Artificial Intelligence
The Next Big War Will Turn on AI, Says US Secret-Weapons Czar
William Roper says the military must get better at feeding the voracious learning algorithms that will fight future battles.
Cybersecurity
FBI Warns Doctors, Dentists Their FTP Servers Are Targets
Healthcare and Public Health
Digital Government
Lawmakers look to modernize U.S. Code
A bipartisan bill would digitally encode U.S. law with a statutory history.
Emerging Tech
A Timeline of When Self-Driving Cars Will Be on the Road, According to the People Making Them
“It will happen in very discrete baby steps.”
Modernization
FirstNet award on tap
There isn't much suspense as the Commerce Department prepares to announce the winner of a $6.5 billion national wireless broadband emergency network contract.
People
Ash Carter returns to Harvard
The former secretary of defense is taking the helm of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Cybersecurity
Wearable tech goes to the dogs
The Department of Homeland Security begins to adapt wearable health data monitoring technology for its huge pack of working detection and security dogs.
Artificial Intelligence
In the Great Robot Job Takeover, Women Are Less Likely to Suffer Than Men
Fields such as manufacturing and transport tend to be dominated by men.
Cybersecurity
House Vote Ensures Rollback of Internet Privacy Rules
Critics say the move will undermine consumers' privacy and cybersecurity; supporters say it removes damaging regulations.
Digital Government
NARA Rethinks How to Store Presidential Records
The agency is currently transferring about 532 million Obama administration files into its archives.
Digital Government
8 Tips for Jared Kushner and the New Innovation Office
Think about holistic, unified and scalable public services.
Emerging Tech
Nextgov Event: Experience the True Power of Digital Government
Learn how agencies are improving their digital service delivery, basing decisions on mission outcomes and customer satisfaction.
Cybersecurity
DHS Cyber Strategy Delayed for Trump Team Review
The department sees a "generational" opportunity for security in IT modernization, cyber lead says.
Digital Government
Best and Worst Cities to Live in for Tech Workers, Based on Rent and Commute
Most cities with a cluster of tech companies can offer just one of those things.
Cybersecurity
Agencies backsliding on FITARA
A leading watchdog told the House Oversight panel that agencies took some backward steps on implementing IT reforms during the transition and the early days of the Trump administration.
Digital Government
Army mobile transition slowed by culture
The Army is working to develop a mobile ecosystem that allows work to be done anywhere, anytime, but that requires cultural change, not just technological change says one official.
People
4 tips for pulling millennials into the workforce
Making agencies more appealing to the youngest generation of workers has the added benefit of strengthening the entire federal workforce.
Cybersecurity