Digital Government
Banks Are Now Monitoring How Often Top Employees Sit at Their Desks—But That’s Not the Problem
Barclays claims the monitoring will determine how much office space the bank needs.
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
How Setting 'Anti-Goals' Can Keep Work From Being Miserable
Avoidance is a strategy.
Digital Government
State Department: Unclassified Email 'Fully Restored'
The department said the outage was not due to "external action."
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