Modernization
Here’s a Cloud Guide Written by Feds for Feds. Will the White House Listen?
The interagency group has been sharing the draft to solicit further feedback and attract the White House's attention.
Cybersecurity
Can reorg plans get agencies off the high-risk list?
As agencies continue preparations to submit their reorganization plans, many also have to reckon with their places on the Government Accountability Office's high-risk list.
Digital Government
VA sued over sole-source plan for health records
A government contractor is suing the Department of Veterans Affairs over a planned move to shift from its homegrown electronic health records system Vista to the Cerner product used by the U.S. military.
Cybersecurity
Washington, Not Silicon Valley, Leads the Way in Cybersecurity
As government grapples with the biggest security challenge on the planet, it's willing to invest time and money to get it right.
Modernization
GSA Official: For Cloud to Mature, Talk More About Opportunity and Less About Security
Instead of "lift and shift," agencies must focus on making IT processes more efficient in the cloud.
Digital Government
Agencies Should Watch Out for Unethical AI, Report Warns
AI will figure prominently in government services, a report from Harvard's Ash Center predicts.
Artificial Intelligence
Feds Take Next Step In Spreading Blockchain Tech
The federal government's buying hub is hosting a workshop about integrating new technology in early September.
Modernization
The Supercharged Facial Recognition of the Iphone 8
Have your face scanned in just a few millionths of a second.
Digital Government
Drones Will Help Protect Guam From North Korean Missiles
A June 2016 test showed that drones can track missiles, promising better protection for forces and allies under threat of a North Korean missile strike
Modernization
Are federal agencies ready to bail on data centers?
High-level IT officials across several agencies are ready to say goodbye to on-premise infrastructure.
Cybersecurity
Unfilled DHS slots no barrier to border wall effort
Can the Department of Homeland Security focus on the border wall project without permanent leaders in key spots?
Cybersecurity
McCain slams slow pace of cyber policy
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee wants to see the Trump administration move faster on implementing cybersecurity policy.
Digital Government
The Agonizing Trade-Offs That Must Be Made to Reduce Bias in the Hiring Process
Occupational licenses are one way to reduce discrimination
Artificial Intelligence
We’re Experiencing the Harry Potterification of Technology
Everyday objects are becoming enchanted as if they’ve been torn from the pages of a Rowling novel.
Digital Government
Should Google Own the Verb “Google”?
The US Supreme Court May decide the future of the word.
Modernization
Three vendors win SSA's $7.8 billion IT services contract
The Social Security Administration has selected CGI Federal, Leidos and Northrop Grumman for a potential 10-year, $7.8 billion contract for IT services.
Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft Is Fixing a Simple Reason Why Voice Assistants Are So Bad
The tech company hopes to smarten up our dumb bots by making a new dataset available to the public.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Target Phones to Get Access to Cryptocurrencies
Financial Services // Web Services
Modernization
Take a Bite Out of Android Oreo
A new operating system should be all about the filling.
Digital Government