Digital Government
Risk of ‘Accidental’ Nuclear War Growing, UN Research Group Says
The warning comes as the Pentagon begins an extensive review of its nuclear arsenal.
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.
Emerging Tech
The Best Showcase of Nanotechnology So Far May Be This Race of Tiny Cars
Each car is a single molecule.
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.
Modernization
Virtual roadblocks to modernization
Our aging federal IT infrastructure is a big impediment to using state-of-the-art tech applications for government service delivery.
Acquisition
Is IT exempt from Trump's 'Buy American' order?
Given the global supply chain, determining the national provenance of a piece of technology is a tricky business. And in any case, Congress long ago carved out an exception for commercial IT products.
Artificial Intelligence
Hitachi Built an AI Security System That Follows You Through a Crowd
It’s being developed to help make you safer, says Hitachi.
People