Cybersecurity
US Hiring Researchers to See if China’s Military Robots Originate from Hacked Designs
The feds want to know if hacked trade secrets are aiding the rise of an army of Chinese bots.
Emerging Tech
The Government Is Getting Ready for the Driverless-Car Era
New DOT policies will make it easier for autonomous cars to hit the road.
Cybersecurity
Congress Left in the Dark about Government’s Cyber Workforce Shortages
OPM is building a database of cyber jobs in government, but it’s not required to report its progress to Congress.
Digital Government
Number of Deaths in Police Custody Higher than Media Reports: DOJ Data
The story of police brutality has been missing one data point – a federal accounting of the problem.
Cybersecurity
Jeb Bush: Hold Federal IT Managers Accountable for Government’s Cyber Woes
The massive OPM hack shows the federal civilian government “clearly lags behind,” the Republican presidential candidate said.
Emerging Tech
FirstNet Posts Multibillion RFP for Public Safety Broadband Network
The RFP was posted after more than a year of discussion with technology companies and public safety groups.
Emerging Tech
3-D Printed Guns Are Not Actually All That Futuristic
What's more alarming about 3-D-printed firearms is that they aren't traceable at all.
Digital Government
Google Hires Former White House Staffer to Handle European Antitrust Cases
Tech firms have increasingly turned to former White House officials to lead their lobbying efforts.
Cybersecurity
DHS Cyber Czar, Tech Titans Tell Commerce to Rethink Hacking Arms Control
Reached in 2013, the Wassenaar Arrangement bans multinational firms and cyber vendors from transmitting information about "intrusion software" across borders without first obtaining a license.
Ideas
Digital Customer Experience: 3 Tips for Making Real Change in the Federal Government
Federal organizations can benefit from a digital approach that seeks to understand user needs, engages them and maintains usability and performance.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Blast $1.3 Billion Price Tag for VA’s ‘Agile’ Paperless Claims System
VA still can’t say how much the system will end up costing.
Modernization
Does Pentagon Need a Narrow Definition of Cloud?
Ambiguity might actually be best when it comes to cloud -- at least for now, says DISA CTO.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Investigators to Probe NSA’s Crackdown on Rogue IT Employees
Be it a rogue contractor or an unknowing employee with sloppy login and logoff habits, insiders are a major threat to U.S. secrets, say researchers and federal officials.
Cybersecurity
In Most Hacks, ‘the Common Denominator' is People
The latest and greatest technology means absolutely nothing if your workforce isn’t properly trained and competent regarding the Internet.
Cybersecurity
Want to Avoid Another OPM? Spend More, Industry Says
The Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity budget – projected at approximately $900 million in the coming fiscal year – is only 75 percent of what two of the nation’s leading banks will spend on cyber in 2016.
Ideas
The Key Missing Piece of Your Cyber Strategy? Visibility
To protect privacy, continuous monitoring and mitigation has become a popular method.
Cybersecurity
OPM Hackers Netted Usernames, Social Security Numbers Years Ago
Federal officials always maintained the attackers -- who nabbed 21.5 million background check records last year -- never obtained personally identifiable information during a breach two years ago.
Emerging Tech
This Self-Flying Drone Can Carry You to Work
Soon drones will be able to take off, fly and land all on their own.
Cybersecurity