Digital Government
Senate bill would foster drone development, facilities
New legislation would foster drone tech development, airspace integration and air traffic management.
Cybersecurity
The Cyber Advice Tech Titans Gave the White House Behind Closed Doors
White House Cyber Coordinator Rob Joyce shared what private-sector tech executives told the American Technology Council.
Cybersecurity
TSA nominee touts biometric exit pilots
A former commandant of the Coast Guard being considered to head the TSA said the security agency's recently unveiled trials of fingerprint/boarding pass tech could become big part of its future.
Cybersecurity
More money for cyber in 2018 NDAA
The House Armed Services Committee is looking to boost spending on cybersecurity training in the 2018 NDAA, while empowering DOD's CIO to govern supply chain risk.
Digital Government
Federal Websites Are So Unreadable, They Actually Break Laws
Few agencies have managed to master the craft of clear writing.
Artificial Intelligence
Is it Unethical to Design Robots to Resemble Humans?
The more we humanize chatbots, virtual assistants and machines, the more we in turn display human emotions toward them.
Digital Government
Trump budget includes OMB bump, but cuts IT policy spend
The White House's budget proposal for fiscal year 2018 hacks civilian spending to offset proposed defense increases, but it includes a slight uptick in funding for OMB to fund management priorities.
Digital Government
Deportation Is Going High-Tech Under Trump
The process began with Obama, but the new administration is using technology designed for tracking down terrorists to surveil immigrants more than ever before.
Ideas
3 Human Traits We Must Bring to Big Data
Decisions based on bad data costs the economy $3.1 trillion a year.
Digital Government
An Insider's Take on What Went Wrong with DHS' Agile Contract
Former Digital Services Head Eric Hysen took to Medium to share his thoughts on FLASH’s failure.
Emerging Tech
NASA to Study Artificial Organs on the Space Station
The agency wants to know how microgravity may affect bodies traveling deeper in space.
Digital Government
Report: Most Government Sites Fail Security Audit
About 60 percent of federal sites failed the Online Trust Alliance's trustworthiness test.
Cybersecurity
White House Cyber Chief to Agency Leaders: Know Your Networks' Risks
CIOs and CISOs need to be involved in executive decision-making, White House Cyber Coordinator Rob Joyce said.
Cybersecurity
DHS: Russia tried to hack voting systems in 21 states
DHS officials confirmed for the first time that Russian hackers tried to penetrate voting systems in 21 different states in the run-up to the 2016 election, but said the hacking did not affect election results.
Cybersecurity
Former DHS boss says 'no evidence' of tampering in 2016 vote count
At a House Intelligence hearing, Jeh Johnson testified that Russian interference in U.S. elections did not extend to manipulating vote counts, as far as he knows.
Digital Government
Google Is Positioning its New Job-Search Product as an Effort to Save America
Google for Jobs is a useful feature. It’s similar to Google products that aggregate news articles from different websites.
Cybersecurity
NSO Group’s Spyware Found on iPhones of Mexican Government Critics
Government (Foreign) // Mexico
Emerging Tech
Who Will Build the Next Big Tech Hub?
A new report digs into the metrics of America’s emerging tech hubs, and finds some surprises.
Cybersecurity