Cybersecurity
Senate Staffers to Assess Intel Community’s Russian Hacking Report
Congressional staffers will examine the report’s confidential sourcing to ensure it is sound.
Digital Government
Reintroduced Bill Would Stop Government From Searching Your Emails Without a Warrant
The Email Privacy Act updates the 1980 Electronic Communications Privacy Act, which outlines that law enforcement can search messages more than 180 days told without a warrant.
Artificial Intelligence
$27M Fund Wants Artificial Intelligence with a Conscience
LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman kicked in $10 million.
Cybersecurity
Is DC's Subway Ready for a Cyberattack?
Only five days into 2017, Metro experienced its first meltdown of the year as a computer glitch left its control center unable to communicate with tracks for about 10 minutes.
Cybersecurity
Trump’s Cyber-Appeasement Policy Might Encourage More Hacks
Casting doubt on security experts’ ability to identify the culprits behind cyberattacks could make it hard to deter the next one.
Digital Government
Video: How This Paper Toy Could Change Global Health
Rapid spinning is the first step toward diagnosing illnesses like malaria and HIV.
Cybersecurity
Senators push IC on whether Russia hacked GOP
Senators on the intelligence committee questioned members of IC on the extent to which Russia hacked the RNC and how that played into their assessment that Putin wanted to help Trump win the election.
Cybersecurity
Border wall isn't enough, intel on Russian hacking accurate, DHS nominee says
Retired Marine Lt. Gen. John Kelly, the would-be leader of the Department of Homeland Security told a Senate panel that a border wall is inadequate and embraced the accuracy of U.S. intelligence on Russian cyber intrusions, and information operations.
People
Detailed report still leaves questions about nepotism in government
A Merit Systems Protection Board study spelled out federal rules regarding nepotism, but it's not clear what application they have to a president hiring an in-law to his White House staff.
Emerging Tech
Why Virtual Reality May Become Part of Your Job
From mock customer-service scenarios to simulations of technical procedures, VR is branching out in the workplace.
Digital Government
Pentagon Needs Its Own Google For All Its Data, Says Eric Schmidt
The Alphabet chairman says a giant data warehouse would give the military Google-like capability. It would also create the richest intelligence target ever conceived.
Cybersecurity
Cyber threat grows exponentially, says outgoing official
The number of cyber threats, attacks and criminals continues to grow, says an outgoing White House counterterrorism and cybersecurity advisor, and the new administration must continue developing international cyber norms.
People
Watchdog: improper workforce incentives could cost VA millions
The Department of Veterans Affairs awards incentives to attract and retain skilled employees in hard-to-fill positions, but their unauthorized and improper uses could lead to millions of dollars in unsupported spending, according to a recent inspector general report.
Artificial Intelligence
If You’ve Been Stuck in an Airport Because of Delays Recently, You Already Know How Bad a Highly Automated Society Will Be
We, in the U.S. at least, live in a world where we often can’t talk to humans, even when we want to.
People
Is Congress really going to cut your pay to $1?
A brief history of the Holman Rule, and what it likely means for appropriations, agency programs and individual feds.
Emerging Tech
Moths Are Driving Miniature Cars to Help Scientists Build Odor-Tracking Robots
It turns out, moths are actually pretty good at driving—at least when scientists hook them up to the right equipment.
Modernization
Video: Looking Back at the Original iPhone
The original smartphone is a lot clunkier than you remember.
Cybersecurity
Here's Why Trump's Intel Bashing Matters
The president-elect’s denigration of the Russian hacking findings will make it harder to make a case against other U.S. adversaries, former officials say.
Modernization