Government IT

Particle hunter on space station may have found dark matter

Physicists get clue to mysterious matter that may makes up a fourth of the universe

China slams U.S. for discriminating against nation’s tech vendors

A U.S. funding law calls for increased scrutiny on IT purchases for select federal agencies

NASA astronaut to make historic trip to space station

Soyuz capsule will launch and rendezvous with ISS in 6 hours, not 2 days

Microsoft touts Office 365 wins, but customers want more

There are now more than 1 million government staffers using the Microsoft cloud email and collaboration suite

Emerging tech keeps cities running

DHS shifting to cloud, agile development to boost homeland security

Along with its transition to agile, the department is establishing cloud services, platform-as-a-service and software-as-a-service

Reporters Without Borders slams five nations for spying on media, activists

The press freedom advocate called for more harmonized controls over the export of spying technology

VA disputes charge that it transmits unencrypted personal data over public Internet

Investigation by Inspector General's office finds that VA centers don't encrypt personal data during transmission to other offices

Cloud computing’s big debt to NASA

IBM is betting big on OpenStack, deeply rooted in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's ingenuity

IBM: Watson will eventually fit on a smartphone, diagnose illness

Next up for IBM's supercomputer, passing the physicians licensing exam