Emerging Tech
How 'Self-Driving' Trucks Connected the Australian Outback
Decades before autonomous vehicles, an ingenious engineering trick changed life in Australia’s arid, remote interior.
Artificial Intelligence
Inside the Mechanical Brain of the World’s First Robot Citizen
“Oh yeah, she is basically alive."
Digital Government
The Pentagon’s Spending Data Doesn’t Add Up
The DATA Act was supposed to create financial transparency, but a watchdog found plenty of inaccuracies.
Digital Government
Puerto Rico's Massive Telescope Is Still Running on Generators
The Arecibo Observatory is facing months of costly repairs after Hurricane Maria struck in September.
Digital Government
An important new guide to agile
Steve Kelman applauds a new resource for agencies looking to put agile into action.
Acquisition
Army IT official sentenced in bribery scheme
Ranier Ramos, formerly of the U.S. Army Public Health Command, will serve a year in federal prison and pay millions in penalties and restitution.
Cybersecurity
House panel advances FISA reform
The Judiciary committee passed a bill to require federal law enforcement to obtain a warrant before querying spy databases, but some are worried about potential loopholes.
Digital Government
How Robots Will Help the US Navy Avoid Future Collisions
The Navy’s problems are very human in nature. The solution is less human.
Artificial Intelligence
Email Bot Fights Back Against Scammers
She fights with the power of endless conversations.
Policy
Congress Passes FITARA 2, Hits Brakes on DHS Nominee
Lawmakers also want to keep a close eye on the multibillion-dollar health records contract Veterans Affairs Department is working on.
Modernization
GSA to Industry: Help Us Write Better Cloud Contracts
The government doesn’t always do a good job explaining what it wants.
Emerging Tech
Vet Returns To Boot Camp ... For Coding
Using the GI Bill, veterans with tech industry ambitions can head to coding schools.
Cybersecurity
More Agencies Are Sending Safer Email
More than one-fourth of agencies have installed DMARC protection ahead of a DHS deadline.
Emerging Tech
Are Face Scans Resurrecting the False Science of Physiognomy?
Many researchers fear the consequences of training computers to identify a person’s sexual orientation and criminality based solely on physical appearance.
Modernization
It’s Time to Update Your iPhone if You’re Getting That Bizarre “i” Keyboard Bug
It should fix that pesky problem.
Ideas
Shining a Light to Overcome the Internet of Thing’s Security Complexities
Because the IoT is relatively new, it brings unfamiliar complexities for federal IT professionals.
Digital Government
Agencies Continue to Struggle With Accurate Spending Reports, Underreporting by Billions
Months after they were required to make their financial data public, their reports are rife with errors.
Digital Government