Technology

  • Ashton Carter has created an official Facebook account becoming the first Defense secretary ever to do so, the Pentagon said Friday.

    June 01, 2015
  • After having served as the staple for mobile communications within the Navy for a dozen years, the venerable BlackBerry is finally on its way out.

    June 01, 2015
  • It\'s now been almost two years since the Defense Department issued a final rule requiring contractors to inform the government when their systems have been involved in cybersecurity breaches and that government technical data has been stolen.

    June 01, 2015
  • Lance James, head of cyber intelligence at Deloitte, will discuss the evolution of the cyber intelligence field, and how that is forcing the government and private companies to change how they protect themselves from cyber attacks. May 29, 2015

    May 29, 2015
  • After a 40-year career with the agency, Willie May finds himself confirmed by the Senate as director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. He\'d been serving as acting director for nearly a year. May discussed his plans for the agency with Emily Kopp on the Federal Drive.

    May 29, 2015
  • Luke McCormack, the DHS chief information officer, said the combination of budget and technology has pushed the department toward a better approach to application development. The most recent example is the Citizen and Immigration Services\' major procurement calling for a widespread use of agile development processes across several enterprise support services.

    May 29, 2015
  • Naval warfighters have new technology now to help it face a growing body of new threats. Peter Morrison and his team built the laser weapons system. It\'s faster to install and safer and cheaper to use than other missiles. The Navy says each laser costs less than a dollar a shot. Morrison, a program officer for the Navy Department\'s Office of Naval Research, is a finalist for a Service to America medal in the national security and international affairs category. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose why the laser is different than other weapons systems.

    May 28, 2015
  • Technology may not be the roadblock to the biggest cyber problems your agency has. The trouble may be in the acquisition shop. Richard Stiennon, chief research analyst for IT Harvest and author of \"Surviving Cyberwar.\" His new book, \"There Will Be Cyber War,\" will be out this summer. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose why there is some good news in the cyber realm, but there\'s some bad news too.

    May 28, 2015