Digital Government
Senator Calls On Agencies to Streamline Programs for Entrepreneurs
The Government Accountability Office reported in 2012 that each of the 52 entrepreneur support programs at Commerce, SBA and other agencies overlapped with at least one other program.
Digital Government
What Do China’s Police Collect on Citizens in Order to Predict Crime? Everything
These databases can scoop up everything from addresses, to medical history, supermarket membership, and delivery records.
Emerging Tech
You Can Use Your Computer’s Spare Power to Fund Bail for US Defendants
An app uses the unused power to mine cryptocurrency.
Artificial Intelligence
Stanford Trained AI to Diagnose Pneumonia Better Than a Radiologist in Just Two Months
There’s a clear trend that having more data makes it easier to train artificial intelligence.
Digital Government
The Most Important Skill for 21st-Century Students Is the Discipline to Say “No”
The ability to recall facts (we have Google) and parrot popular arguments (the canon is dead) has become obsolete.
Modernization
Is Your Thanksgiving Under Surveillance?
Here's food for thought while you're chowing down on turkey this year.
Modernization
The Tiny, Passionate Group Battling Google, Facebook, and Amazon’s Grip on US Minds and Wallets
The group believes they need to be stopped before they destroy the US economy and democracy itself.
Emerging Tech
Third Time's a Charm? NOAA Reschedules Next-Gen Weather Satellite Launch
Wind delayed the two previous launch dates.
Artificial Intelligence
More Than 50 Experts Just Told DHS That Using AI for “Extreme Vetting” Is Dangerously Misguided
The controversial program, which hasn’t yet been implemented, would screen digital information to determine whether a person is fit to stay in the United States.
Cybersecurity
Which Bugs Will Hackers Exploit First? Machine Learning Promises a Better Guess
Most vulnerabilities are known; defenders need a better way to know which ones pose an imminent threat.
Ideas
How Can Agencies Prepare for the Software Future?
Federal agencies and their IT teams must adapt from a hardware-centric model to an increasingly software-defined world.
Digital Government
Silicon Valley's Worship of Innovation Can Get in the Way of Actual Change
Too often the tech industry skips past what it means to make innovation work, especially at scale.
Emerging Tech
Firefox Quantum Just Might Transform Your Internet Experience
Mozilla hopes the new browser will draw people away from Google Chrome.
Digital Government
Corporate Execs Are Obsessed With Blockchain Because They Can’t Afford to Ignore it Anymore
From tech firms to banks to retailers and beyond, investors now expect execs to explain their companies’ positions on blockchain technology.
Digital Government
Silicon Valley Should Be Governed by “Star Trek” Regulations
It would be highly illogical to allow our enthusiasm for innovation to run amok without safeguards.
Digital Government
Pros and Cons of the New Digital Pills That Connect to Your Smartphone
This pill can even send data to your doctor.
Emerging Tech
Homeland Security's Top Buyer: Still All-In In Agile
The department needs to do a better job “taking the fear out of innovation,” Chief Procurement Officer Soraya Correa said.
Modernization
Can iPhone's Face ID Be Fooled By a Mask?
Hackers may have found a way through 3D printing.
Artificial Intelligence