Emerging Tech
How a Flooded Data Center Sparked a Cloud Migration Effort
Agencies need to know their inventory and infrastructure before they start migrating, the SBA CIO said.
Artificial Intelligence
By Sparring With AlphaGo, Researchers Learn How an Algorithm Thinks
Even the smartest humans miss patterns that computers see instantly.
Cybersecurity
Failed SBINet offers lessons for border wall oversight
With a failed billion-dollar DHS project in mind, the agency's inspector general said he will audit the southern border wall project repeatedly as it is built.
People
Prime time for the Data Act?
Some early signs suggest that the implementation of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act could become a policy priority in the Trump administration.
Cybersecurity
FBI to private sector: work with us
The FBI is looking for more cooperation from industry and private businesses to identify and mitigate cyberthreats.
Cybersecurity
Blame the US, Not China, For Recent Surge in Massive Cyberattacks
The blame so far had largely fallen on the Chinese manufacturers for churning out devices with shoddy security on the cheap.
Modernization
How health IT hints at the future of innovation for DOD
The current effort to integrate DOD systems with the Cerner electronic health record represents a new direction in Pentagon IT culture and practice, according to CIO Terry Halvorsen.
Cybersecurity
Why NIST's Framework Avoids a One-Sized-Fits-All Approach to Cybersecurity
Many companies are adopting the framework, but there’s still work to do, the NIST program manager tells Nextgov.
Artificial Intelligence
China’s Artificial-Intelligence Boom
The country’s universities and tech giants are starting to surpass American ones when it comes to researching and implementing AI.
Digital Government
Silicon Valley’s Gender Gap Is the Result of Computer-Game Marketing 20 Years Ago
In 2014, 70% of the employees at the top tech companies in Silicon Valley were male.
People
Senate confirms Trump's OMB chief
Mick Mulvaney, one of Capitol Hill's leading critics of government spending and debt, will serve as budget director in the Trump administration.
Cybersecurity
What Former NSA Chief Keith Alexander Thinks of Trump's Cyber Stance
The former NSA director hopes Trump will allow government to more actively defend industry from cyberattacks.
Digital Government
New Research Shows Who Will Be Hurt—And Helped—If America’s Tech Industry Can’t Hire World’s Best Talent
The H-1B visa was created for college graduates with knowledge in a highly specialized field.
Digital Government
NGA seeks a new CIO
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency needs an executive to both drive IT operations and facilitate collaboration with a wide range of partners.
Cybersecurity
Bureau of Indian Affairs Warns 20,000 Tribal Members of Possible Data Breach
Government (U.S.) // Montana, United States
Digital Government
Video: These High-Tech Glasses Help the Legally Blind See
And they connect to the internet
Digital Government
DOD's Next-Gen Electronic Health Records System Is Now Live At One Site
MHS Genesis has been deployed at the Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane, Washington.
Digital Government
People Are Furiously Saving Federal Data Before It’s Deleted—And You Can, Too
It’s surprisingly easy
Digital Government