Artificial Intelligence

'We Do Not Have Long to Act': Elon Musk and Others Warn the U.N. About Autonomous Weapons

The prospect of tanks, machine guns and drones that think for themselves becoming widespread is giving tech luminaries the heebie-jeebies.

Modernization

Managing the risks of data sprawl

A formalized risk framework can help agencies gain control of their entire information lifecycle.

Ideas

Feds Can Counter Java Headaches with Virtualization

Java is useful, pervasive and vulnerable but there are ways for federal agencies to protect their systems.

Digital Government

Should robots kill?

Over 100 robotics and artificial intelligence experts worldwide warned the United Nations about a future of war that includes autonomous killing machines.

Digital Government

Drones and weather balloons team up in Arctic tests

A national laboratory paired drones and weather balloons to try to improve Arctic weather data collection.

Modernization

Does the IRS have a cloud strategy?

Congress and watchdog agencies have dinged the IRS for lacking an enterprise cloud strategy seven years after it became the official policy of the U.S. government.

Cybersecurity

What the Announced NSA/Cyber Command Split Means

Cyberwar and cyber intelligence are diverging, as are Cyber Command and the NSA. Here’s what that means for the man who leads both entities, the future of signals intelligence collection, and cyberwarfare.

Emerging Tech

The Complex Relationship Between Innovation and Economic Segregation

It’s not just the tech industry that’s responsible for America’s stratifying cities.

Cybersecurity

Trump names top IC CIO

CIA open source leader John Sherman has been tapped to serve as CIO of the intelligence community.

Digital Government

How Steve Jobs Inspired Vishal Sikka to Leave the Chaos at Infosys

During his three-year run at Infosys, Sikka steered the company toward success.

Digital Government

How to Enjoy the Eclipse Without Burning Your Eyeballs

Some tips from NASA and other federal agencies to help you make the most of the rare solar event.

Digital Government

Just in Time for Its Stellar Earnings, China is Going After Alibaba

Just hours before Alibaba released its numbers, the Chinese government shook its fist at the Hangzhou-based e-commerce giant.

Digital Government

Watchdog dings DHS data efforts

The Department of Homeland Security needs to do a better job implementing its data strategy, says the agency's inspector general.

Modernization

Gartner explains the hype

Blockchain, AI and IoT all have the potential to transform government IT, the research firm's latest analysis predicts.

Cybersecurity

Trump Order Elevates Cyber Command

CYBERCOM is now a full combatant command rather than a sub-unified command beneath U.S. Strategic Command.