Artificial Intelligence
Alphabet’s Hate-Fighting AI Doesn’t Understand Hate Yet
Hate is tricky to teach to software.
Digital Government
27 Separate Federal Programs Protect the Power Grid
And that's just between the Energy Department, the Homeland Security Department and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Cybersecurity
House Intelligence Leaders Show Shaky Marriage on Russia Hack Investigation
Chairman Devin Nunes says there’s no there there; ranking member Adam Schiff says it’s too early to judge.
Cybersecurity
Boeing Employee Emails 36,000 Coworkers’ Personal Info to Spouse
Defense Industrial Base
Emerging Tech
There Were 46% More Potential Near-Misses Between US Planes and Drones
FAA noted there’s no proof these unmanned aircraft have caused accidents.
Digital Government
Oak Ridge director to step down
The longtime director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory will leave this summer to take an executive position at the firm that helps run the lab.
Emerging Tech
Global Satellite Monitoring May Be Key to Keeping Illegally Caught Fish Off Your Dinner Table
Satellite data may be one way to identify smuggled fish.
Cybersecurity
VA seeks permanent CISO
The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking to hire a permanent IT security lead.
Acquisition
DISA searches for new acquisition life with SETI
The new $7.5 billion SETI acquisition program aims to rapidly contract innovative technologies and solutions across the Defense Department.
Cybersecurity
Trump floats $54B boost to defense, and matching cuts to civilian agencies
The White House is proposing double-digit decreases at civilian agencies and steep cuts to foreign aid to support a 10 percent increase to the defense side of the federal discretionary budget.
Ideas
The Changing Face of Infrastructure Cyber Threats
It’s crucial for government cybersecurity policymakers to consider the full range of what constitutes critical infrastructure today.
Emerging Tech
Why Did the House Science Committee Overlook NASA's Former Chief Scientist?
Ellen Stofan was the only woman to testify at a congressional hearing about the future of space exploration—and the only person left out of the official tweets about the event.
Modernization
At Mobile World Congress, Industry Leaders Try Work Out What Comes After the Smartphone
Telecom, internet and manufacturing industry players are gathered in Barcelona this week.
Digital Government
18F: The empire strikes back
Oversight has its place, Steve Kelman writes, but the IG reports focused on 18F almost seem hostile to innovation.
Digital Government
Hackers Steal Coachella Accounts; Bugs Leak User Data, Passwords
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Digital Government
CFPB Wants To Know How 'Alternative Data' Changes Credit Scores
New methods of determining credit scores, which might involve an applicant's web history, could harm consumers.
Cybersecurity
Here Come the Drones—And Their Security Holes
With great convenience will come great security responsibilities, experts say.
Digital Government
Pentagon Launches Open-Source Experiment
Code.mil would let the public contribute to unclassified code written by federal employees.
Cybersecurity
The first brick in the wall
DHS is alerting contractors to the coming effort to construct a wall spanning the U.S.-Mexico border.
Digital Government