Acquisition
IT firms part of $16M false claims settlement
A Virginia IT products and services company agreed to settle with the government over allegations of false claims and fraud in federal small business contracts.
Artificial Intelligence
Andrew Ng Will Help You Change the World With AI if You Know Calculus and Python
If the next era of human progress is built using AI, who gets to engineer it?
Ideas
How Apple iPhone Updates Add Value to Mail
The iOS 11 update, expected to be released in fall 2017, presents new opportunities for interacting with mail digitally.
Emerging Tech
Why the Curiosity Rover Stopped Singing 'Happy Birthday' to Itself
The answer, a NASA engineer warned, “will sound rather cold and unfeeling.”
Digital Government
Here’s How the US Military Wants to Counter ISIS Drones and Roadside Bombs
Predictive algorithms, deep machine learning, directed energy, and more are all on the Pentagon’s shopping list.
Modernization
Mine Safety Inspections Go Mobile
Inspectors are replacing the paper-based process with a smartphone and tablet app.
Digital Government
Report: USDA CIO Reassigned
Jonathan Alboum is one of a slew of federal CIOs who have either left their posts or been reassigned.
Digital Government
Completing This 30-Minute Exercise Makes Teams Less Anxious and More Productive
This is one way to bypass workplace miscommunications.
Emerging Tech
DHS Thinks Biometrics Can 'Improve Daily Life'
The department sole-sourced a contract to the University Of Texas at Austin's Center for Identity.
Cybersecurity
How hunt operations can strengthen your security posture
Highly trained teams actively searching for evidence of hackers on the network can spot risks a security operations center might miss.
Cybersecurity
These Scientists Took Over a Computer by Encoding Malware in DNA
There’s no immediate threat, but as sequencing becomes more commonplace, researchers face security risks.
Cybersecurity
How the Army is driving the cyber-EW merger
The Army Cyber Center of Excellence is providing unified cyber and electronic warfare training to its soldiers.
Cybersecurity
DOT watchdog finds flaws in IT working capital spend
An oversight report criticizes the Transportation Department's administration of an IT working capital fund.
People
USDA moves CIO to new post
Jonathan Alboum, the Department of Agriculture CIO, has been reassigned to new duties.
Cybersecurity
17-Year-Old Hacks the Air Force for the Biggest Bug Bounty
The Defense Department’s third bug bounty opened Air Force websites to international participants and they found the most vulnerabilities yet.
Digital Government
Another Federal CIO Leaves. Here's Who Remains.
Many CFO Act federal agencies are still being lead by acting chief information officers.
Digital Government