Emerging Tech
Lawmakers Renew Calls for Feds to Explore Tech to Protect American Consumers
Blockchain, digital tokens and artificial intelligence are of interest.
Artificial Intelligence
White House Forms Team to Develop Blueprint for National AI Infrastructure
Officials also previewed another in-the-pipeline, AI-aligned pursuit.
Emerging Tech
Baltimore Latest City to Consider Banning Facial Recognition Technology
The Maryland city joins several other localities that have banned or are assessing the controversial technology, or are limiting its scope and use.
Ideas
COVID-19 Messages Make Emergency Alerts Just Another Text in the Crowd on Your Home Screen
Many people still react to such messages with uncertainty, irritation and intense emotion.
Ideas
The Psychological Benefits of Commuting to Work
Many people who have been working from home are experiencing a void they can’t quite name.
Cybersecurity
Biden Redirects Agencies on Securing Information and Communications Technology
A new executive order revokes bans on WeChat and TikTok but retains and adds to a Trump edict on U.S. tech, especially “connected software applications” tied to foreign adversaries.
Modernization
DHS Faces Rising Costs as Planned Biometrics Cloud Gets Pushed Back
Three years behind schedule, the move from legacy IDENT to the new Amazon-hosted HART system is now slated for the end of 2021.
Policy
White House Presents Steps to Address Supply-Chain Problems
A new task force would examine issues that surfaced during the pandemic, including semiconductor shortages.
Ideas
How the Pandemic Impacted Government’s Cloud Migration Plans: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
While federal, state and local agencies remain firm believers in hybrid environments, they face several obstacles.
Ideas
Bringing Tech Innovation to Wildfires: 4 Recommendations for Smarter Firefighting as Megafires Menace the U.S.
Managing the threat can start with better coordination and leveraging of technology for detecting and tracking the fires that matter.
Cybersecurity
Colonial Pipeline CEO: Cybersecurity Mandates From TSA Might Help
Hackers breached the company after gaining access to a virtual private network not protected by multifactor authentication.
Emerging Tech
NSF, Tech Companies Partner to Create Post-5G Wireless Systems
They intend to promote the development of resilient and intelligent next-gen networks.
Modernization
Survey: 75% of DOD IT Officials Say They Can Meet Cloud Needs Without JEDI
Most said they are experiencing delays in enterprise cloud migration.
Modernization
VA to Wrap Health Records Review ‘In a Few Weeks,’ Secretary Says
Denis McDonough told lawmakers the agency would change the management and oversight of the multibillion-dollar modernization program.
Digital Government
Internet Ads Are a Popular Tax Target for Both Parties
The proliferation of unwanted internet ads and Big Tech’s staggering pandemic profits have fueled bipartisan efforts to capture revenue from tech companies’ mining of personal information.
Modernization
FBI Needs a Vendor to Help Manage Data Centers
The law enforcement agency seeks technical and engineering support for five locations spread out across the country.
Ideas
Teens Have a Hard Time Finding Truth Online
Researchers say students need to be prepared for a world filled with a continual flow of misleading information.
Ideas
Study Shows AI-generated Fake Reports Fool Experts
Misinformation within communities of expertise has the potential for scary outcomes such as delivering incorrect medical advice to doctors and patients.
Cybersecurity
IRS' Use of Special Hiring Authorities Could Be Leading to Skills Gaps, IG Says
The agency has been using emergency authorities to meet staffing goals, but may be compromising on the quality of new hires as a result, according to an inspector general report.
Ideas