Emerging Tech

I Built A Bot With Zero Coding Experience. So Can You.

Deloitte is selling federal agencies on automation and walked me through the process.

Digital Government

A Bug Bounty to Hack Military Bases? It Could Happen.

A Defense Department official wants to find the vulnerabilities hidden in critical infrastructure.

Cybersecurity

Oracle Releases 299 Patches Including Fixes for NSA Cyber Tools

Education // Global Organizations // Government (U.S.) // Technology

Cybersecurity

Feds wait on Trump's cyber plan

While agencies and industry continue to wait for the Trump administration's cyber executive order, another cybersecurity report the president promised is nowhere to be found, raising more questions about the administration's focus on cyber.

Digital Government

DOJ taps 18F for FOIA portal

The innovation shop 18F is tasked with creating a one-stop portal to handle Freedom of Information Act requests for all 119 agencies covered by the transparency law.

Modernization

7 not-so-secret weapons to modernize apps

High-profile failures can make "AppMod" a daunting proposition, but how you start shapes how you finish.

Cybersecurity

ODNI lobbies for FISA 702 reauthorization

While trying to avoid a government shutdown will be the first order of business when Congress returns, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is upping pressure on lawmakers to focus on reauthorizing the foreign surveillance powers under FISA Section 702.

Digital Government

DHS updates on data mining

Analytical tools support efforts at Department of Homeland Security to detect terrorist plots, money laundering, illegal trade schemes and more.

Emerging Tech

It’s Getting Harder And Harder to Tell a Self-Driving Car From a Regular One

As with smartphones, digital cameras, and most other technology, when demand increases, the size of the sensing technology gets more compact.

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Could Build New Drugs Faster Than Any Human Team

Startup Atomwise has built a system which attempts to generate potential drugs for diseases like Ebola and multiple sclerosis.

Digital Government

You Can Now Buy the Brains Behind Amazon’s Alexa

The deep neural networks that power Amazon’s popular voice assistant are up for sale.

Digital Government

Watchdog: Energy Department Mismanaged Some R&D Investments

The Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs need to closer monitor award recipients.

Modernization

The Secret Ingredients NASA Used to Build Its Huge Photo Library

The repository is the culmination of a 3-year effort to make NASA’s data more open and accessible.

Cybersecurity

Advice to Trump: Top Cybersecurity Talent Costs Money

The Trump administration should increase pay incentives for cyber workers, an accrediting organization says.

Digital Government

House Oversight Chair—And IT Reform Ally—Won't Run for Reelection

Chaffetz was a thorn in the Obama administration’s side, using his oversight powers to review the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, and repeatedly probed Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server.