Digital Government
Can better tech support the sprawling Ninth Circuit?
Sen. Jeff Flake is skeptical that the Ninth Circuit court's embrace of technology will meaningfully address its case backlog.
Ideas
How Using Advanced Analytics Can Protect Borders
Immigration and border control agents need accurate and up-to-date data to make determinations about a person’s identity.
Emerging Tech
Supermarkets Are Now Using Blockchain to Keep Food Fresh
The technology can track food throughout the complex global supply chain.
Cybersecurity
Trump’s Lack of ‘Moral Infrastructure’ Causes Cyber Advisers to Resign
Board members also condemned the president’s response to racist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Digital Government
Now Is the Time to Think About How Artificial Intelligence Will Change War
The cost of engaging in cyberspace is much lower than that of human combat.
Modernization
Company Places Bounty on WhatsApp and Signal Bugs
Half a million dollars is available to the hacker who can crack into the encrypted messaging apps.
Modernization
A Giant Telescope Listening for Aliens Could Be Disrupted by Millions of Tourists’ Cellphones
A theme park built around the device has seen nearly 3.8 million people in the first half of 2017.
Cybersecurity
Democrats Attempt to Save State Department’s Cyber Office
An amendment to a major spending bill would prevent Secretary of State Rex Tillerson from closing or moving the cyber coordinator’s office.
Modernization
USDA Mobile App 'Reaffirms' Trump Ethics Standards
The app gives employees easy access to federal ethics guidelines.
Emerging Tech
Inside Waymo's Secret World for Training Self-Driving Cars
A look at how Alphabet understands its most ambitious artificial intelligence project
Cybersecurity
How to spot a North Korean bot
U.S. cyber watchdogs have new details on malware botnet infrastructure that is allegedly controlled by the North Korean government.
Modernization
This Is the Samsung Note 8, the Phone That Must Not Explode
The new phone resembles a larger version of Samsung’s flagship devices.
Digital Government
National Archives tilts toward paperless future
The National Archives and Records Administration plans to stop accepting non-electronic records submissions from agencies by the end of 2022.
Modernization
Here’s a Cloud Guide Written by Feds for Feds. Will the White House Listen?
The interagency group has been sharing the draft to solicit further feedback and attract the White House's attention.
Cybersecurity
Can reorg plans get agencies off the high-risk list?
As agencies continue preparations to submit their reorganization plans, many also have to reckon with their places on the Government Accountability Office's high-risk list.
Digital Government
VA sued over sole-source plan for health records
A government contractor is suing the Department of Veterans Affairs over a planned move to shift from its homegrown electronic health records system Vista to the Cerner product used by the U.S. military.
Cybersecurity
Washington, Not Silicon Valley, Leads the Way in Cybersecurity
As government grapples with the biggest security challenge on the planet, it's willing to invest time and money to get it right.
Modernization