Emerging Tech
Interior Dept. to Nature: Bring It On, We've Got Drones
The agency’s growing fleet of drones are being used in disaster response, search and rescue and in containing wildfires, mitigating avalanches and monitoring volcanic eruptions.
Ideas
6 Strategies for Digital Transformation that Puts Citizens First
Agencies have made great strides in customer experience over the past couple of years.
Cybersecurity
Too soon to tell if CBP biometric systems can scale
DHS efforts to develop entry/exit systems that capture travelers’ biometric data are making progress, a GAO report finds, but full implementation is far from simple.
Digital Government
China’s Twitter Clone Will Soon Have More Users Than Twitter
Weibo doesn't have problems growing.
Modernization
How Long Can Border Agents Keep Your Email Password?
Some data gathered from travelers going through customs can stay in a Homeland Security database for 75 years.
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