Cloud resources for government users
Help for agencies moving to Cloud Smart, securing political campaigns and cloud service providers seeking ATOs.
Windows app-security tool moves from lab to market
Software developed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory prevents the most common control-hijacking attacks against Windows applications.
DARPA dives into undersea networks
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants to build an undersea network so that the military can have connected command and control capabilities across all domains.
The case for AI in HR
Government must follow the lead of private industry and incorporate artificial intelligence into HR processes, the Naval Research Laboratory's Ranjeev Mittu says.
NIST to make popular tech reports machine readable
The National Institute for Standards and Technology is looking for publishing software that will convert Microsoft Word and XML-based to multiple formats that will be accessible to both people and programs.
Early-warning system for chemical threats
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is testing its ChemSigma initiative, a pilot study to provide initial data and insights into how such real-time chemical sensor networks would function.
Drone roundup: Fighting oil fires at sea, tracking subs
The Interior Department is testing an autonomous underwater vehicle to help manage oil spills in the Arctic and the Defense Department wants drones to locate and track submarines.
A peek inside DARPA's SubT challenge for autonomous systems
A video walking tour shows the mine where teams honed underground navigation and exploration technologies for unmanned systems.
Cloud bits: Rekognition regulation, hypervisor help
AWS CEO calls for federal regulation of facial recognition technology and the National Institute of Standards and Technology issues a report on hypervisor vulnerabilities.
NOAA launches coastal flooding dashboard
The Coastal Inundation Dashboard combines data from 200 coastal water-level stations into one web-based tool to help local decision-makers get real time information on an approaching storms as well as insights into longer-term risks like high-tide flooding and sea-level rise.
Responders test FirstNet in rescue exercise
Virginia and Maryland responders participated in a search and rescue exercise that tapped FirstNet's mobile communication links.
NIST updates guidance for authenticating responders
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has revised its guidance for single sign-on for mobile public safety applications.
High clouds: High impacts, high baselines and high-flying data
Quick hits from the government cloud community.
Army eyes blockchain for trusted communications
The Information Trust program would leverage machine learning and blockchain for user authentication and sharing trust information.
Coding challenge to strengthen emergency response
The Tech to Protect Challenge is designed to boost capabilities of emergency responders with mobile apps, software applications, user interfaces, data systems and more.
Ransomware decryption firms uncovered as frauds
A new ProPublica investigation found two U.S. data recovery firms that claimed to help unlock data but actually paid the ransom and marked up their costs to the victims.
Uber launches tool to track traffic speeds
The new Uber Movement Speeds provides street-level traffic in hourly increments for New York, Seattle and Cincinnati, London and Nairobi.
AWS, Microsoft face off in JEDI battle
The contest for the Defense Department's $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract is down to two companies -- Amazon Web Services and Microsoft.
Better results from better data
Data and processes standardized across government will drive better decisions and save money, GSA's Jessica Salmoiraghi says.
Cloud quick start with FedRAMP Tailored
For low-impact applications, FedRAMP Tailored offers a simpler, transparent approach to condensing the authorization process, the program's acting director says.
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