Digital Government
The Most Militarily Decisive Use of Autonomy You Won’t See
Drones and robots get the headlines, but autonomous cyber weapons will be key to future warfare.
Digital Government
Whoever the Next US President Is, They Won’t Know Their Way Around a Computer
The next commander-in-chief won't know much about the latest tech.
Digital Government
Industry Group to Senate: Don't Drag Your Feet on IT Modernization Bill
Failing to address the government’s legacy IT problem would be a major missed opportunity for the Senate, according to the head of a trade association.
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Air Force Wants Help Finding 'Golden Nuggets' in Data
A new BAA seeks technology that helps with decision-making.
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What it takes to review 650,000 emails
Although Donald Trump argued it wasn't possible to review 650,000 emails in eight days, cyber forensics experts said it's quite common.
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Despite hype, level of election cyberthreats is uncertain
As Americans go to the polls to vote in a hotly contested election, federal officials will be behind the scenes watching for malicious cyber activity, even though there won't be much they can do in response.
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How Agency Data Turned into 3-D Maps of the Oceans
Anyone with a web browser can click on sections of the ocean to discover key variables like salinity, temperature and oxygen levels.
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Why open data needs a mission
DJ Patil, the Obama administration's top data scientist, believes open data has the power to help reveal and remediate social problems, but the data doesn't mean much without a mission behind it.
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FBI to Conduct Internal Probe of Election-Season Tweets
FOIA office’s sudden activity on Clinton and Trump pasts draws suspicion.
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After Criticism, 18F Charts Next Steps
The first priority is to right the cost-recovery issues highlighted first by GAO and the IG, according to GSA Administrator Denise Turner Roth.
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White House Launches Federal Software Code's New Home
U.S. Chief Information Officer Tony Scott unveiled Code.gov on Thursday.
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Over Half the World’s Internet Users Have Facebook
That's about 1.79 billion people.
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GPO names acting tech chief
Tracee Boxley, the Government Publishing Office's deputy CIO since 2012, is the temporary replacement for Chuck Riddle, who is now CTO at the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Digital Government
Is the CIA Ready for the Age of Cyberwar?
Behind the most sweeping reforms in the agency’s history—and their limits
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GPO Gets New Acting CIO
Tracee Boxley is replacing former CIO Chuck Riddle, who moved to SEC.
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Pentagon Tech Chief Says He'll 'Take the Hit' for GAO Criticism of JIE
“What we’ve tried to tell GAO is, in this case, you don’t measure JIE—you have to measure the components,” Terry Halvorsen said.
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Video: Testing the Materials That Will Take Us to Mars
Putting polymers to the test.
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America's Great Science and Technology Divide
More urban and diverse blue U.S. states score highest on an updated technology and science index.
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NSA Chief Has a Phone for Top-Secret Messaging. Here’s How It Works.
The Boeing device is less a phone and more a locked-down portal to a faraway server.
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