Cybersecurity’s not done until the paperwork is finished
The VA has been dinged – again – by the GAO because of incomplete follow-through in its cybersecurity operations, showing that it takes more than mere box-checking to make regulators happy.
Marines expand training field with augmented reality
The Marine Corps is testing an augmented reality system from the Office of Naval Research that is transforming the way Marines prepare for combat.
Azure RemoteApp supports mobile workers, scaled deployments
Starting next week, mobile and remote government IT managers will have a way to provide Internet access to their cloud apps via Microsoft’s Azure RemoteApp.
How the 50 States Stack Up in Bringing Home the Bacon
California may bring in the most federal dollars, but Mississippi and Virginia get a bigger proportion of the pie depending how you slice it.
When Cops Violate Civil Rights, It's City Taxpayers Who Pay
Of $735 million in damages collected between 2006 and 2011, officers paid less than .02 percent.
Where to Move If You Want a Job, More Money, or Lots of Single People
Digging through the new Census tool on which large cities are the nation's leaders in singles, earnings, and unemployment for younger Americans.
How Cities Can Make Money Off Discarded Cigarette Butts
Inspired by New Orleans, Salem, Massachusetts, is deploying an innovative program that cleans up the streets and steers money back into communities.
DARPA sees transparent IT as window on new threats
The DOD research agency wants to develop techniques for seeing more deeply into today’s opaque networks to more effectively combat advanced persistent threats.
U. Michigan fronts effort to push HTTPS net security
University of Michigan researchers have formed a group to establish a new HTTPS certificate authority and support their aim to ‘reinvent’ Internet security.
4 building blocks for app stack dominance
How to manage your app stacks in order to maintain uptime, maximize enterprise resources and generate consistent productivity throughout your agency.
3D modeling, printing help preserve Pearl Harbor relics
A team from Autodesk is integrating 3D technologies, including photogrammetry, LiDAR and SONAR, to create digital models of Pearl Harbor icon USS Arizona that will be used for 3D printing a model of the ship.
'I Am Baffled and At a Loss'
Even legal experts are astounded by the grand jury's decision not to indict a New York City police officer for the killing of Eric Garner.
17 States Challenge Obama's Immigration Directive
The coalition is being led by Texas governor-elect Greg Abbott.
White House Names 16 ‘Climate Action Champions’ From Across the Nation
The selected city, county, tribal and other local governments will received targeted federal assistance to ‘further raise their ambitions.'
Utah Is Demanding an Insurance Startup Charge Its Customers More Money
It’s the latest case of regulation clashing with a disruptive business idea.
Chris Christie Makes Yet Another Visit to His Civic Laboratory
Camden has become a backdrop for the New Jersey governor’s reform agenda and has become his ‘second home.’
Los Angeles Officials Have New Target in Smartphone App Wars: Marijuana Delivery
Fresh off a battle over an on-street parking-space auction app, the city is suing a new medical cannabis delivery service.
Police Body Cameras Are Already Facing Police Skeptics
Money from Obama’s funding pledge helps, but it only goes so far if police departments are reluctant to adopt the new technology.
CoreOS launches Rocket, a Docker alternative
CoreOS built a new container format, called App Container, the company’s back-to-basics specification of an image format, container runtime and a discovery mechanism.
The Internet of hygiene
Veterans Affairs wants to enhance its use of in-hospital location tracking and sensing technologies to improve patient hygiene and clinical workflows.
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