Digital Government
VA Claims Backlog Now at 75,000 - Lowest Since 2009
Greg Giddens, acting chief acquisition officer for VA, told an industry audience Tuesday VA’s “dramatic reduction” in the claims backlog is evidence the agency’s transformational efforts under Secretary Bob McDonald have paid off.
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Where Does Obama Really Stand on Encryption?
When weighing the current “encryption problem,” the U.S. sitting president must appear strong on law and order while defending our civil liberties.
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The FBI May Be Able to Unlock the iPhone Without Apple’s Help
The Justice Department is testing a new method to get into the San Bernardino shooter’s phone.
Digital Government
Tim Cook: 'We Need to Decide as a Nation How Much Power the Government Should Have'
Cook continued to frame the Apple-FBI hearing as an issue of national importance over the principle of privacy.
Digital Government
What's Next for 18F?
The General Services Administration’s tech hub celebrated its second birthday last week.
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NIH Opens Small Business ‘On-Ramp' to $20B Contract
Bids from new small businesses are due by April 18, with awards expected in early 2017.
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New computer models promise better analysis of underground nuclear tests
New detection technique from LLNL can hone remote analysis of underground nuclear explosions and help find rogue regimes' secret test sites.
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Tech startups with Chinese characteristics
Steve Kelman travels to China, and finds a different twist on incubators and innovation.
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Self-Driving Cars and the Looming Privacy Apocalypse
Driverless vehicles will learn everything about you, and influence your behavior in ways you won’t even realize.
Digital Government
DHS Calls Over-Cost Delayed Immigration Casework System a ‘Turnaround Story’
But the inspector general found that after 11 years, caseworkers have difficulty using the tool, which also offers only two of about 90 forms, and technical support is inadequate.
Digital Government
Workers in These Countries Believe AI and Robots Will Replace Them
Chinese workers have seen the future, and it involves artificial intelligence
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Video: How Helpful Are Siri and Other Voice Assistants in a Health Crisis?
Researchers tested voice assistants on 68 different smartphones with various emergency situations -- with mixed results.
Digital Government
How a BYOD Telework Policy Could Put Your Agency at Risk
A NIST researcher explains why we need new cyber safety guidelines for teleworking.
Digital Government
US Spy Map Agency Charts Syrian Exodus Using Social Media
By searching public posts, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency fulfills its duty to provide decision-makers with past, present and future insights into locations during a global emergency.
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VA CIO 'excited' about FITARA implementation progress
LaVerne Council tells legislators the Department of Veterans Affairs could become "the premier governmental agency of FITARA."
Digital Government
The FBI Is Warning Drivers: Your Car May be Vulnerable to Hacking
As digital systems on cars proliferate, so too do the opportunities to gain unauthorized access to those systems.
Digital Government
Watchdogs glean IT lessons from HealthCare.Gov failures
Representatives from GAO and HHS' Office of the Inspector General examine the failures, successes and takeaways from the first five years of Affordable Care Act implementation and technology.
Digital Government
Need Something from the Government? Most Would Prefer Visiting a Website
A new study suggests American citizens are more satisfied with the government’s delivery of digital services than government’s overall service delivery.
Digital Government
Immigration Agency Spars with Inspector over Failed $3.1B Digital System
The IG wrote: "We undertook this audit to answer a relatively simple question: after 11 years and considerable expense, what has been the outcome -- right now -- of USCIS' efforts to automate benefits processing?"
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