Artificial Intelligence
Facebook Built an AI System That Learned to Lie to Get What it Wants
Humans are natural negotiators. Machines typically don’t share that affinity, but new research from Facebook’s AI research lab might offer a starting point to change that.
Digital Government
This Coding School Is Set Up to Fail if Its Students Don’t Get Jobs
Hundreds of coding bootcamps have popped up in the last decade, and most of them are tremendously successful—at least, according to their websites.
Digital Government
How Policy Could Advance Open Data in Government
Data.gov's Program Manager Hyon Kim says the OPEN Government Data Act could boost participation.
Modernization
CSRA Sponsored the U.S. Flag Emoji Because That’s a Thing You Can Do
Sorry, the poo and eggplant emojis are taken.
Cybersecurity
DHS, FBI Alert About North Korean Hacking Campaign
It’s rare for the government to attribute cyber mischief to a nation-state.
Modernization
CIA's Cloud is 'Pretty Close' to Invincible, CIO Says
The agency wants to operate more like commercial companies, not the government, CIA CIO John Edwards said.
Cybersecurity
In an Era of Russian Hacks, the US Is Still Installing Russian Software on Government Systems
Agencies bought Kaspersky anti-virus to secure their systems, but intel officials and lawmakers worry it's a liability instead.
Modernization
FedRAMP trimming approval time, officials say
The time for cloud services to clear the Federal Risk Authorization and Management Program has been significantly accelerated.
Modernization
DISA and DOD work through shared pain points
As DISA develops much of the architecture and infrastructure to facilitate the DOD's Joint Information Environment, the two entities are working through a range of growing pains.
Emerging Tech
Social Media Is as Harmful As Alcohol and Drugs for Millennials
The harm lies in their change in behavior.
Modernization
CIA CIO: Private cloud 'the best decision we’ve ever made'
Four years into its embrace of an on-premises cloud, the intelligence community is seeing both cost and mission benefits.
Digital Government
Congress offers $65M as down payment on Vista replacement
House Appropriators are budgeting $65 million for the Department of Veterans Affairs to launch its plan to acquire a commercial health record, but the funding comes with conditions.
Digital Government
Treasury Managers Stress Teamwork in Major IT Upgrade
Cloud services award will come Wednesday amid Trump budget uncertainty.
Ideas
Spoofing a Government Website is Easier Than You Think
A new breed of attacker is impersonating government websites and official apps in order to steal credentials from real feds.
Acquisition
SAIC sees uptick in federal IT markets
Federal contracting giant SAIC said near-term budgetary certainty is raising its prospects for contract and task order wins.
Digital Government
This Startup Wants All Your Job Interviews to Begin Via Text Message
"This notion of ‘OK we’re picking up the phone and calling someone to screen them’—it’s just not with the times anymore.”
Digital Government
Lawmakers Blast DOD's Failing FITARA Score
Pentagon's F+ was the only outright failing grade among CFO Act agencies.
Modernization
We're Going to Consume a Ton of Data in the Future
The future contains a lot of streaming.
Cybersecurity