Digital Government
FTC in no rush to regulate Internet of Things
Consumer privacy and security are major concerns, but FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny said the agency is not likely to issue prescriptive regulations.
Digital Government
IBM’s Watson Should Run for President
it might be the perfect time for an actual robot to enter the race.
Digital Government
White House Wants to Give Agencies New Pot of Money to Upgrade Legacy IT
The $3.1 billion revolving fund would be situated at the General Services Administration.
Digital Government
Special Ops Wants Wearable Sensors Without Blind Spots
SOCOM is seeking a wearable system that can correct the error, known as “parallax,” which occurs combining visual feeds from offset sensors.
Digital Government
Video: This NASA Scientist Tracks the Dangerous Asteroids in Earth's Orbit
The first line of planetary defense is a physicist in California.
Digital Government
Partnership wants feds and industry to collaborate on tech
In a new report, the Partnership for Public Service shows how federal agencies ramping up work with private industry to inject innovation across tech R&D, commercialization and contracting.
Digital Government
4 Steps to Deal with Digital Overload
We need to think harder about what all this information consumption is for—and how to address its impact on our work, relationships and health.
Digital Government
Four vendors lose appeals in $50M DOD health record follow-on
IBM, CSC, Amazon and General Dynamics failed to block a bid to sole-source data-hosting duties in the Pentagon's $4.3 billion electronic health record procurement.
Digital Government
A call for anti-terrorism IT
The digital realm is an important front in counterterrorism, and the Defense Department is looking for a suite of tools to support its efforts.
Digital Government
Twitter Steps Up Efforts To Combat ISIS
The social media giant says it is increasing efforts to combat extremism on the site.
Digital Government
HHS Deciding Whether to Revive its Future Tech Prediction Project
A new, higher-tech system could update the discontinued program, which identified medical technology worth further research.
Digital Government
Agencies, what's up with your FOIAs?
A new survey seeks insight into how agencies are handling Freedom of Information Act requests.
Digital Government
New Microchip Could Increase Military Intelligence Powers
A military-funded breakthrough in microchips opens the door to portable deep learning.
Digital Government
Tax systems back up, failure still under investigation
After a reported hardware failure crippled key tax systems, the IRS got the systems back online in a little more than 24 hours.
Digital Government
The Intelligence Community’s Big Budget Challenge
The report suggests IT spending will essentially stagnate through 2020, with estimated IT spending at $9.5 billion by then.
Digital Government
Digital Government? Agencies Still Thinking Too Small, Study Says
Blame the budget, heightened concerns about cybersecurity and a lack of digital-savvy government staff.
Digital Government
Video: How Tracking Technology and Deep Data Are Transforming Football
Can big data help you win the Super Bowl?
Digital Government
The Innovative Suitcase Lab That Could Fight the Zika Virus
The whole thing weighs less than 44 pounds and is operated with a laptop.
Digital Government
House bill would repeal open data requirements in financial reporting
Lawmakers rejected efforts by open data advocates to amend a financial reporting bill to retain regulatory requirements to file company data in machine-readable form.
Digital Government