Artificial Intelligence
Video: A Steering Wheel for Self-Driving Cars
This gives white-knuckle driving a new meaning.
People
Trump's pick for Commerce talks tech
Wilbur Ross, the Department of Commerce secretary-designate, discussed IT-intensive components of Commerce -- including cybersecurity, spectrum allocation, broadband accessibility and Census operations -- at his Senate confirmation hearing.
People
Obama wraps up security clearance reforms
In a last-minute executive order, President Obama institutes structural reforms to the security clearance process designed to create a more unified system across government agencies.
Digital Government
DOD Cyber Policy Chief: We’ve Deterred Destructive Cyberattacks
Departing DOD cyber policy chief Aaron Hughes talks cyber deterrence, offense and hiring in an exit interview with Nextgov.
Modernization
Microsoft Gets Big Cloud Win in Defense Department
A provisional authorization means military customers and DOD agencies can use Microsoft’s cloud for compute, storing, networking and database services.
Cybersecurity
House panel probes DHS scans of state election tech
Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz wants the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general to look more deeply into reports of unauthorized scans of Georgia's network firewall.
Digital Government
Trump Appoints Baltimore Real Estate Developer To Tech Team
Reed Cordish will serve as the assistant to the president for intragovernmental and technology initiatives.
People
Secretary Carter says future is bright for DOD
In his farewell remarks to Department of Defense personnel, Secretary Ash Carter said that the DOD is better and stronger than when he first set foot in the Pentagon 35 years ago.
Artificial Intelligence
Skills Your Kids Should Cultivate to Be Competitive in the Age of Automation
Perceptive and emotional AI is developing fast.
Digital Government
Russian Hackers Will Try ‘Again and Again,’ Warns Samantha Power
It is "naive" to think Russia won’t keep meddling to destabilize the West, Obama’s U.N. ambassador says.
Digital Government
DOD official takes aim at interference from Congress
Frank Kendall, the outgoing and possibly last undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, says congressional attempts to reform acquisition do more harm than good.
People
How to foster an innovation culture in government
To close the innovation gap between the public and private sector, governments must become applied learning systems that constantly adapt to change.
Digital Government
Getting Rid of Obamacare Will Cripple the Department Keeping Bioterrorism and Outbreaks at Bay
It’s not just about doctor’s visits and medications.
Digital Government
Education Dept. Builds Show and Tell Space for Developers
There's a new GitHub repository for anything built with Education Department data.
Modernization
A Smartphone-Savvy Developing Country Dethroned the US for Most Android App Downloads
Indians have become the top Android-app users in the world.
Digital Government
FTC’s Plea To Academia: Keep Protecting Consumers
The outgoing chief technologist asked researchers to study ads, labels and other consumer issues.
Cybersecurity