Modernization
Who won what in EIS
The General Services Administration posted detailed data on how the $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract might be divvied up.
Digital Government
Can Virtual Reality Be Used to Simulate and Treat Depression?
The National Institutes of Health are looking for small businesses to furnish the virtual reality technology.
Cybersecurity
Trump elevates CyberCom to combatant command status
The White House announced a long-planned move to elevate Cyber Command to the status of a full combatant command.
Digital Government
Constant Anxiety Won't Save the World
Spreading fear and worry about issues you care about on social media can lead to burnout rather than action.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Expanding Behavioral Biometrics With Keystroke Tracker
A new group signed to see if the technology can help fight insider threats.
Digital Government
FCC CIO Won’t Head to NGA After All
David Bray revealed a change of plans to the FCC staff.
Cybersecurity
Dems Want Proof FCC Net Neutrality Page Was Actually Attacked
The agency said a coordinated attack forced it offline in May; skeptics suggest it was a flood of comments by net neutrality supporters.
Digital Government
Why the American Technology Council Stands As Others Disband
The American Technology Council is comprised of government officials, not private-sector personnel
People
David Bray leaving government for community internet coalition
FCC CIO pivots from plans to join National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
Cybersecurity
Dems want more data on FCC DDoS attacks
As the net neutrality debate heats up, a two lawmakers want more details on a reported attempt to disrupt the FCC's commenting system back in May.
Digital Government
Spotify is Now Deciding What Music is Politically Acceptable for Listening
Over the last few days, Spotify removed many acts with material that "favors hatred or incites violence against race, religion, sexuality, or the like."
People
OMB needs to raise its streamlining game, GAO says
The congressional watchdog finds that the Office of Mangagement and Budget has not been keeping up with reporting requirements.
Emerging Tech
To Fix Algorithmic Bias, We First Need to Fix Ourselves
If we can’t get it right with humans, how are we meant to train machines to do a better job?
Digital Government
How data mining can help chase sex traffickers
To aid law enforcement, researchers developed automated data mining techniques that can identify human traffickers by linking bitcoin, online advertisements and writing style.
Digital Government
A Running List of Websites and Apps That Have Dropped White Supremacists
Many American tech companies previously insisted on provided their platforms and services regardless of content. Not so after Charlottesville.
Modernization
Accelerating IT modernization
It's not the money, it's the outcome that matters most when it comes to MGT.
Digital Government
OMB To Congress: DATA Act Could Advance Trump's Agenda
A pilot that gathers spending data directly from contractors and grant recipients could also help agencies better assess spending.
Modernization