Digital Government

'Alexa, how is NASA using chatbots?'

NASA is testing these devices to see how well they work with automating internal processes like scheduling a meeting or looking up contract information.

Digital Government

House Passes Bill to Standardize, Centralize Grant Data

Without machine-readable reports, waste will continue, lawmaker says.

Digital Government

House Oversight Forwards Bills to Improve Gov Websites, Formalize CIO and CISO Roles

The 21st Century Idea Act would mandate dot-gov improvements including allowing e-signatures for citizen services.

Digital Government

Lawmakers see advanced tech gap with China shrinking

At two hearings, members of Congress discussed ways to accelerate progress in quantum computing, AI, 5G and other emerging technologies.

Digital Government

FCW Insider: Sept. 27

Top stories, quick hits and more from FCW's reporters and editors.

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Digital Government

Legislation Would Elevate Federal CIO, Codify Federal CISO

The bipartisan legislation would reauthorize, rename, codify and elevate the role of federal chief information officer.

Digital Government

USAF's plans for agile, DevOps, cloud

Steven Wert, USAF's digital program executive officer, said the service is looking to pivot to agile development.

Digital Government

Hurd expects Congress to restore TMF funding

Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) said he believes Senate concerns about Technology Modernization Fund transparency "have been addressed" and expects funding to be included in final FY19 appropriations.

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FCW Insider: Sept. 26

Top stories, quick hits and more from FCW's reporters and editors.

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Commerce Department Seeks Comments on Outcome-Based Privacy Protections

The government wants to focus on what consumers should broadly expect from companies, not the methods for getting there.

Digital Government

FCW Insider: Sept. 25

Top stories and quick hits from FCW's reporters and editors.

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Watchdog dings contractors for IRS tax day outage

The tax agency plans to seek damages from one contractor as a result of contractual performance targets missed during an embarrassing 2018 system failure.

Digital Government

Lawmakers Weigh in on the White House Cyber Policy

Plus hackers attempt to crack into Senate staff’s personal email.

Digital Government

FCW Insider: Sept. 24

Top stories, quick hits, the week ahead and more.

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