Digital Government
Should Congress protect agricultural data?
Health and finanical information are subject to special treatment under the law -– and some experts are wondering if agricultural data should get similar protection.
Artificial Intelligence
Industry Teams Up To Teach Agencies AI
Two companies are teaming up in an effort to help agencies and their employees about AI.
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.
Policy
Continuing Resolution on Congress' Post-Holiday To-Do List
Congress moved along IT modernization and defense authorization bills but still faces funding the government.
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.
Modernization
GSA adds hyperconverged infrastructure options to Schedule 70
The General Services Administration adds cloud-friendly platforms to its biggest multiple award IT contract.
Artificial Intelligence
A Fight Is Brewing Between Congress and the Military Over Cyber War
Should in-theater commanders be allowed to launch attacks that currently require approval from the national command authority?
Digital Government
The Dangerous Data Hack That You Won’t Even Notice
By focusing only on hackers’ efforts to extort money or mess with our political process, we may have been missing what is potentially an even scarier possibility.
People
A modest proposal to improve government IT
Alan Balutis and Don Upson debate the wisdom of a cabinet-level IT shop -- and a thorough reorganization of about a dozen other agencies.
Digital Government
NDAA brings back drone registration
The defense bill restores FAA registration requirements for small-drone operators, after rules were struck down by the Court of Appeals.
Digital Government
What are voting machine companies doing about cyber?
Five voting machine companies responded to questions from Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and largely downplayed the threat to their products, pointing to other dangers in the election system.
Artificial Intelligence
Homeland Security Has A Plan To Fight Zombie Devices
The report urges more public-private cooperation on botnet takedowns and more and better cyber standards.
Emerging Tech
Third Time's a Charm? NOAA Reschedules Next-Gen Weather Satellite Launch
Wind delayed the two previous launch dates.
Modernization
How does civil service efficiency square with agency reorgs?
While shared services and other tech can help streamline government, federal workforce experts are skeptical about whether budget cuts can spur productivity.
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