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.

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

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

How big companies drive innovation in government IT

Rather than being hampered by their size, large IT contractors are uniquely positioned to support the government's efforts to innovate.