Pentagon to Take Over All Security Clearances in Nine Months, Officials Say

CIO Briefing

Pentagon to Take Over All Security Clearances in Nine Months, Officials Say

The move will mean absorbing the National Background Investigations Bureau and its 2,000 employees.

  • By Aaron Boyd
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Emerging Tech

Hertz is Now Using Facial Recognition to Check Out Cars

The car rental company is promising super speedy checkouts.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
IT Modernization

GAO Dismisses IBM’s JEDI Protest

With the U.S. Court of Federal Claims addressing a similar case, the Government Accountability Office dismissed IBM’s protest.

  • By Frank Konkel
IT Modernization

FITARA Scores Are Up But More Work Lies Ahead

Lawmakers warned agencies not to rest on their laurels.

  • By Jack Corrigan
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IT Modernization

Congress Votes For Better Government Websites, Digital Services

The Senate passed the 21st Century IDEA Act, giving agencies one year to improve citizens’ digital experiences.

CIO Briefing

What Sundar Pichai Couldn’t Explain to Congress

Google’s CEO struggled to explain the reality of his company’s power to a House committee convinced of a liberal conspiracy.

  • By Alexis Madrigal, The Atlantic
Cybersecurity

The Equifax Breach Affecting Nearly Half of Americans Was 'Entirely Preventable'

The credit bureau breach remains one of the biggest known data thefts.

  • By John Detrixhe, Quartz
Emerging Tech

Pentagon Needs a Faster Buying Process to Adopt Artificial Intelligence

The Defense Department needs a startup mentality for the emerging tech, agency CIO Dana Deasy said.

  • By Jack Corrigan
CIO Briefing

NASA Continues Its Reign Atop Best Places to Work in Government

Partnership for Public Service notes “sharp drop” in several factors affecting federal employee satisfaction.

  • By Erich Wagner
Cybersecurity

How DHS is Trying to Separate Quality Cyber Tools from Snake Oil

The department is investing in ways to do apples-to-apples comparisons of the many cyber solutions on the market.

  • By Jack Corrigan
Emerging Tech

New Facebook Patent Predicts Your Location Before You Get There

It's like location tracking...but in the future.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Ideas

Is Government Ready for the Brewing Quantum Storm?

Like with any storm, preparation is key.

  • By John Breeden II
CIO Briefing

Senate Bill Would Force Security Clearance Reforms

It also would require the director of National Intelligence to rethink the SF-86 form and process.

  • By Aaron Boyd
Emerging Tech

China’s Electric Cars Are Government Spies

There are currently 1.4 million electric cars providing data, including real-time location.

  • By Akshat Rathi, Quartz
CIO Briefing

Agencies Increase FITARA Scores

Eleven agencies increased their grade and 13 remained the same.

  • By Frank Konkel
Emerging Tech

The Grim Future of Urban Warfare

New technologies are making war even more horrific.

  • By Darran Anderson, The Atlantic
Emerging Tech

The Future of Software Isn’t an App. It’s a Habit

This is especially true in the age of the smart speaker.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz
Cybersecurity

CBP Officers Aren’t Deleting Data After Warrantless Device Searches, IG Says

An inspector general report found Border Patrol officers didn’t follow standard procedures during device searches, mostly because those procedures weren’t clearly laid out.

  • By Aaron Boyd
Emerging Tech

Amazon And Microsoft Claim AI Can Read Human Emotions. Experts Say the Science Is Shaky

“The problem is now AI is being applied in a lot of social contexts."

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz
Policy

OMB Redefines Government's 'Crown Jewels'

A new policy memo expands the government’s guidance for protecting high-value assets to include every agency and office and broadens the definition of “value.”

  • By Aaron Boyd