Artificial Intelligence
Report: Agency Leaders Must Embrace Risk to Adopt Artificial Intelligence
Not every AI pilot is going to pan out, and government leaders need to make sure their organizations know that’s OK.
Artificial Intelligence
42 Countries Agree to International Principles for Artificial Intelligence
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development released its global standards, which aim to ensure AI is designed to be robust, safe, fair and trustworthy.
Digital Government
Are Parents Violating Their Kids’ Privacy Online?
Many kids' first appearance online is their sonogram.
Modernization
Pentagon Drops $75M To Beef Up Background Investigation's IT Environment
The Defense Security Service penned an OTA contract with Perspecta and several non-traditional vendors to build advanced capabilities and a secure DevOps environment.
Podcasts
Critical Update: Innovation Happens Naturally—With a Lot of Work
U.S. Digital Service Administrator Matt Cutts joins the podcast to talk about the current state—and future of—one of the most wide-reaching innovation programs in government.
Modernization
HUD Is Hunting for Vendors for the Next Phase of the Centers of Excellence
The department plans to pursue six projects to improve its cloud adoption, customer experience, data analytics and customer contact centers.
Emerging Tech
NRO Is Offering $500K For Experimental Surveillance Tech
The National Reconnaissance Office revealed six areas for the 2019 cohort of the Director’s Innovation Initiative.
Modernization
One City’s Journey to Filing Complaints About Police Online
Austin, Texas, debuted an anonymous online feedback form that eases the process for residents to describe interactions they have with police officers
Digital Government
Federal CIO Says OMB is ‘Working Aggressively’ on Automation Policy
The agency is tapping some of the government’s top scientific investigators to help produce the new strategy.
Digital Government
President Trump Is Collecting Social-Media Grievances
The sitting president just released a new tool in his war of words with tech companies.
Digital Government
HHS Accused of 'Censorship' of Obamacare Website Materials
Nonprofit monitor flags 85 removed pages, warns of harm to vulnerable groups.
Podcasts
Critical Update: Enter The Innovators
Season 3 of Critical Update kicks off with a mythbusting session on what it means to be innovative in government.
Emerging Tech
Can the Bay Area Rein In the Surveillance Tools It Created?
Oakland and San Francisco may become the first cities to ban use of facial recognition technology by government entities. But that’s only the beginning.
Emerging Tech
NIST Is Staging An Armed Robbery To Improve Video Surveillance
Before researchers can test the latest video analytics, they need a variety of footage from different angles, conditions and recording quality.
Ideas
It’s Time for a National Digital Strategy
And its focus should be to drive simplified citizen interactions across government.
Digital Government
The Government Narrowed Its Tech Workforce Age Gap for the First Time in a Decade
But agencies efforts to recruit young talent still have a long way to go.
Policy
Senators Call for FTC to Investigate Amazon’s Echo Dot for Kids
Lawmakers want to know how the devices are using and storing children’s personal information.
Emerging Tech
The Tenants Fighting Back Against Facial Recognition Technology
The landlord of a rent-stabilized apartment in Brooklyn wants to install a facial recognition security system, sparking a debate about privacy and surveillance.
Modernization
Oracle Makes More Allegations in JEDI Lawsuit
Oracle filed a 125-page amended complaint with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
Cybersecurity