Emerging Tech
These Scanners Could Let You Travel With Liquids and Electronic Devices
A San Diego-based company is in talks with TSA to test out a scanner that could search tablets and cellphones for explosives.
Cybersecurity
2 Years After Massive Breach, OPM Isn’t Sufficiently Vetting IT Systems
The personnel agency isn’t adequately testing the security of its local and wide area networks, an auditor found.
Digital Government
Think Tank Tells Trump's Office of American Innovation To Design From The Bottom Up
If it works in business, can't it work in government?
Digital Government
What's coming in Data.gov's next revamp
Contracting documents indicate more automation, geocoding and open source are in store for the federal online repository Data.gov.
Cybersecurity
Can the U.S. rein in Russia's hacking?
President Trump briefly raised and quashed the prospect of the U.S and Russia cooperating on cybersecurity. But what can be done to keep Russia in check in cyberspace?
People
To innovate, Trump tech office must prioritize users
Many administrations have tried to make government more efficient and innovative, but success requires flexibility and focus on the customer.
Cybersecurity
OPM's IT authorization process a 'material weakness,' IG says
A 2015 decision to pause tech authorizations is putting the Office of Personal Management at risk, according to a new inspector general report.
Digital Government
3 Words That Make Brainstorming Sessions at Google, Facebook and IDEO More Productive
Push employees to see the possibilities in any challenge.
Artificial Intelligence
If You’re Not a White Male, Artificial Intelligence’s Use in Health Care Could Be Dangerous
AI has the potential to revolutionize health care, if done right.
Cybersecurity
Donald Trump’s ‘Impenetrable Cybersecurity’ Is Pure Fantasy
Guarding networked systems is an endless process, and an imperfect one.
Ideas
End-to-End Encryption is Key to Securing Government Databases
Properly protecting citizens' personal data is more critical than ever.
Digital Government
20% of Feds Say Their Agency Still Relies on Paper Records
And many federal employees also doubt the effectiveness of their chief data officers.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Plunder Cryptocurrency Exchange and Car Insurance Data
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Digital Government
Smart Employers Don’t Let Job Applications Disappear Into a Black Hole
Companies that don’t notify applicants risk damaging their reputation.
Digital Government
However Strange Your Search, Chances Are Google Has Seen it Before
Trillions of queries are posed to Google every year. Think yours is unique?
Emerging Tech
It Pays to Keep Your Online Presence Thoroughly Up to Date
The quality of your online presence has real-world consequences.
Cybersecurity
DOD Won’t Automatically Encrypt External Emails Until 2018
Making the protection automatic would conflict with other protections against malware attacks.
Artificial Intelligence