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Public and private research supports UAS commercialization
(Credit: iStockphoto.com) As the Federal Aviation Administration struggles to stay on schedule to meet Congress’ 2015 deadline to integrate small unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace...
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NOAA’s new toolkit a ‘cognitive bridge’ for climate change action plans
NOAA’s new toolkit will allow leaders at all levels of government to use data to create an actionable plan against changing weather patterns. (Credit: iStockphoto.com) When President Barack Obama...
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GSA engages industry on special cloud acquisition category
GSA wants to create a special category for cloud procurement under its most popular acquisition vehicle. (Credit: iStockphoto.com) The emergence of cloud computing as a high-demand IT solution hasn’t...
View ArticlePatent office takes hits at House hearing on telework
The commissioner for patents at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office struck back against suggestions that recent misconduct allegations within the agency’s telework program pointed to a culture of...
View ArticleGSA releases Schedule 70 Cloud SIN draft terms and conditions
The General Services Administration has released a draft of the terms and conditions for its proposed special item number of cloud acquisition under IT Schedule 70 to make agency cloud procurement...
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Patent office should continue to boost IT funding – report
A new report from the Patent Public Advisory Committee urges the USPTO to protect funding for information technology projects. (Credit: iStockphoto.com) As it emerges from 2013’s sequestration, the...
View ArticleDraft guidance aims to safeguard federal data stored by contractors
Two agencies that oversee government data released a draft guidance that aims to protect sensitive federal information stored on the computers of contractors. Agencies have different requirements for...
View ArticleEducation Department OIG uncovers IT vulnerabilities
Longstanding weaknesses in the Education Department’s information technology systems leave it vulnerable to attacks, according to a report this month from the agency’s inspector general. “[T]he...
View ArticleIT reform comes up for vote as part of Defense bill
After nearly two years and several iterations, the bill formerly known as the Federal Information Technology Acquisition and Reform Act is heading to the House floor as part of the 2015 Defense...
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How NIST is helping law enforcement with digital forensics
(Credit: iStockphoto.com) “Digital forensics is at a time of crisis and a time of opportunity.” This remark from Eoghan Casey, lead cybersecurity engineer at the MITRE Corp., highlighted the...
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