S. officials told NBC News the attack was "clearly the work of a state actor."
Oversight
A NASA Satellite Sees the 'Dark Side' of the Moon Crossing Earth
Watch the moon slide across Earth in this fantastic footage from 1 million miles away.
Defense
The Federal Employees Who Singled Out Hiroshima for Atomic Destruction
How committee meetings, memos, and largely arbitrary decisions ushered in the nuclear age.
Nextgov
A 'Yelp for Government' is Coming
Feedback USA aims to be a cross-agency solution to the public's declining satisfaction with federal services.
Nextgov
Contract to Notify and Protect OPM Hack Victims Now Out
The much-anticipated competition to vie for the work of notifying and safeguarding those affected by the largest federal data breach kicked off late Tuesday.
Nextgov
4 Charts That Explain the State of Agency Cybersecurity after the OPM Hack
Most agencies made great strides during the White House-mandated 30-day cybersecurity sprint. But some actually backslid on their use of stronger authentication measures.
Nextgov
Can FITARA Prevent Future Cyberattacks?
A group of federal experts weighed in during a recent panel in Washington.
Nextgov
White House Announces Expansion of Lab-to-Market 'Innovation Corps'
The National Science Foundation’s four-year-old Innovation Corps has just added many more federal agencies to its repertoire.
Nextgov
Intelligence Community Research Agency Gets New Director
Jason Matheny had previously been in charge of IARPA’s “Anticipating Surprise” office, overseeing efforts to develop new capabilities in predicting and forecasting events related to national security.
Nextgov
Federal CIO: Agile Won't Solve Everything
By itself, "agile" development won't solve the government's tech problems, Tony Scott said.
Defense
Air Force Looks To Make Smarter and Deadlier Drones
The Reaper's next chapter includes better sensors, more autonomy, bigger weapons
Management
The Internet of Things: Is Your Agency Program Ready?
The IoT brings more capability and risk.
Management
NASA Wants to Experiment With Drones That Can Fly in Space
The agency wants robots that can fly to places its rovers can’t reach.
Nextgov