Digital Government
To Improve, VA Must Acknowledge Vets Can Go Elsewhere
Thinking of veterans as customers who could take their business elsewhere could fuel agency improvements, Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin said.
Digital Government
FCC Asks for Help Fixing Faulty Broadband Provider Data
The agency wants to correct and refine information on broadband coverage in different areas of the country.
Cybersecurity
7 Ways to Fill Cyber Workforce Gaps in a Generation
Veterans, vocational schools and loan forgiveness could all be key to building tomorrow’s cybersecurity workforce.
Ideas
BlackBerry's New Phone Reminds You How Great Hardware Keyboards Can Be
Other than the keyboard, you might not recognize it.
Artificial Intelligence
AI Will Make Fake News Video — and Fight It As Well
Just weeks after one research team appeared to put words in a leader’s mouth, here comes a new tool that can check questionable video for a pulse.
Digital Government
VA's legacy systems aren't ready for the Data Act
A just-released oversight report reveals that the legacy systems at the Department of Veterans Affairs aren't ready to support many Data Act requirements.
Digital Government
Why tracking government spending on Trump-owned businesses is hard
Hill Democrats want answers on federal spending at Trump-owned businesses, but agencies might have a tough time supplying hard numbers.
Cybersecurity
Navy CIO moving on
Navy Department CIO Robert Foster is leaving his current job to become deputy CIO at the National Credit Union Administration.
Cybersecurity
What can the U.S. learn from the world's largest biometric ID system?
India's biometric identification program needs to better document how it's being used by the public and governments, according to independent researchers.
Digital Government
Federal student loan data targeted in fraud
Officials have declined to prosecute in a case where employees at a private firm tampered with a federal student loan database.
Digital Government
Setting Goals Around Tasks, Not Outcomes, Is the Best Way to Improve Performance, a Study Shows
Some goals are more effective than others.
Acquisition
GCN announces 2017 dig IT Award finalists
From mobile security to smarter transit to swarming drones, these 25 projects represent the best of discovery and innovation in government IT.
Artificial Intelligence
Amazon Could Replace CAPTCHA With a Turing Test You’re Meant to Fail
Amazon could soon rely on our little mistakes to prove we’re human.
Digital Government
A Googler's Would-Be Manifesto Reveals Tech's Rotten Core
Office culture is only part of the problem.
Modernization
DOD Opts for Android for Classified Tablets
The tablets are modified versions of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2.
Modernization
Nearly Half the World Uses Social Media, Report Says
More than 3 billion people are using hashtags.
Modernization
Report: Don't Neglect Legacy IT While Waiting for the Cloud
Legacy systems need to be maintained even if agencies plan on migrating to cloud systems, according to a recent report.
Digital Government
Why Agencies Need to Know What an Authorized Reseller Is
NASA SEWP's new tool clearly labels products and services to make decisions easier for agency buyers.
Digital Government
Trump Keeps Summoning Silicon Valley CEOs to DC Who Get Nothing But Headaches
For now, executives are still playing the long game.
Ideas