Emerging Tech
Peter Thiel is Pushing Donald Trump to Use Private Space Companies at NASA
The move could prove vital in a battle over NASA’s priorities and multi-billion-dollar budget.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers warn against weakening encryption
A congressional working group studying encryption has concluded that strong encryption is in the national interest, but needs of law enforcement must be accommodated.
People
Prison sentence for GSA Advantage fraudster
A former Defense Department procurement official will serve nearly three years in prison for stealing and reselling millions of dollars of equipment and material obtained through GSA's online shopping and ordering system.
Artificial Intelligence
Researchers Push Limits of Machine Learning by Programming Robot to Fold Laundry
It won't really save you time.
Cybersecurity
Don’t Undermine Encryption, Bipartisan Congressional Report Warns
Lawmakers suggest workarounds to undermining encryption such as legal hacking and relying on metadata.
Digital Government
How Did One Small Defense Firm Get a Seat at Trump’s Tech Summit?
The meeting put data-viz firm Palantir next to some of the world’s largest data-gathering companies.
Digital Government
Advocacy Group to Tech Companies: Delete Your Records Before Trump Gets To Them
The Electronic Frontier Foundation took out a full-page ad in Wired's January 2017 issue.
Cybersecurity
Police Use of Phony Cellphone Towers Needs to be Reined in, Lawmakers Warn
The federal government should refuse to OK sale of the fake towers to state and local cops who don’t pledge not to use them without probable cause, a bipartisan report urges.
Cybersecurity
House panel seeks new rules for Stingrays
Technology used by law enforcement agencies to track the location of a cell phone needs to be better regulated, a House report concluded.
Emerging Tech
Trump Doesn’t Need Silicon Valley to Eliminate Government Waste
He would do better to confer with the Government Accountability Office, the independent, nonpartisan federal agency that supports Congress to meet its constitutional responsibilities, and improves performance and ensures accountability on behalf of all Americans.
Digital Government
12 government apps to get you through the holiday season
The federal government is getting in on the holiday spirit, promoting 12 holiday-relevant agency apps that offer travel, weather, safety and educational information.
Digital Government
DOD watchdog lists top 10 challenges for 2017
The Pentagon Inspector General's office has released its Fiscal Year 2017 Oversight Plan that focuses on 10 performance and management challenges facing the DOD, including cyber.
Cybersecurity
Consolidation could be coming to federal radar
Multiple agencies are participating in an FAA-led bid to optimize spectrum use for aircraft and weather surveillance.
Acquisition
GAO sustains more protests in 2016
The GAO's annual bid protest report to Congress shows a spike in the number of protests filed.
Acquisition
Deadline extended for Federal 100 nominations!
You now have until Tuesday, Jan. 3, to get them in. Happy holidays!
Digital Government
Garment Originally Made for Astronauts is Saving Lives of New Mothers in Developing Countries
"It’s simple, reusable and affordable.”
Artificial Intelligence
BlackBerry Is Now a Self-Driving Car Company and Plans to Spend Like One
The company is currently testing autonomous vehicles on public Canadian roads.
Digital Government
