Emerging Tech
FDA Seeks Virtual Heart to Test Medical Devices
The agency is looking for a computational model of a whole human heart for simulated device testing.
Emerging Tech
Hackathon Aims to Enhance Veterans’ Care through Public-Private Innovation
To kick off a D.C. Hackathon, agency and industry insiders weighed in on driving innovation through federal collaboration.
Digital Government
Government’s Contract Spending Approaches $600B, Highest Since 2010
Federal contract spending increased for the third straight year.
Modernization
DOD’s Next Electronic Health System Rollout Will Be Different, Officials Say
After a poor showing in the first deployment of the MHS GENESIS electronic health records system, officials have retuned the training system and ensured better infrastructure is in place for the next rollout.
Modernization
VA Migrates 23.5 Million Veteran Patient Records To Cerner Data Center
All new patient data will go into the shared Veterans Affairs-Defense Department data center as the two agencies move forward with the massive electronic health records overhaul.
Artificial Intelligence
The Government’s Artificial Intelligence Reality
Agencies are laying the foundations now for their future AI plans.
Emerging Tech
CBP Wants An Eye In the Sky—Or Wherever—To Spot Everything Crossing the U.S. Border
The single solution should be able to detect anything crossing the northern or southern borders between ports of entry and immediately alert border patrol agents.
Modernization
VA Doesn’t Really Know What It Costs To Run VistA
Lowball estimates for operating the current electronic health records system through the transition to Cerner cast doubt that overall projections are accurate.
Artificial Intelligence
Government Should Address Potential Bias in Artificial Intelligence, Lawmakers Say
A pair of congressmen outlined their plans to ensure that systems don’t discriminate—even unintentionally.
Ideas
The Arguments for Weakening Encryption Aren't Any Better Under Trump
Law-enforcement backdoors would still make everyone less safe, even as U.S. officials set their sights on broader access to data.
Artificial Intelligence
How AI Will Help Radar Detect Tiny Drones 3 Kilometers Away
Small drones are becoming a big problem. Here’s how next-generation neural networking techniques could help.
Cybersecurity
Barr Calls For An End to ‘Warrant-Proof’ Encryption
The attorney general railed against the tech during a speech in New York City, reinvigorating a debate that’s long rankled law enforcement officials and the tech community.
Ideas
FaceApp Is Everyone’s Problem
It feels good to call out people for being duped by the Russian app, but the individualist framing of privacy is the bigger culprit.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Propose Bills to Secure Connected Planes, Trains and Automobiles
The legislation would set “reasonable” security measures for the numerous IT systems that power our increasingly connected vehicles.
Cybersecurity
Equifax Will Fork Up to $700 Million to Compensate for 2017 Data Breach
Those impacted by the breach may be eligible to receive up to $20,000 in cash payments.
Cybersecurity
IRS Urges Tax Pros to Take Cyber Seriously
The agency released a list of basic cybersecurity procedures the entire tax industry should use to stop digital identity theft.
Ideas
Where Artificial Intelligence Can Make the Biggest Impact
Here are three ways an investment into artificial intelligence could reap significant returns in the public space.
Artificial Intelligence
The AI That Could Help Curb Youth Suicide
For many reasons, parents and teachers may fail to intervene when they spot LGBTQ teens in trouble. Can Google help?
Modernization
Court Rules in Favor of Pentagon in JEDI Lawsuit
The ruling against Oracle clears the way for the government to award the contract in August to Microsoft or Amazon Web Services.
Policy