Emerging Tech
USDA’s Bot Program Saves More Than 150,000 Hours Per Year
The agency reached $5.3 million in cost avoidance while 27 cohorts of employees graduated from its reskilling program, Agriculture officials say.
Artificial Intelligence
DHS Researching Public Perception of Facial Recognition and AI Use
The Department of Homeland Security is collecting privacy concerns as critics fight to ban facial recognition outright.
Artificial Intelligence
Former CYBERCOM Leader Urges Collective Defense Against Cyber Threats
Retired general Keith Alexander suggested a collective defense posture.
Artificial Intelligence
Lawmakers Push DOD to Share its Data to Help U.S. Make AI Gains
New legislation to pilot easy-access data libraries could be included in the fiscal 2022 NDAA.
Ideas
Modernizing Procurement Could Help Federal Agencies Increase Efficiency
Implementing contract lifecycle management system automates procurement systems to allow for faster, simpler and more accurate procurement.
Artificial Intelligence
Defense AI Efforts Hinge on Strong Data Environments
JAIC Director Lt. Gen. Michael Groen spoke about the department’s current efforts to implement artificial intelligence and incorporate more sophisticated software into DOD’s daily operations.
Digital Government
Republican Senators Question the Security of Collecting Health Information from Airline Passengers
A group of Republican senators raised concerns over the CDC’s new order requesting select data from airline passengers to track the spread of COVID-19.
Modernization
Two-Thirds of Staff at VA Medical Center Considering Quitting After One Year With New EHR
A survey of staff at Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center shows plummeting morale tied directly to the Cerner Millennium electronic health record platform.
Artificial Intelligence
EEOC Launches Initiative to Ensure AI Doesn’t Exacerbate Civil Rights Issues
The new program looks to educate employers and employees about how algorithms are used in hiring and other employment decisions.
Ideas
College Cost Calculators Aren’t Precise, but They Could Easily Be Made Better
College expenses determined by net price calculators can vary by an average of $5,700.
Ideas
How a National Health Care Database Could Address Mission-Critical Health Data Gaps
It’s time to consider a cloud-based national health care database to make better public health decisions and prepare for any future health crises.
Modernization
GAO Sides With Microsoft in Massive NSA Contract Protest
NSA awarded the contract to Amazon Web Services in July.
Artificial Intelligence
DOD Searches for a Responsible AI Lead as the Conflict Landscape Evolves
Alka Patel, the Pentagon’s first ethical AI expert, left for the private sector.
Policy
White House Reveals Nation’s First Gender Equity Strategy, Aiming to Close the Pay Gap and Increase Abortion Access
The Biden administration’s Gender Policy Council has released a strategy that requires each agency to figure out how to implement measures to reach key goals and makes long-awaited reforms to data collection.
Artificial Intelligence
Bill Would Block Contractors from Selling Data Harvested with AI Tools to Third Parties
A bipartisan proposal would also clarify that the government ultimately owns the data collected by federal contractors and their artificial intelligence systems.
Emerging Tech
GAO Study Stresses Need for Steady Funding of Quantum Tech
A report highlights the risks and benefits of federal investment in quantum computing and other technologies, but stresses collaboration and steady funding.
Ideas
How Government Is Failing Public Servants
A new book argues that federal and state governments need to articulate a vision for training their workers for problem solving in the 21st century.
Modernization
Multibillion-Dollar DHS Cloud Contract Protested
Another major government cloud contract is under protest from a losing bidder.
Ideas
Cellphone Data Shows that People Navigate By Keeping Their Destinations in Front of Them – Even When that’s Not the Most Efficient Route
People navigate cities in much the same way animals navigate their environments.
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