Emerging Tech
Watch SpaceX Launch its First Reusable Rocket to the International Space Station
This is the first time NASA has approved the use of a previously flown rocket booster on a mission to the space station.
Digital Government
Agencies May Want to Think Neuro-Differently About the Cyber Workforce
A French company has been placing IT consultants with Asperger’s syndrome in government positions. Could it work in the U.S.?
Digital Government
Congress wants to set the stage for AI regs
A new bill would establish a federal advisory committee to examine the impact of AI.
Modernization
Lawmakers set oversight agenda for IT modernization
Leaders on the House Oversight Committee offered a first look at plans for oversight of MGT Act implementation.
Artificial Intelligence
NASA Gets Help From Google to Find Alien Planet
Machine learning is helping to unlock the secrets of outer space.
People
Are agencies doing all they can to attract talent?
Agencies may be underutilizing creative payment structures and incentives that could help them attract and retain employees, according to a GAO report.
Cybersecurity
How the Grinch Bots Stole Christmas
It’s a Christmas tale for our time: Cyber nerds using high-tech software to buy a slew of baby-monkey robots and holding them ransom for thousands of dollars.
Acquisition
GSA gets ready for new e-commerce portals
Federal acquisition pros are gearing up to implement a provision in the defense authorization bill to let government buy through existing online marketplaces.
Digital Government
AI and machine learning: Looking beyond the hype
The explosion of data and increasingly powerful algorithms are combining to transform federal agencies.
Policy
5 Tech Issues Congress Wants GAO to Keep an Eye On
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee provided five new directives to the Government Accountability Office related to ensuring the government maximizes its tech investments.
Artificial Intelligence
Threading a City With Gunfire Sensors Might Not Make It Any Safer
Amid record-breaking gun violence, Chicago’s police are expanding the use of an innovative technology—with little evidence that it helps.
Digital Government
White House Launches Revamped Website
The new site is designed to match private sector quality, a senior administration official says.
Policy
FCC Kills Net Neutrality Rules, Hands Internet Back to FTC
After the vote, the power to police internet service providers shifts back the Federal Trade Commission.
Cybersecurity
White House: Government Needs More Bug Bounty Programs
The IT modernization report also urges moving cybersecurity closer to federal employees.
Cybersecurity
2019 White House budget may include civilian pay freeze
A leaked OMB document featured in a Democratic report from a Senate committee indicates a proposed pay freeze is on the horizon.
Digital Government
House funding bill raises the stakes on a shutdown
An extension to the current continuing resolution that raises defense spending will likely pass the House but faces long odds in the Senate.
Modernization
White House Unveils Latest Plan to Fix Government Technology
The first center of excellence will be a partnership between the Agriculture Department, White House, General Services Administration and industry.
Modernization
FCC CTO worries about a world without net neutrality
Ahead of Thursday's historic vote to repeal the Obama administration's open internet rules, the Federal Communications Commission's CTO Eric Burger penned concerns over whether internet providers would throttle and block access to websites.
People