Digital Government
'Cards Against Humanity' Creator Is Threatening to Expose Congress Members’ Browsing History
It's a bit harder than you'd think
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NASA Just Made a Tiny New Robot Companion for the Mars Rover
It’s built to manage all kinds of situations.
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IT Subcommittee to Focus on Buying Better Tech Faster
“It’s time we align best practices in government with industry in acquisition,” Rep. Will Hurd said.
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Border Patrol Sniffs Out High-Tech Collars for Canine Agents
Homeland Security's K-9 teams might use wearable devices to ensure the dogs aren't injured on the job.
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Tech is Overwhelmingly White and Male, and White Men Are Just Fine With That
Women make up about half of the workforce in the United States, but they only hold a quarter of computer- and math-related jobs.
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Lawmakers look to modernize U.S. Code
A bipartisan bill would digitally encode U.S. law with a statutory history.
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NARA Rethinks How to Store Presidential Records
The agency is currently transferring about 532 million Obama administration files into its archives.
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8 Tips for Jared Kushner and the New Innovation Office
Think about holistic, unified and scalable public services.
Digital Government
Best and Worst Cities to Live in for Tech Workers, Based on Rent and Commute
Most cities with a cluster of tech companies can offer just one of those things.
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Army mobile transition slowed by culture
The Army is working to develop a mobile ecosystem that allows work to be done anywhere, anytime, but that requires cultural change, not just technological change says one official.
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Russia Joins US in Race to Field Gun-Launched Swarmbots
A pair of Russian programs hastens the day drone swarms may meet each other over the battlefield.
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Apple Brought the iPhone’s Most Eye-Pleasing Feature to the Mac
"Night Shift" allows users to adjust the color temperature of their device’s display.
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Trump Has A New Innovation Office. It’s Unclear What That Means for 18F and USDS.
Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner will head up the office.
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Facial-Recognition Tech Will Make Life a Perpetual Police Lineup for All
Facial-recognition technology combined with policy body cameras could “redefine the nature of public spaces."
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IT Modernization Bill Could be Reintroduced in Congress This Week
Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, could introduce a tweaked version of the Modernizing Government Technology Act, which passed the House in September but stalled in the Senate during the lame-duck session.
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We Can Now Work Next to Our Robot Colleagues Without Getting Mauled to Death, Thanks to an Airbag
German researchers at the DLR Robotics and Mechatronics Center are working to create a safer workplace for both man and robot.
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UK Officials Want to Fight Terrorism By Forcing WhatsApp to Release Users’ Messages
The UK home secretary on Sunday told the BBC it’s “completely unacceptable” that intelligence agencies can’t access WhatsApp messages.
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