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Chief Innovation Officers: An Unclear Role in the Federal Government
Today, federal chief innovation officers are significantly less common than the emerging role of chief data officer, and responsibilities associated with the title vary widely between agencies.
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Report: Agencies Still Seek Data 'Heroes'
Also, cybersecurity analytics, strategic decision-making and mission intelligence fared better in agencies with CDOs than non-CDO counterparts.
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No government shutdown as Senate passes funding bill
With less than two hours remaining on the current federal appropriation, the Senate voted to keep the government funded through April 28.
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Navy Is Trying to Deal with Its Sexual Assault Problem by Giving Sailors a Reporting App
The branch is investing $150,000 into a 6-month pilot project to test the app.
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Wanted by the Military: An 'Ender’s Game' Controller for Urban Robot Swarms
The Pentagon is looking for a single controller to enable dismounted ground troops to steer "hundreds" of drones for urban warfare.
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Tech Recruits Serve the People, Not the President, GSA Official Says
The mission matters to tech recruits, says GSA's Eric Mill.
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Trump’s Landing Teams Feature Familiar Tech Executives
Some former agency chief information officers and chief technology officer will help the Trump agency landing teams.
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Agencies Continue to Struggle with DATA Act Implementation
Some agencies are on track to miss DATA Act implementation timelines.
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Nanotech Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Night Vision
Researchers build “teeny, tiny structures” that can change infrared to visible light.
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Are agencies ready for the Data Act?
With the financial reporting requirements of the Data Act set to take effect in May 2017, a key oversight panel voiced concerns over agencies' progress.
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The Flaw in Tech Giants’ Plan to Fight Extremist Content
Everyone gets to use different definitions of dangerous imagery, says the inventor of the software they’ll use.
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Government Shared Services Meet Challenges in People, Capital
Shared services continue to face challenges from how agencies are funding to finding the right personnel.
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What You Don’t Know About Gen. John Kelly
The four-star boy from Boston brings to DHS the grief of losing friends to America’s drug epidemic and a son to the war on terrorism.
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The Government Finally May Have Found All Its Data Centers
Agencies have closed 4,300 of nearly 11,000 data centers.
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CIO Authority 'Still a Major Issue' Across Government
Neither of the CIOs called to testify before the House committee—Luke McCormack at the Homeland Security Department and Frontis Wiggins of the State Department—report to the top two positions within their agencies.
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Data Scientist Cathy O’Neil on the Cold Destructiveness of Big Data
What happens when algorithms make troublingly unfair decisions?
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Video: Social Media Giants Take on Terrorist Propaganda
These tech companies are taking a collaborative approach.
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Why DOD needs a mobile upgrade
A new report from the Center for a New American Security argues the Pentagon needs to ditch its risk-averse culture and procurement procedures and embrace next-generation mobile technology.
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No Agency Gets an A in Latest FITARA Scorecard
Twelve agencies improved since their May grades, 11 held steady and one—the Transportation Department—dropped.
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