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
Artificial Intelligence Can Make Voice Technology Less Frustrating
Using AI, a caller can carry on a normal, plain-language conversation with a system that is able to understand the request and help respond to it.
Cybersecurity
Figuring out multifactor authentication
With NIST now restricting the use of Short Message Service, what are the authentication options for federal agencies?
Digital Government
Amid DHS leadership shuffle, voting systems remain vulnerable
Continued resistance from state officials and some members of Congress is also an issue, says a former DHS chief.
Digital Government
Managing the risks of data sprawl
A formalized risk framework can help agencies gain control of their entire information lifecycle.
Cybersecurity
Rice to be acting DHS CIO
The recently appointed deputy CIO, who was previously CIO of the Transportation Security Administration, will step in following Staropoli's resignation.
Acquisition
What it will take to make carriers bullish on EIS
Telecommunications service providers hope agencies don't play safe with EIS and instead lean on them for help with next generation services.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Breach UCLA Server and Swipe Anthem Medicare Customer Info
Just another week in ThreatWatch.
Modernization
Your Smartphone Reduces Your Brainpower, Even If It's Just Sitting There
A silent, powered-off phone can still distract the most dependent users.
Emerging Tech
The Geography of Innovation
The suburbs generate more patents, but cities generate more unconventional innovations, a recent study finds.
Emerging Tech
Amazon Wants to Hire 50,000 People. So Far It Has 20,000 Applicants.
Warehouses in the US are frequently beset by job vacancies, even as more tasks get turned over to robot labor.
Digital Government
How Could a Bill to Stop Sex Trafficking Be Controversial?
A bill designed to punish websites that facilitate sex trafficking could open up other online companies to lawsuits, critics say.
Digital Government