Digital Government
White House Announces Privacy Office, Official
The White House unveiled a new office focused on protecting people's information.
Modernization
Internet Shutdown Could Cost Ethiopia’s Booming Economy Millions of Dollars
Mobile internet remains down across the country since the government announced a six-month, nationwide emergency in early October.
Emerging Tech
What an NFL Coach, the Pentagon and Election Systems Have in Common
Does going low-tech make sense in some circumstances?
Artificial Intelligence
Should Human-Operated and Automated Vehicles Have to Meet the Same Standards?
It's a tough question, says one policymaker.
Digital Government
Half of American Adults Are in Police Facial-Recognition Databases
Cities and states are investing in biometric scanning technology, with few laws in place to restrict what they can do with it.
Emerging Tech
Video: Meet the Giant Robot That Builds Boeing’s Airplane Wings
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a robot building a plane.
Cybersecurity
NSA: Hackers find an easy path to U.S. systems
A senior NSA official says that none of the major hacks of U.S. systems in the last two years relied on zero-day exploits. Instead, they took advantage of easier vulnerabilities resulting from poor cyber hygiene and practices.
Digital Government
Mission Possible: A Spy Agency Builds a Tech Scout Network
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is embedding in startup incubators.
People
Why regulators need to grok new tech
FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny said regulators need to understand technology before they seek to regulate it.
Cybersecurity
DHS warns holdout states on REAL ID deadlines
States are closer to complying with REAL ID, but deadlines are firm, the Department of Homeland Security warned.
People
Trump ally Gingrich pushes for federal 'You're fired!'
A senior adviser to presidential candidate Donald Trump wants to make it easier for the former reality TV star to use his famous catchphrase if he's elected.
Digital Government
A Computer’s Hot Take on the 2016 Election
An artificial intelligence found Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton seemed to get “happier” coverage than Donald Trump. But is that evidence of media bias? Not necessarily.
Emerging Tech
Got a Drone Problem? Call the Drone Busters
About as long as drones have been popular, there have been people who want to knock them out of the sky.
Cybersecurity
Interior CDM effort 'immature,' says watchdog report
The Interior Department's inspector general said the agency's cybersecurity efforts need more work.
Modernization
Tax agency punted on $12M email system
The IRS acquired and never deployed a $12 million email system designed to help comply with pending records management requirements.
Cybersecurity
How to Foil a Tech-Support Scam
Fraudsters are getting cleverer and more aggressive—but the government is cracking down.
Ideas
6 Items that Should Be on the New Federal CISO’s To-Do List
Imagine for a moment you have been appointed as the new U.S. federal government CISO. What do you do to secure the federal information infrastructures?
Emerging Tech
The Low-Tech Way to Colonize Mars
NASA researchers are modeling Martian settlements after early American colonists.
Digital Government
What IARPA Knows About Your Canceled Dinner Reservation
It could predict impending disease outbreaks.
Digital Government