Artificial Intelligence
Is it Unethical to Design Robots to Resemble Humans?
The more we humanize chatbots, virtual assistants and machines, the more we in turn display human emotions toward them.
Digital Government
Trump budget includes OMB bump, but cuts IT policy spend
The White House's budget proposal for fiscal year 2018 hacks civilian spending to offset proposed defense increases, but it includes a slight uptick in funding for OMB to fund management priorities.
Digital Government
Deportation Is Going High-Tech Under Trump
The process began with Obama, but the new administration is using technology designed for tracking down terrorists to surveil immigrants more than ever before.
Ideas
3 Human Traits We Must Bring to Big Data
Decisions based on bad data costs the economy $3.1 trillion a year.
Digital Government
An Insider's Take on What Went Wrong with DHS' Agile Contract
Former Digital Services Head Eric Hysen took to Medium to share his thoughts on FLASH’s failure.
Emerging Tech
NASA to Study Artificial Organs on the Space Station
The agency wants to know how microgravity may affect bodies traveling deeper in space.
Digital Government
Report: Most Government Sites Fail Security Audit
About 60 percent of federal sites failed the Online Trust Alliance's trustworthiness test.
Cybersecurity
White House Cyber Chief to Agency Leaders: Know Your Networks' Risks
CIOs and CISOs need to be involved in executive decision-making, White House Cyber Coordinator Rob Joyce said.
Cybersecurity
DHS: Russia tried to hack voting systems in 21 states
DHS officials confirmed for the first time that Russian hackers tried to penetrate voting systems in 21 different states in the run-up to the 2016 election, but said the hacking did not affect election results.
Cybersecurity
Former DHS boss says 'no evidence' of tampering in 2016 vote count
At a House Intelligence hearing, Jeh Johnson testified that Russian interference in U.S. elections did not extend to manipulating vote counts, as far as he knows.
Digital Government
Google Is Positioning its New Job-Search Product as an Effort to Save America
Google for Jobs is a useful feature. It’s similar to Google products that aggregate news articles from different websites.
Cybersecurity
NSO Group’s Spyware Found on iPhones of Mexican Government Critics
Government (Foreign) // Mexico
Emerging Tech
Who Will Build the Next Big Tech Hub?
A new report digs into the metrics of America’s emerging tech hubs, and finds some surprises.
Cybersecurity
Why an HHS cyber center could confuse federal efforts
Senate oversight leaders are worried that Health and Human Services' efforts to establish its own cyber threat information center could sow confusion about federal policy.
Cybersecurity
Lawmaker: Cyber National Guard Could Fill Federal Workforce Gaps
Lawmakers hope to lure thousands of cyber professionals to government work with scholarships.
Cybersecurity
Senate Dem wants answers on reported Booz Allen leak
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) wants answers from Booz Allen Hamilton about its security posture and ability to manage sensitive intelligence data.
People
VA chief: fast firing authority will improve morale
President Trump is expected to sign a bill granting new authority to fire and discipline VA employees on an expedited basis. Secretary David Shulkin thinks the measure will help improve flagging morale at the agency.
Ideas
The Core Federal Services Council is Gone. Now What?
The Office of Managment and Budget's recent memo to reduce reporting burdens also eliminated a customer experience-focused group.
Cybersecurity
If You're Going to Set a Cyber Trap, Don't Do This
The Energy Department's IG found many problems with a planned "gotcha" exercise.
Cybersecurity