Digital Government
Building a digitally savvy workforce
In this excerpt from "Delivering on Digital," William Eggers explores one agency's approach to expanding digital capacity by recruiting and training the team.
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Flawed data complicates criminal justice AI
A White House effort is looking to eradicate biases from crime data, to make it more useful in machine-learning applications.
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IRS chooses security over accessibility
The tax agency relaunched Get Transcript with a security setup that it plans to incorporate into other tools, and acknowledged that not all taxpayers will be able to access the new system.
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Census Names New Top Tech Official as Agency Prepares for 2020 Count
The hires comes less than a month after lawmakers pressed the agency to appoint a permanent CIO, following a nearly yearlong vacancy.
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Why Didn't E-Gov Live Up to Its Promise?
Technology was supposed to transform government 15 years ago; an “era of electronic government” was poised to make government faster, smaller, digitized and increasingly transparent.
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McCabe joins Deloitte to focus on digital
Former ASI Government CEO and Federal 100 winner will focus on bringing "organizations and their missions into the digital space."
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US Spies Train Computers to Spot Suspicious Activity in Live Videos
A research project will attempt to automatically detect suspicious activities, with the help of live video pouring in through multiple camera feeds.
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Agency CIOs Undercount ‘High-Risk’ IT Projects, GAO Says
CIOs are not adequately assessing risk of major projects, according to the Government Accountability Office.
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Video: Glenn Greenwald on Silicon Valley's Growing Conscience
The people pushed for privacy.
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Biden announces public cancer database
Vice President Joe Biden, the public face of the administration's Cancer Moonshot, announced the release of the National Cancer Institute's Genomic Data Commons, a public-facing data platform that allows researchers to access, analyze and upload genomic health data to advance cancer research.
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Getting government to go digital
William D. Eggers details the necessary steps for applying new technologies to today's government. PLUS: Three more books IT leaders should be reading.
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When data deceives
Never mind big data -- John H. Johnson and Mike Gluck warn that the little data can create real confusion all by itself.
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Making your own luck
Pagan Kennedy explores what it takes to truly invent -- and whether we can find ways to encourage more of it.
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Inside the world of cybercrime
Former federal prosecutor David Locke Hall recounts the investigation and takedown of a $100 million cybercrime operation.
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Facebook Built a Chat Bot Called “Crisis Bot” to Monitor Global Crises
The bot will monitor when its Safety Check feature is activated.
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Congress Scrutinizes DHS, DOD Silicon Valley Offices
Both departments have until mid-June to provide briefings on their West Coast efforts.
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Where is Customer Experience Working in Government? We’ll Show You.
On June 7, we’ll explore some of the best CX use cases in government.
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Can the Navy’s Electric Cannon Be Saved?
The Pentagon’s futuristic railgun may be obsolete before it arrives. But not its high-tech bullets.
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Social confusion: Looming records mandates and social media
NARA guidelines offer a starting point, but agencies must make some important determinations themselves.
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