CIO Briefing

Biosensor Warns About Salmonella Before Food Hits Stores

The sensor is a rapid way for producers to know if raw and ready-to-eat food is safe.

  • By Eric Stann, Futurity

The Army is Falling Behind on Staffing Cyber Units, GAO Says

As of March, the cyber and electronic warfare units the Army deployed last year had less than 40% of their combined positions filled.

  • By Jack Corrigan

These 6 Principles Helped Navy Federal Deliver Superior Customer Experience

They drive every decision Navy Federal Credit Union makes regarding their members.

  • By Frank Konkel

It’s Official: Defense Department Will Use Other Agencies’ Cloud Security Assessments

The department’s IT office issued a provisional rule to accept other agencies’ FedRAMP ATOs without the need for written approval.

  • By Aaron Boyd

VA Seeks Staff to Use 3D Printing to Personalize Care for Patients

The agency is actively engaging stakeholders to create new opportunities for training and innovation.

  • By Brandi Vincent

Inaugural Inductees Into Government Hall of Fame Unveiled

From Clara Barton to the Apollo 11 crew, these exemplary individuals have made historic contributions to American government.

  • By Tom Shoop

People Are Starting to Realize How Voice Assistants Actually Work

The secrecy surrounding AI products makes even basic information about them a scandal.

  • By Sidney Fussell, The Atlantic

Regulating Facebook, Google and Amazon Is Hard Given Their Bewildering Complexity

Whether you’re an individual, business, or government, if you need the internet, you need their services.

  • By Zac Rogers , The Conversation

Energy Department’s New Innovation Center Will Be a Testbed for New Reactor Tech

The National Reactor Innovation Center will bring all stakeholders together to build and test—and ultimately field—new ideas in nuclear energy production.

  • By Aaron Boyd

New App from VA Streamlines Veterans’ Resources to Enhance Their Care

The ultimate goal is to eliminate the barriers vets face in retrieving the information they need most.

  • By Brandi Vincent

The Pentagon's Research Arm Wants AI to Help Design More Secure Tech

The “AI co-designers” would help the Pentagon rapidly blueprint secure weapons, vehicles and other network-connected platforms, and suggest designs humans haven’t yet conceived.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Accelerating Cloud Computing in Government Requires New Management Approach

CIOs must swap magic for real insights on what and how cloud technologies benefit to their agency.

  • By Mark Forman

Pentagon’s AI Center is Developing Tech that Could Revolutionize Disaster Response

It’s another example of federal automation at work.

  • By Brandi Vincent

Cloud Smarter

A deep dive into the White House’s finalized cloud computing guidance for federal agencies. 

  • By Aaron Boyd

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Do Our Electronic Devices Make It Tough to Grasp Science?

Researchers found the frequent e-device use was negatively correlated with activity in brain areas that are critical for integrating multiple sources of information.

  • By Matthew Swayne, Futurity

DISA, HHS Brainstorming Behavioral-Based Identity Pilot

The end goal would be a device that recognizes the user based on hundreds of behaviors.

  • By Brandi Vincent

Energy is Updating Its Cyber Posture Assessment Tool  

The Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Model helps organizations in government and industry assess how their cyber defenses stack up against established standards.

  • By Jack Corrigan

FedBizOpps Will Be Gone Before the End of the Year

The federal contracting opportunity website is being decommissioned. Here’s what you need to know about the transition.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Fewer Than Half of States Take These Two Election Security Precautions

The Brennan Center for Justice found only 24 states will both have voting systems that create a paper trail and require audits of the 2020 election results.

  • By Andrea Noble

Better Collaboration Tools Need Better Security

Building new technology on a faulty foundation can be a recipe for disaster.

  • By Joe Lazzaro

DHS Funds Research to Improve Software Security Analysis

The Science and Technology Directorate awarded a contract to standardize the process for evaluating static analysis tools, which agencies use to hunt for bugs in their IT systems.

  • By Jack Corrigan