Ideas
Diversity Pledges Alone Won't Change Corporate Workplaces – Here's What Will
The problem is not a lack of commitment but what social scientists call “unconscious bias.”
Modernization
Technology Transformation Acting Director Talks Service’s Business Model and Future
Bob De Luca, the acting director of GSA’s Technology Transformation Service joins Nextgov to talk about how the program stays competitive, lessons from COVID-19 and what the next director needs to know.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Launches New Task Force to Study UFOs
The Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force will hone in on unidentified aircraft that might pose a national security threat.
Cybersecurity
Commerce Expands Restrictions on Huawei
The department's Bureau of Industry and Security added another 38 Huawei affiliates to its Entity List.
Cybersecurity
Number of Foreign Companies Within Defense Supply Chain Grew Over Past Decade, Report Says
Reliance on foreign suppliers in the defense industrial base rose—notably in packaged software and IT services—even as calls for reshoring increase, according to a new report.
Digital Government
Stereotypes in Language May Shape Bias Against Women in STEM
The language we speak strongly predicts implicit gender associations.
Ideas
Lost Your Job Due to Coronavirus? Artificial Intelligence Could Be Your Best Friend in Finding a New One
Use of these tools is growing, especially among young people.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Wants Contractor Feedback on Rule Change that Bans Certain Chinese Firms
A provision of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act banning agencies from contracting with companies doing business with Chinese firms like Huawei and ZTE now takes effect.
Emerging Tech
New Coalition Wants to Help in Fight Against Election Misinformation
The Election Integrity Partnership consists of university researchers and others. Local election officials are among those the partnership is hoping to assist in the weeks ahead.
Emerging Tech
NIH Sets Sights on Enterprisewide Tool to Track Its Millions of Twitter Engagements
The institutes also want to be able to pinpoint influencers and medical misinformation.
Artificial Intelligence
What the Rest of Government Should Watch When the Defense Authorization Bill Goes to Conference
Overhauling FedRAMP is just one of a list of ways the NDAA could affect civilian government tech.
Ideas
The U.S. Election System Is Not Ready for Blockchain Technology … Yet
Blockchain does not exist in a vacuum. It requires extensive support from human personnel and other technology.
Emerging Tech
Open-Source Project Aims to Broaden Access to Early Alerts for Earthquakes
Using internet of things devices and open-source standards, developers and citizen scientists can help monitor earthquake activity, deliver alerts in moments of risk—and more.
Digital Government
Education Department Testing Tool to Make Data Collection Requests Easier
The pilot tool will undergo testing using real information requests at the Education Department and other statistical agencies but will later be available to other agencies.
Emerging Tech
Universal Service Fund Wants to Automate Verification of High-Cost Telecom, Broadband Areas
The Universal Service Administrative Company is looking at robotic process automation to streamline checks and balances before it subsidizes telephone and internet access in high-cost areas.
Emerging Tech
Do All Face Masks Offer Similar Protection? New Test Offers A Way to Compare
The limited findings raise doubts about the effectiveness of neck gaiters and bandanas in preventing the spread of the coronavirus.
Emerging Tech
NASA Prepares to Launch Internal COVID-19 Contact Tracing Program
The agency is using the Salesforce platform to begin tracking potential infections and community transmissions on a voluntary basis.
Emerging Tech
Six Months into VA's 5G-Enabled Hospital Project
The pandemic emerged early in its existence, but the infrastructure is already providing a foundation for health care innovation, an official said.
Podcasts
Critical Update: GSA's Centers of Excellence Program Evolves
The Centers of Excellence program started out working with agencies one at a time. But in less than three years, the program has sped up, staffed up and spread out across government.
Modernization