Digital Government
Can Congress save the 2020 census?
As the Census Bureau has had to cancel or suspend programs to cope with budgetary constraints, Congress is going to have to ramp up funding and oversight down the home stretch to avoid a failed count.
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Can better tech support the sprawling Ninth Circuit?
Sen. Jeff Flake is skeptical that the Ninth Circuit court's embrace of technology will meaningfully address its case backlog.
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Now Is the Time to Think About How Artificial Intelligence Will Change War
The cost of engaging in cyberspace is much lower than that of human combat.
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National Archives tilts toward paperless future
The National Archives and Records Administration plans to stop accepting non-electronic records submissions from agencies by the end of 2022.
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VA sued over sole-source plan for health records
A government contractor is suing the Department of Veterans Affairs over a planned move to shift from its homegrown electronic health records system Vista to the Cerner product used by the U.S. military.
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Agencies Should Watch Out for Unethical AI, Report Warns
AI will figure prominently in government services, a report from Harvard's Ash Center predicts.
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Drones Will Help Protect Guam From North Korean Missiles
A June 2016 test showed that drones can track missiles, promising better protection for forces and allies under threat of a North Korean missile strike
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The Agonizing Trade-Offs That Must Be Made to Reduce Bias in the Hiring Process
Occupational licenses are one way to reduce discrimination
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Should Google Own the Verb “Google”?
The US Supreme Court May decide the future of the word.
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How VA Turns Survey Data into Better Veteran Health Care
Real-time feedback could help the Veterans Affairs Department direct respondents to task forces for suicide or homelessness.
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White House details 2019 R&D priorities
The administration is directing agencies to lean more on the private sector and to tilt their future research and development priorities -- and dollars -- toward defense technologies, border security, economic growth, efficient health care and low-cost energy sources.
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Trump’s Multibillion-Dollar Border Wall Wouldn’t Stop This $5,000 Drone
Earlier this month, border patrol agents intercepted a methamphetamine shipment that had been dropped off via drone on the U.S. side of the border.
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Google Is Sharing its Management Tools With the World
The information released covers everything from feedback and career development to setting agendas for one-on-ones.
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How to Preview the Unreleased Version of Firefox
The popular web browser gets a makeover.
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Delayed NOAA Supercomputing Contract to be Bid Out in October
The agency shared more details about what it needs to process weather data.
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Government Using Drones To Track Down Dangerous Pigs
The Agriculture Department is looking for ways to keep tabs on feral swine.
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Banks Are Now Monitoring How Often Top Employees Sit at Their Desks—But That’s Not the Problem
Barclays claims the monitoring will determine how much office space the bank needs.
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Should robots kill?
Over 100 robotics and artificial intelligence experts worldwide warned the United Nations about a future of war that includes autonomous killing machines.
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Drones and weather balloons team up in Arctic tests
A national laboratory paired drones and weather balloons to try to improve Arctic weather data collection.
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