Emerging Tech
Traffic Safety Agency Needs to Clarify Connected Car Authority, Audit Says
At least one association thinks the agency is overstepping its bounds.
Digital Government
Hurricane Harvey Leaves 190,000 Without Phone, Internet or TV Service
The Federal Communications Commission is tracking communication networks in the region.
Digital Government
Feds Warn Against Hurricane Harvey Charity Scams
FEMA and US-CERT have both warned citizens to verify that certain charities are legitimate before sending money.
Artificial Intelligence
3 Questions: Artificial Intelligence and the Military
AI has moved from the movies to the laboratory, and governments around the world want it in their arsenals. We asked how militaries define it, and how they intend to keep it under control.
Digital Government
Smarter regulation through data science
How analytics offers a low-cost alternative to regulation when it comes to monitoring risks to the financial system.
Modernization
How to Set Up Emergency Contacts On Your Smartphone
It's a small step now but could help immensely one day.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Is 2017’s Version of the White Walkers—And You Don’t Want to Be a Non-Believer
Among those who do recognize the threat, no one has a clear strategy to stop the enemy.
People
OPM offers flex for Harvey hiring
The Office of Personnel Management reminded agencies that there are exceptions in place to fast-track hiring of critical need positions, despite the federal hiring slowdown.
Modernization
Using Twitter to Save a Newborn From a Flood
Search and rescue is evolving fast in the social-media age.
Ideas
How Endpoint Security Can Help Secure the Human
Hackers use a wide variety of tactics to enter networks and often that means finding a human to dupe.
Cybersecurity
DISA's new vice director focuses on cyber tools for battle
Navy Rear Adm. Nancy Norton will help oversee the Defense Information Systems Agency's 8,000 employees and manage an $11 billion budget.
Modernization
FAA, FCC tackle hurricane complications
Unauthorized drones in the air over hurricane disaster zone and telecommunications outages are among the myriad issues facing response agencies as Hurricane Harvey churns through Texas.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Focus on Money By Spreading Adware and Porting Cellphone Numbers
Turns out two-factor authentication only works when you control your phone number.
Cybersecurity
Senate Intel Bill Bars Creation of U.S.-Russia Cyber Working Group
The bill would also label Wikileaks a non-state hostile intelligence service and encourage government bug bounties.
Digital Government
DARPA Wants Bots To Protect Us From Cyber Adversaries
The military research unit is looking for technology and software that can identify networks that have been infiltrated—and neutralize them.
Digital Government
No, USS McCain Probably Wasn’t Hacked. But What If It Was?
Amid the wild speculation that a foreign nation might have hacked a U.S. warship, it's worth looking at the implications for international law.
Acquisition
Crunch time for funding on Capitol Hill
A near-perfect storm of legislative deadlines threaten a government shutdown if Congress and the president can't find a path to a funding bill by the end of the fiscal year.
Emerging Tech
Driverless Cars Will Make A Lot of Jobs Better, Not Destroy Them
A recent report from the Commerce Department identified 11.7 million workers in occupations for which driving is an important task.
Cybersecurity