Cybersecurity
Report: Government Cybersecurity Lags Behind Restaurants, Retail Outlets
The public sector placed 15th in a ranking of 17 different industries' cybersecurity in a report released this week
Cybersecurity
Digital rights advocates slam DOJ data request
Nearly 80 civil and digital rights organizations wrote a letter to the Department of Justice objecting to its "overly broad" data request aimed at a website that coordinated inauguration protests.
Digital Government
Can Congress save the 2020 census?
As the Census Bureau has had to cancel or suspend programs to cope with budgetary constraints, Congress is going to have to ramp up funding and oversight down the home stretch to avoid a failed count.
Acquisition
First CDM Phase 3 task order hits the street
GSA has issued the first task order for the third phase of the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation cybersecurity program and looks for potential bidder responses by September.
Artificial Intelligence
Researchers Built an Invisible Backdoor to Hack AI’s Decisions
The attack described could make customers warier of how the AI they rely on is trained.
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