Modernization
Feds Can Hire Short-Term Tech Talent for Modernizing
Office of Personnel Management announced a hiring authority would let agencies fill positions for up to a year.
Artificial Intelligence
GSA Awards $50B Alliant 2 Contract with Emerging Tech in Mind
“We really did spend a lot of time looking at leading-edge technology,” a GSA official said.
Policy
House Democrats Put $400 Million Price Tag on Election Security
State and local governments need money, not words, to shore up security, a panel of House Democrats said.
Digital Government
As the US Air Force Turns Its Focus to Space, This Small Team Could Lead the Way
Once seen as a threat to traditional acquisition channels, the Operationally Responsive Space office is making it faster and cheaper to put new capabilities into orbit.
Acquisition
$50B Alliant 2 brings big management challenges
With 61 vendors and counting on GSA's newest governmentwide acquisition contract award, effective management is key to making Alliant 2 work for agencies and industry alike.
Digital Government
What Do China’s Police Collect on Citizens in Order to Predict Crime? Everything
These databases can scoop up everything from addresses, to medical history, supermarket membership, and delivery records.
Modernization
Classified cloud now an option for federal agencies
Amazon Web Services' new AWS Secret Region promises security that meets secret classification requirements.
People
State CIO to step down
Frontis Wiggins will retire from federal service after a 32-year career.
Modernization
Amazon Web Services Announces Secret Cloud Region For CIA
The company is able to host government data in the cloud at unclassified, sensitive, secret and top secret classification levels.
Digital Government
How AI can make use of DOD's data stockpile
The Pentagon is sitting on a hoard of data but doesn't know what to do with it. A new report makes the case that artificial intelligence is the solution.
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