Digital Government
Why data chiefs need to be everywhere
Agency chief data officers belong where they are needed, and that's not necessarily in the IT shop.
Ideas
With New Testing Rules, Will 2018 Finally Be the Year of the Drone?
The visual line-of-sight rule is perhaps the most important limitation to widespread commercial use of drones.
Emerging Tech
Google Bans Apps that Sneak Ads onto Phone Lock Screens
The extremely annoying practice might be gone for good.
People
Trump taps former NASA administrator to head DOD tech research
If confirmed, Michael Griffin would be the Pentagon's first under secretary for research and engineering and effectively serve as CTO.
Policy
Bots or Not, FCC Refuses to Delay Net Neutrality Vote
Despite increasing concerns over the integrity of the public comment process, the agency will vote as scheduled.
Ideas
As AI and Cyber Race Ahead, the State Department Is Falling Behind
Technology is reshaping the global order. America’s diplomats need to start thinking ahead.
Policy
Deal to Push Back Shutdown Deadline Faces Uncertain Prospects
Democrats and Tea Party members are still considering whether to support a two-week CR.
Cybersecurity
The quest for seamless, secure identity and access management
With hackers increasingly targeting users, federal agencies are turning to identity management to better protect their systems.
Digital Government
Pentagon boosts emerging tech spend
The Department of Defense spent $7.4 billion in fiscal year 2017 on cloud computing, big data and artificial intelligence technologies, according to a recent Govini report.
Artificial Intelligence
We Want Chatbots to Sound More Human—But the Result Could Destroy Our Relationships
The internet is increasingly being populated by botified people
People
Norton tipped as next DISA chief
Defense Secretary James Mattis announced that current vice director Adm. Nancy Norton will succeed outgoing DISA head Lt. Gen Alan Lynn.
Digital Government
GAO: Feds Aren’t Doing Enough for Minority Tech Workers
Equal employment agencies could be doing more, such as looking at which universities they recruit from.
Emerging Tech
Are Smartphones Making Us Less Productive?
This is not an idle thought, but a serious question recently posed by the Bank of England.
Cybersecurity
SEC cyber squad halts cryptocurrency offering
The new Cyber Unit at the Securities and Exchange Commission stopped an ongoing cryptocurrency offering that has attracted approximately $15 million in investment since launching in August.
Cybersecurity
Government dollars for IoT: Large and unbalanced
Civilian agencies should take a lesson from the Defense Department -- and all of government should look to smaller, emerging tech companies as well as traditional contractors.
Digital Government
House GOP looks to punt on shutdown date
A stopgap funding bill would extend the current continuing resolution by two weeks.
Digital Government
The Woman Who Mentored 13 CEOs
She spent 36 years as an executive in the food industry, and over that time supervised a baker’s dozen of future chief executives.
Ideas
Hey, @Twitter, It’s Time to Talk about President Trump
The president’s amplification of the things he finds in his mentions is putting national security at risk.
Policy