Digital Government
Video: Electric Fuel Cell Vehicles Join Energy Department Fleet
The vehicles were donated by automakers Toyota and Hyundai.
Digital Government
18F seeks info on ID verification
As part of an ongoing project to develop a shared identity authentication platform, 18F is asking industry for insight and experience on validating state-issued IDs.
Emerging Tech
Poll: Americans Want Drone Delivery - But Not Yet
Young, urban citizens more interested in the technology, Postal Service IG survey finds.
People
Legacy fund already having impact
U.S. CIO Tony Scott said a proposed IT modernization fund, still before Congress, is changing the way agencies think about upgrading legacy technology.
Digital Government
DHA director touts 'more complete' DOD health record
Defense Health Agency Director Vice Adm. Raquel Bono said the new electronic health record system will enable DOD to provide more complete, responsive and effective health care.
Modernization
Pushing agencies to embrace programmability
Four programmability challenges for federal IT -- and how to tackle each of them.
Digital Government
Satellite, data projects on White House agenda
Global internet connectivity, artificial intelligence and a manned mission to Mars are some of the big ideas at the Frontiers Conference.
Emerging Tech
Video: Obama on Fixing Government With Technology
The president wants citizens to be able to file taxes as easily as they can order pizzas online.
Modernization
Video: How Will GSA Initiatives Fare During the Presidential Transition?
The agency's tech initiatives may shake up when a new president comes in.
Artificial Intelligence
White House: Federal Agencies Need Their Own Artificial Intelligence Labs
Artificial intelligence could also lead to unintended consequences that need to be explored.
Modernization
One of Air Force’s Most Important Unclassified Systems is Now in the Oracle Cloud
MyPers began operating in July out of an Oracle-managed off-premise cloud specifically designed and secured to handle some of the Defense Department’s most sensitive unclassified workloads.
Emerging Tech
Ready, Set, Pitch: Executive Leadership Conference Shakes up Format
This year's conference focuses on transformational leadership, agile government and disruptive technology.
Digital Government
Commerce Wants Amazon's Alexa To Tap Into Its Data
The Commerce Department hosted a hackathon with Amazon.
Digital Government
What VA wants to learn from DOD's $4.3 billion EHR
As the Defense Department prepares to launch its new electronic health record system, the Department of Veterans Affairs will be watching for lessons.
Cybersecurity
Mabus: Navy overly reliant on networked systems
The Secretary of the Navy says that the service is too dependent on networks and is taking steps to relearn analog communications methods.
Digital Government
Amazon Wants to Scan Your License Plate
Identifying cars would help it speed up pickup times at brick-and-mortar stores—but it could use the information to track your location.
Artificial Intelligence
Elon Musk’s OpenAI Is Using Reddit to Teach AI to Speak Like Humans
The goal of this project is to allow a robot to become smart enough to not only recognize speech, but to also use the data it gathers to formulate appropriate responses on its own.
Digital Government
House panel checks in on Census IT testing
Key lawmakers want to make sure the Census Bureau is leaving enough time to acquire and test critical IT systems to support the 2020 population count.
Acquisition