Emerging Tech
Report: Many Feds Don’t Believe the Hype About Emerging Tech
Techies love the tried and true.
Cybersecurity
DARPA Wants to Merge Human and Computer Cyber Defenders
The CHESS program would build on DARPA’s autonomous cybersecurity contest and traditional hacking competitions.
Artificial Intelligence
The Pentagon Is Building an AI Product Factory
Job One for the new Joint Artificial Intelligence Center will be delivering solutions for services’ specific problems.
Artificial Intelligence
Eric Schmidt Didn’t Know That Google Was Working the Pentagon’s AI Project
The former chairman of Google was kept in the dark about the company’s outreach to the Defense Department — by design, he says.
Ideas
6 Steps for Fast Government Project Deployment Using Agile Development
Many project managers are realizing that the fastest way to get their digital projects off the ground is through agile development.
Digital Government
The Gatekeepers of the Government's Other Transaction Deals
Agencies don’t always know which companies have the bleeding-edge technology they seek. That’s where consortia come in.
Emerging Tech
Fuzzy Space Law Is Forcing the U.S. to Update its Orbital Regulations
There soon could be an "Office of Space Commerce.”
Emerging Tech
U.S. Army Figures Out How To Do Facial Recognition in the Dark
New method uses machine learning to extrapolate features from thermal images.
Emerging Tech
White House: 5 Percent of Government Jobs Could Be ‘Automated Entirely’
The Office of Personnel Management will look at how to retrain the employees affected.
Digital Government
Samsung Is Bringing Crypto and Blockchain Tech Closer to Its Core Business
Its semiconductor business, the world’s largest, is making chips for cryptocurrency mining.
Podcasts
Critical Update: Flying Cars, Valley of Death and Innovating with Intrapreneurs
In episode two, Nextgov talks with National Geospatial-Intelligence Chief Ventures Officer Christy Monaco about the business of innovation in government.
Artificial Intelligence
The Billion-Dollar, Alibaba-Backed AI Company That’s Quietly Watching People in China
SenseTime is one of a handful of companies at the forefront of China’s artificial intelligence boom.
Digital Government
Thousands of Apps Improperly Tracking Kids, Study Finds
Some of the apps likely violate U.S. law.
Cybersecurity
Here’s Your Federal RSA Rundown
Officials from DHS, DARPA and NIST are all on the docket.
Cybersecurity
Audit: Veterans Affairs IT Security Officials Have A Lot Of Work To Do
The annual FISMA report includes 29 recommendations to fix significant security weaknesses in eight areas.
Cybersecurity
Can Quantum Physics Help Keep Your Credit Card Safe?
NIST has developed a new security method using lasers and crystals.
Digital Government
How the IRS Cut Tax Season Headaches by 19 percent
The agency's early outreach efforts appear to be paying off.
Emerging Tech