Emerging Tech
Defense to Outfit and Steer Military Dogs with Augmented Reality Goggles
Sights are set on tapping new technology to help better protect soldiers and the canines they guide.
Emerging Tech
White House Launches Single Site for the Government’s Quantum-Focused Activities
It accompanies the release of a new report highlighting key areas to focus quantum research.
Emerging Tech
Federal Government to Offer $10M to Research COVID-19 Spread on Public Transportation
Major cities could be excluded from receiving grants for “permitting anarchy, violence, and destruction,” per a presidential memo cited in the funding opportunity.
Ideas
How a Government-Linked Foundation Could Speed the Spread of New Clean-Energy Technologies
A clean energy foundation could help innovations cross the valley of death.
Ideas
Government Helps Design Tech to Improve Children’s Focus Amid Pandemic
Remote learning is more than just forcing your child to sit up and stare at the screen during online classes.
Cybersecurity
CISA Leader Puts Health Sector Project on the Level of Election Security Initiative
A senior adviser brought in to boost the pandemic-driven effort says new materials are coming and stresses the importance of organizations acting on the agency’s advisories as part of their risk calculus.
Emerging Tech
Lawmakers Outline How the Government Can Make AI Development Equitable
The federal government could open up its own research data to train systems and offer grants for educational opportunities to support artificial intelligence research.
Emerging Tech
NNSA Buys New Supercomputer to Protect Nuclear Stockpile
Worth more than $100 million, Crossroads will support predictive weapons calculations and replace an aging system.
Digital Government
3 Ways Agencies Can Improve Customer Experience
One of the most important things agencies can do is build trust.
Emerging Tech
GSA Wants a Feedback Machine to Help Agencies and the Public Navigate Policies
The Office of Governmentwide Policy wants to know the cost and capabilities of platforms that can help manage questions on acquisition, public buildings and government travel.
Modernization
Report: Agencies Must Adapt Services More Quickly to Meet Customer Demands
The government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic suggests it should continue being agile in its approach to service delivery.
Modernization
Lawmakers See Equity-Enhancing Future for Telehealth Beyond Pandemic
Reps. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., and Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., view telehealth services as a key tool to promote equity in health care post-pandemic
Emerging Tech
SpaceX, L3Harris Technologies Get Pentagon Contracts to Track Missiles from Outer Space
Potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars, the contracts continue the Defense Department’s plans to beef up space operations.
Modernization
Treasury Rolls Out One-Stop Online Shop for Federal Financial Management Guidance
It’s all part of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service’s aim to reimagine how agency officials tap into relevant financial information.
Emerging Tech
NIST Awards Millions in Innovation Funds for Projects on AI, Wildfire Forecasting—and Much More
Here are a few projects that received a financial boost through the Small Business Innovation Research program.
Digital Government
EEOC Turns to Predictive Analytics to Understand How Pandemic Affects Employment Discrimination
The capability shows that the commission should expect an increase in the number of discrimination charges in the next six to 12 months due to the economic downturn, the agency’s chief data officer said.
Modernization
VA Officials Hope to Wrap Training, Testing Before October Go-Live of EHR Program
Despite numerous obstacles, the Veterans Affairs Department expects to be ready for the October 24 deployment date its new electronic health records system.
Emerging Tech
DOD Pours Millions of Dollars into Print-on-Demand Drugs
Four years after DARPA sought a better way to bring medicine to the battlefield, the technology may assuage broader concerns about foreign supply chains.
Ideas
What is the 'New Normal' for IT Modernization?
Given that protocols requiring social distancing are likely to remain in effect for some time, the likelihood of workers returning to offices at pre-pandemic levels seems slim.
Digital Government