Emerging Tech
DHS Wants Tech to Scan Your Face as You Drive to Mexico
The department is opting for a faster procurement option for the technology.
Cybersecurity
Whitehouse renews call for cyber IG
One lawmaker thinks it's time for a dedicated inspector general with the authority to do penetration testing of federal agency networks and systems.
Artificial Intelligence
Can Computers Read? They're Learning To
Recognizing letters, while an easy task for humans, proves tricky for AI.
Digital Government
Ryan, Murray team up on evidence-based policy bill
The House speaker and Democratic senator have introduced legislation to help measure government efficiency based on their commission’s findings.
Digital Government
Air traffic control reform hits turbulence in Congress
Congress still faces the decision whether to privatize air traffic control responsibilities and the jobs of 30,000 federal employees.
Cybersecurity
Enrollment for threat sharing program continues to lag
The federal government has big plans for the Automated Indicator Sharing program, but agency officials and members of Congress continue to express frustration at the sluggish pace of enrollment.
Cybersecurity
GAO Says Cybersecurity is Top Concern for 2020 Census
The Census Bureau has only tested four of 43 systems needed for the 2020 Census.
Digital Government
GPO director steps down
Davita Vance-Cooks resigned as director of the Government Publishing Office and is moving to the private sector.
Acquisition
PSC: Fed IT spend is flat, but MGT is the wild card
Pending modernization legislation could make a big difference in federal IT spending, according to a new trade association study and federal officials.
Digital Government
Four Frightening Facts Facebook Disclosed at its Congressional Hearing
Questions from the senators were largely directed at Facebook.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Back Down from Pushing NIST into Cyber Auditing Role
The cyber standards agency will now assist inspectors general in cyber audits.
Emerging Tech
These Driverless Cars Won't Rely on You in An Emergency
Taking the wheel won't be an option.
Cybersecurity
Survey: Baby Boomers Worry About Cybersecurity But Most Shrug Off Their Role In It
Only 38 percent of people born between 1946 and 1964 said they'll take steps to better secure work and personal devices.
Cybersecurity
Bill Calls on Public to Hack Election System
It’s not clear if the contest will include prize money or be a formal bug bounty program.
Digital Government
Commerce looks to the post office for census help
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross testified the department is "in negotiations" with USPS to use its postal carriers part-time to conduct Census operations during the 2018 end-to-end test.
Cybersecurity
A Researcher Found a Bug That Let Him Access Google’s Database of Bugs
The results could be catastrophic if malicious hackers were to access this database.
Modernization
Automation is the secret to modernization
How applying automation technology can speed agencies' modernization of outdated systems.
Ideas
Homeland to Focus on Critical Infrastructure Protection in November as Vulnerabilities Mount
DHS saved the best of cybersecurity awareness month for last.
Emerging Tech