HHS wraps up blockchain CDM test
The proof of concept used the distributed-ledger technology to secure and verify log files required under the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program.
Maryland strengthens statewide cybersecurity
Gov. Larry Hogan signed an executive order creating a chief information security officer position and establishing the Office of Security Management and the Maryland Cybersecurity Coordinating Council.
US hangs on to lead in supercomputing, barely
The Summit and Sierra supercomputers at Oak Ridge National Lab held onto the first and second place slots in the latest list of the top 500 supercomputers in the world.
Teasing future performance from historical data
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity suggests that historical performance metrics may help make predictions about a technology's future performance in an objective and quantitative manner.
Privacy enhancing technology for data analysis
A new guide aims to help privacy officers get a better understanding of privacy enhancing technology as it applies to data science research and digital government strategies.
These 10 legacy systems need modernization the most
The Government Accountability Office selected 10 systems that have unsupported hardware and software, are using outdated languages or operating with known security vulnerabilities.
5G: Cheers and cautions
As 5G starts to roll out, cities are laying the groundwork to take advantage of the technology. But not everyone is a fan.
NASA to test deep space atomic clock
The space agency will be conducting a year-long test of its toaster-sized deep space atomic clock, designed to make sure spacecraft can navigate accurately and autonomously on journeys to Mars and beyond.
7 predictions for FedRAMP
With the rate of cloud authorizations growing, Coalfire identifies seven trends driving increased agency participation in the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program.
Auto-dispatched drones send video to responders en route
A drone platform allows dispatchers to automatically send a unit to emergency locations to give responding rescue teams real-time situational awareness as they approach an emergency site.
Putting the Earth's weather data in the cloud
As the amount high-quality weather data increases, NOAA is looking at a cloud-based exchange for global weather information.
FirstNet adds cell sites in West Virginia, Wisconsin's Red Cliff Reservation
The new towers will improve connectivity for first responders and expand rural broadband access for local communities.
Solving the mobility puzzle: Portland tests analysis tool based on cellphone data
The Replica technology takes de-identified location data from cellphones and pulls it into a dashboard that shows how, when, where and why people actually move around the city.
The National Guard's cyber escape room
The Massachusetts Army National Guard is building a cyber and network security themed escape room it can take to schools to get students interested in cybersecurity.
USPS tests autonomous long-haul trucks
In a two-week pilot, customized Peterbilt vehicles will be hauling mail on a 1,000 mile trip between Phoenix and Dallas.
State drone operations on the rise
A new survey of state transportation departments highlights the rapid deployment of drone technologies and growing demand for a highly trained workforce required to manage them.
DARPA vs. the mosquito
New technology would temporarily modify skin microbiome to reduce attraction of disease-causing mosquitos.
Rhode Island launches cyber crime hotline
Residents who call 211 can report cybercrimes like identity theft, financial scams and cyber stalking and get connected to resources to help them recover.
Microsoft unwraps open-source election security tools
ElectionGuard, an open-source software development kit, aims to make voting more secure, accessible and efficient by enabling end-to-end verification of elections.
Identifying Trojans in AI
Government researchers are looking for ways to automatically inspect artificial intelligence and machine learning systems to see if they've been tampered with.
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