NASA awards crowdsourcing contracts
Ten firms will help NASA tap into global expertise.
USPS plans for the Internet of mailed things
A Postal Service RFI outlines interest in a sensor-based mail tracking system.
USDA, Microsoft cultivate food resilience tools
The Department of Agriculture and Microsoft are working to move agricultural data to the cloud where researchers can build tools to provide food reliance in the face of climate change.
Marshals hunt down device to ID suspects in the field
A hand-held biometric device would help agents who encounter a suspect in the field who either has no identification or who tries to mask his identity.
The connected city: Don’t forget to tell the citizen
Salesforce's study of 15 major cities finds widespread desire for digital services, but limited awareness of those that already exist.
NASA and Verizon team to monitor drones
The two are working to create a drone tracking system using cell phone towers that monitor the whereabouts of civilian drones.
NIST explores new tech for tattoo recognition
The National Institute of Standards and Technology challenged industry and academia to develop an automated image-based tattoo matching system.
Google: Let the machines remember the password
Google’s vision for mobile authentication takes security out of the hands of humans and puts it into the devices those humans carry.
Irony alert: Popular Chinese app protects PII for Wi-Fi users
The "protection," however, comes from using stolen and shared login credentials.
VIEVU debuts hosted cloud service for bodycam video
VIEVUSolution.com lets agencies upload evidence and manage case files in a secure cloud-based web interface.
More efficient traffic stops… for police
A new mobile app lets officers query multiple databases during roadside traffic stops.
Virginia gets a new CIO
Gov. Terry McAuliffe named Nelson Moe as the state’s new CIO and head of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency.
NASA launches second software catalog
This year’s edition includes over 1,000 programs to help users save money and time, using ready-made coding tools rather than buying or building their own.
State CIOs get nudge on drone policies
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers tells state officials to put unmanned aerial systems on their radar.
To thwart password theft, the devil is in the decoys
Newly developed password manager software aims to deter hackers by surrounding the real passwords with convincing fakes.
Small biz, Sandia team on video content analytics
The team developed technology that puts a colored box around the suspicious pixels in the video, focusing the operator’s attention and weeding out extraneous video.
Virtual training: Next best thing to being there
NASA uses virtual reality training to prep astronauts for space, and the Marines reimagine their live training environments with augmented reality.
NY to retain state workers’ emails
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo eliminated a policy that auto-deleted worker’s emails after 90 days.
VA security holding in face of mounting threats
Veteran’s Affairs monthly security activities report shows an increase in attacks, but no data compromised.
Virginia community colleges pilot open textbooks
The Virginia Community College System has secured a $200,000 grant for an open textbook program.
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