Government Technology

Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-Louisiana) has introduced a bill that seeks to help federal agencies build up their cybersecurity procedures and hold agency heads accountable for failure to enforce measures needed...

A new Government Accountability Office report has proposed several actions GAO says are necessary to help address cyber incidents at federal agencies which spiked nearly 1,300 percent in number from fiscal...

Five nonprofit organizations have received approximately $1 million in total grants from the National Institute of Standards and Technology to forge partnerships that seek to address the shortage of cybersecurity professionals in...

Researchers at U.S. Army Research Laboratory have begun to develop new platforms and functionalities that aim to make autonomous robots work like teammates for uniformed personnel on the battlefield, the...

Vice Adm. Raquel Bono Navy Vice Adm. Raquel Bono, director of the Defense Health Agency, has said she believes the agency must respond to administrative challenges in DHA’s efforts to deliver Military Health...

Tucson, Arizona-based space exploration company World View has carried a Southwest Research Institute-developed solar observatory aboard the former company's high-altitude balloon into the stratosphere as part of a NASA-funded Flight Opportunities program test....

The Department of Homeland Security has unveiled an upcoming early-warning system that aims to minimize the risk of dangerous vehicle collisions for first responders in emergency scenes. Applied Research Associates will develop the Automated Driver and...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has unveiled a self-assessment tool in a move to help organizations assess the effectiveness of their cybersecurity risk management initiatives. NIST said Thursday the draft Baldrige Cybersecurity...

The Department of Health and Human Services plans to award approximately $87 million in funds to support health information technology updates at 1,310 health centers across the U.S. and in Puerto Rico, the Virgin...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has introduced new resources intended to help organizations protect their mobile devices and computer systems from malware threats. NIST said Wednesday the draft...