Digital Government
A New Robot Is Teaching People with Autism to Navigate Office Politics
In the US and the UK, more than 80% of autistic adults are unemployed.
Policy
Trump Is Quietly Swamping Visa Applicants in Extra Paperwork
The H-1B visa allows American companies to hire skilled foreign workers.
Ideas
3 Steps to Effective Application Modernization
Even after convincing pitches, agencies need to choose the right technology based on their overall business goals.
Cybersecurity
DHS pursues cases exploiting biometric data gaps
A federal judge's recent order denaturalizing a naturalizing U.S. citizen shows how efforts to remedy a digital fingerprint gap are working.
Cybersecurity
DISA looks to walk the walk on multi-factor authentication
An individual's walking gait will be the first biometric used to continuously authenticate mobile warfighters.
Modernization
How DOD defends data in the cloud
While commercial providers have responsibilities, one senior officer said, defense agencies are ultimately responsible for protecting data in the cloud.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Thwarts 36 Million Email Breach Attempts Daily
And you thought your inbox was dangerous.
Policy
Controversial Anti-Sex Trafficking Bill Could Get Vote This Month
But lawmakers could face an uphill battle reconciling the bill with its tech-friendly House counterpart.
Cybersecurity
GSA Plans to Formalize Cyber Rules for Contractors
The agency will accept public comments about the regulations later this year.
Digital Government
Agencies Spent Billions on IT Without CIOs’ Approval in 2016
A lot of IT purchases slipped by acquisition offices too, the Government Accountability Office found.
Digital Government
The Psychology Behind Performance-Based Bonuses is Total Bunk
There's a better way to motivate people.
Emerging Tech
Tomorrow’s Cargo Drones Won’t Look Much Like Today’s Helicopters
Boeing unveils a squarish, skeletal quadcopter to try out new unmanned-delivery concepts.
Cybersecurity
House passes vulnerability disclosure oversight bill
The House of Representatives passed a bill requiring the Department of Homeland Security to inform Congress about how it makes vulnerability disclosure decisions.
People
Agencies still adjusting to FITARA
Agencies consistently underreport IT project funding, according to a recent oversight report, but progress is being made.
Cybersecurity
3 ways DHS is helping states with election security
A DHS official touted better relationships with state and local governments, increased information sharing and better tools as election security areas of focus before the upcoming midterm elections.
Ideas
3 Steps to Successful Bot Management
Bots drive plenty of online traffic and agencies need to figure out how to deal with them.
Digital Government
Path to funding deal remains in doubt
Republicans and Democrats in Congress face the same laundry list of issues that divided them before the holiday recess, and it remains to be seen whether a compromise is in the offing.
Emerging Tech
The Newest $1 Billion Startup Is Led By One of Tech’s Youngest Female CEOs
The archetype of success in Silicon Valley may be slowly changing.
Emerging Tech
Amazon Is Bringing Alexa to Your Toyota
The digital assistant will help drivers and passengers get directions.
Digital Government