Artificial Intelligence
Robots Won’t Take Your Job—They’ll Help Make Room For Meaningful Work Instead
A dire view of automation excludes a lot of the story.
Cybersecurity
Expect a Cyber Budget Boost But Stay Tuned for that Executive Order, Homeland Adviser Says
Don’t expect a multibillion-dollar investment that will modernize government cybersecurity in one fell swoop, though.
Cybersecurity
U.S. indicts Russian spies in Yahoo hack
U.S. federal law enforcement indicts four, including two Russian state security operators, for the historic 2014 Yahoo hack.
Cybersecurity
Court: U.S. resident can't sue after foreign hack
A federal appeals court ruled that a U.S. citizen can't sue a foreign government for a cyberattack on a home computer.
Cybersecurity
NSA vet Rob Joyce to lead cyber at White House
The Trump administration has tapped Rob Joyce, formerly the top hacker at NSA, to serve as White House cybersecurity advisor, the position previously held by Michael Daniel.
Digital Government
CIO Council to Agencies: Share Your Developer Platforms
18F's login.gov could be a step in the right direction.
Digital Government
Facebook and Instagram Will No Longer Allow Their Data to Be Used for Surveillance
The policy revamp comes five months after the ACLU revealed that more than 500 US police forces were accessing users’ location data from the site.
Cybersecurity
White House’s Annual Cyber Report Counts 30,000 Incidents but Only 16 are 'Major'
Ten of the major incidents occurred at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Digital Government
How the Energy Department Uses World's Largest Wind Tunnel
Strong wind provides strong data.
Acquisition
FirstNet expects court decision soon
FirstNet's top lawyer said the bid protest holding up the $6.5 billion contract award could be resolved "in the next several days."
Digital Government
I Ran Intel at the Pentagon. Here’s My Advice on Insider Threats
If I were still in government, this is what I would be telling Defense Secretary Mattis and the DNI.
Digital Government
Does Congress need a digital service?
As trust in elected officials and media reaches historic lows, open government advocates believe increased transparency and public engagement are vital to rebuilding that faith.
Digital Government
The real story about COTS for the VA
An advocate for the VistA system warns a rush to commercial electronic health records could come with serious risks.
Artificial Intelligence
A Rogue Robot is Blamed For Human Colleague’s Gruesome Death
Usually when people worry about machines and work, they are concerned automation will take away their livelihoods, not their lives.
Digital Government
Canada, U.S. talk data sharing
Following on an Obama administration agreement on cross-border data sharing last year, DHS Secretary Kelly meets with Canadian security officials for the first time.
Digital Government
State Department CIO: ‘If People Aren’t Laughing At You, Your Goals Aren’t Big Enough'
Frontis Wiggins' plan includes revolutionizing how the agency does innovation.
Modernization
How investing in technology can transform government and cut costs
A new report shows how, through effective implementation of proven commercial best practice to operations across government, citizens can benefit from over $1 trillion in value over the next decade.
Digital Government
A DNA Computer Has a Trillion Siblings and Replicates Itself to Make a Decision
To date these machines have only been theoretical.
Cybersecurity