Ideas

The Tech Agencies Need to Supercharge Mobile Strategies and Citizen Engagement  

Improving citizens' lives isn't just building a mobile app.

Modernization

NASA crowdsources HPC software upgrade

The space agency is running a competition to attract coders to improve the performance of its FUN3D supercomputing simulation software.

Digital Government

Comey: The Metadata Made Me Do It

The FBI director tries to explain to Congress his pre-election letters about the missing Clinton emails.

Cybersecurity

Did Someone Just Share a Random Google Doc With You?

Don’t click.

Digital Government

Agency Leaders Should Be Accountable for Protecting Data, Former DHS Chief Says

George W. Bush's homeland security head weighed in on data sharing.

Artificial Intelligence

Automation Could Boost Federal Productivity—And Save $41B a Year

Federal employees could focus their attention complex tasks instead of email.

Artificial Intelligence

The Parts of America Most Susceptible to Automation

No, they’re not in the Rust Belt.

Cybersecurity

How a Fake Cyber Statistic Raced Through Washington

A frequently cited statistic about the danger small businesses face from cyberattacks has no basis in fact.

Modernization

New Tricks for Google Maps

Never forget where you parked again.

Artificial Intelligence

What Will We Do When Robots Have Taken Our Jobs?

Automation could affect our mental health as well as our salaries.

Digital Government

Obama archive to go digital

The National Archives and Records Administration announced it will begin to digitize the unclassified records of the Obama administration, commencing a new model for the storage of future presidential records.

Artificial Intelligence

China’s Sleeping Giant in the Global Artificial Intelligence Race

“Basically, anything you need to do online can be done through WeChat."

Digital Government

Can the Census Bureau really deliver $5 billion in savings?

Unexpected cost overruns to critical systems and decisions to cancel or suspend various programs risk eating into the $5 billion in savings proposed by Census Bureau for its 2020 count.

Digital Government

Culture clash in FAA's drone push

The FAA's efforts to integrate unmanned drone aircraft safely into U.S. commercial airspace is moving ahead on several fronts, according to the agency's director, but it requires reconciling cultural differences.

Modernization

The case for investing in high-performance computing

HPC is a vital driver of U.S. innovation, competitiveness and security. Strong government support is key to sustaining all three.

Cybersecurity

Latest Cyber Executive Order Draft Focuses on Workforce Competitiveness

The order directs government agencies to study how U.S. cyber education and training compares to other nations.

Acquisition

DOD pushing ahead with AT&L split

The Department of Defense is moving forward with the congressionally mandated split of the Office of Acquisition, Technology and Logistics and will soon reveal details of its strategy.

People

With 2017 funding in place, September shutdown looms

Threats from the president and the administration suggest that a government shutdown could be in the offing at the close of fiscal year 2017.

Digital Government

When Push Comes to Shove, How Quickly Will You Give Up Your Data for Convenience?

In the online world, it took us only a few years to get accustomed to the idea that firms can track our browsing behavior and predict our next steps.