NASA's International Space Apps Challenge hacks out 770 proposals
NASA holds a hackathon and more than 9,000 people contribute 770 apps, pointing to a shift in acceptance of open software development practices in government.
Motorola brings modular phones closer to reality
Motorola will work with the Phonebloks community to help design and build an open hardware platform for creating highly modular smartphones.
DHS cites threats from out-of-date Android OS versions
With almost half of Android users carrying devices running out-of-date operating systems, the Homeland Security Department warned users they are playing with fire.
Higher ed networks 300 percent more likely to contain malware
And the No. 1 threat is the Expiro malware, according to research by OpenDNS' Umbrella Security Labs.
Data center outage adds to HealthCare.gov's woes
An outage that hit Verizon Terremark affected the data services hub, rendering the federal and state exchanges unusable.
DARPA issues cyber Grand Challenge
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will stage a competition at which network security systems would be judged on how well they automatically respond to security threats.
Army alliance to explore cyber science
The Army Research Lab will lead a team hoping to advance the science of cybersecurity in the context of the service's networks.
Could NSA spying cost US control of Internet infrastructure?
The leaders of ICANN and the rest of the Internet's technical infrastructure want to take its governance out of U.S. hands, and they want Brazil to lead the charge.
CMS engineers a website redesign for the times
The agency gives Medicare.gov a lightweight interface that taps the same code base regardless of device and creates a reusable framework for Web services.
Army follows the money, develops proactive battlefield management tools
Growing out of an initial effort to remove cash from the Afghan theater, the Office of the Deputy Chief Management Officer developed agile tools to manage requirements, contracts and acquisition.
NARA makes a smooth move to cloud email
The record-keeping agency's transition to the Google Apps cloud is built on open standards and covers the bases for security.
With remote logon, DOD families get single-password access to military websites
The Defense Department's Self-Service Logon system met a growing need for authenticated access to defense websites by service members and their families unable to use the Common Access Card.
Investigative tools equip Treasury agents to fight financial crime
The Bank Security Act IT modernization added analytics and forensic tools to help Treasury agents and regulators sift millions of records and chase down high-tech financial crimes.
Amtrak moves real-time route maps to the Google cloud
Rail provider will feed GPS data into the Google Maps Engine to offer riders real-time train location data and station e-commerce services.
NASA's International Space Apps Challenge hacks out 770 proposals
In an April event spanning 83 cities and 48 countries over a two-day period, NASA staged the largest hackathon in history and the first to focus on the needs of government.
Richmond's alarm tech cuts 911 errors, speeds call center operations
The city of Richmond, Va., and its partners developed the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol that offers a better way to deliver information from alarm monitoring companies to emergency operators.
EPA's How's My Waterway app delivers transparency, environmental awareness
EPA's How's My Waterway web application was designed to conserve technology, operate across multiple devices and maintain a bond of information transparency to the public.
Austin police boost transparency, data management with digital video
The Austin Police Department's digital video recording system in its police car fleet that gives officers total confidence that their interactions with the public will be recorded, uploaded and archived.
Navy's 4G LTE network signals new era in ship-to-ship communications
The Long-Term Evolution network lets personnel on the two ships receive real-time video streaming from air nodes mounted on helicopters, which in turn allows officers to make quicker and more accurate decisions based on what advance units are doing.
4 takeaways from HealthCare.gov launch
What can developers learn from the bumpy opening of the Affordable Care Act sites?
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