Cybersecurity
NSA Deflects Blame for Baltimore Ransomware Attack
The city of Baltimore had more than two years to defend itself against the attack, and it’s officials’ fault they dropped the ball, according to NSA cyber chief Rob Joyce.
Artificial Intelligence
Developing Standards For AI Won’t Go Like Past Technologies
Top experts and officials working on artificial intelligence say global competition has set the stage for a very different standards discussion than with past technologies.
Cybersecurity
Security Firm Says Huawei, ZTE Devices Still Run on Government Networks
About 4,000 devices are operating on federal, state and local public sector networks, according to security firm Forescout.
Artificial Intelligence
Census Thinks a Clippy-Style AI Assistant Could Speed Up Security Authorizations
“It looks like you’re trying to get an ATO. Would you like help with that?”
Emerging Tech
DOT Needs Help Writing the Rules for Driverless Vehicles
Many of today’s regulations focus on giving drivers more control over their cars, but for driverless cars, the Transportation Department will need to take humans out of the equation.
Podcasts
Critical Update: At Your Digital Service, Part 2
We talk with U.S. Digital Service project managers for a ground-level view of what it really takes to make innovation happen in government.
Cybersecurity
NATO Getting More Aggressive on Offensive Cyber
Secretary General Stoltenberg says NATO pushes limits of what the alliance can do in cyberspace.
Emerging Tech
Uber Riders Can’t Stand All the Air Fresheners
Customers are reporting migraines. Drivers say they’re just trying to provide a pleasant ride.
Artificial Intelligence
How the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Ditching Hand-coding Data
Using some DIY-attitude and machine learning tools, BLS figured out how to automate 85% of its survey workload.
Cybersecurity
The Pentagon is Trying to Secure Its Networks Against Quantum Codebreakers
The Defense Information Systems Agency is exploring new encryption strategies that could withstand an attack from quantum computers.
Emerging Tech
FAA Adds More Airports To Automated Drone Flight Authorization System
More than 100 more airports have joined the beta test of a program that authorizes drone flights in controlled airspace in near-real time.
Policy
Space Force Clears Senate Committee After House Attempt to Stall
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s legislation “greatly increases the odds that we end up with some sort of a Space Force,” one expert says.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Want to Ban Warrantless Device Searches at the Border
Sens. Ron Wyden and Rand Paul introduced a bill that would curb law enforcement’s extensive authority over personal data at the border.
Emerging Tech
Senators Propose National 5G Strategy
The bipartisan bill would also fund removing Chinese equipment from existing networks.
Cybersecurity
EPA Cybersecurity Weaknesses Are Going Untracked and Unpatched
One EPA employee said their office was tracking vulnerabilities on their own to avoid oversight from other agency components.
Ideas
4 Steps to Managing Data During a Cloud Migration
Security doesn't have to be a sticking point.
Digital Government
It’s Not Just the Citizenship Question—the Digital Divide Could Hurt the Count of Latinos in the Census
Fear of government, a question about citizenship, and uncertain internet connections have created the perfect storm for an undercount of the Latino population, a new report argues.
Emerging Tech
Democrats, Republicans Both Want to Regulate Facial Recognition
If left unchecked, lawmakers worry the tech will infringe on Americans’ privacy and civil liberties, and perpetuate racial and gender discrimination in the criminal justice system.
Modernization
House Appropriators Take Aim at Some of the Pentagon’s Most Ambitious Tech Ideas
The new Congress is cold on many of the Pentagon’s most elaborate projects and plans.
Cybersecurity