Cybersecurity
When Your Personal Data Is Stolen, You’re the Last to Know
Sometimes intrusions aren’t detected immediately, and there can be a delay before the public is informed.
Emerging Tech
CEO of a Facial Recognition Company: The Tech is Too Volatile to Give to Law Enforcement
A malfunction could mean wrongful identification of an innocent person.
Cybersecurity
Only 6 Non-Federal Groups Share Cyber Threat Info with Homeland Security
The government’s big idea to bolster the nation’s collective cyber defense isn’t attracting private-sector participants.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Demand to Know How Americans Got Their Hands on OPM Hack Data
The Justice Department says Americans may have used data from the breach in bank fraud scheme.
Cybersecurity
ACLU Wants to Keep Your Phones and Software Safe From the Government
Government requests for data and encryption back doors are becoming more and more common.
Emerging Tech
NSA ‘Systematically Moving’ All Its Data to The Cloud
The National Security Agency is all-in on cloud.
Emerging Tech
NASA Can’t Find Most of the Asteroids Threatening Earth, But It Has a Plan
They’re working on it.
Digital Government
SEC 'Forces Innovation' With New Data Science Program and a Massive IT Contract
The SEC is doing IT differently than it used to in the name of innovation.
Artificial Intelligence
Eyes Closed in Photos? Facebook AI Can 'Open' Them
The AI can paint new eyes over your blinking ones.
Modernization
Officials: Here’s How Not to Screw Up a $50 Billion Networking Contract
The Enterprise Infrastructure Services contract is a great opportunity for agencies to modernize, but they need to focus on people and planning to do it right.
Emerging Tech
DHS-Funded Company Wants to Use Blockchain at the Border
DHS may soon use blockchain technology to protect all sorts of data it collects in protecting U.S. borders.
Modernization
GSA Seeks Industry Feedback to Better Harness Tech Spending Data
The government wants to get a better grip on the money it invests in IT and digital services.
Cybersecurity
Nearly All Major Agencies Are on Governmentwide Cyber Threat Dashboard
So far, 20 of 23 major agencies are plugged into the dashboard. The last three should be on by the end of July.
Artificial Intelligence
Samsung’s Latest Venture Fund Us Looking For the Next Big Way to Build AI
The company hopes to find new ways of making decisions with computers.
Digital Government
LinkedIn Will Now Tell You How long Your Commute Is, Before You Apply To a Job
“Knowing the commute up front helps job seekers make the tradeoffs."
Artificial Intelligence
Uber's AI Knows When You're Inebriated
Drunk passengers can be occupational hazards for drivers.
Emerging Tech
Privacy Is a Luxury, Just Like a $1,000 iPhone
If Apple is the company that will protect you from the tendrils of the internet, that service doesn’t come cheap.
Emerging Tech
Here’s How to Check If Facebook Accidentally Set All Your Posts to Public in May
The glitch affected 14 million people.
Emerging Tech