Artificial Intelligence
A Computer Tried (and Failed) to Write This Article
For now, machine journalists should probably stick to box scores and basic weather reports.
Digital Government
Building a digitally savvy workforce
In this excerpt from "Delivering on Digital," William Eggers explores one agency's approach to expanding digital capacity by recruiting and training the team.
Cybersecurity
How These Two Security Companies Aim to Fight the Car-Hacking Threat
“A huge problem with vehicle security is that once a threat gets into one system, it’s very easy to move horizontally to all the others,” said Ami Dotan, CEO of Karamba Security.
Cybersecurity
The New Economics of Cybercrime
Digital thieves’ most crucial adaptation in recent years has little to do with their technical tools and everything to do with their business model.
Emerging Tech
You May Soon Be Able to Check Your Snail Mail via Email
Called Informed Delivery, the service allows Postal Service customers in participating regions to receive emailed images of the front side of all mail pieces that will be delivered to the home that day.
Digital Government
Flawed data complicates criminal justice AI
A White House effort is looking to eradicate biases from crime data, to make it more useful in machine-learning applications.
Cybersecurity
Can new tech speed airport security lines?
The head of the Transportation Security Administration faced tough questions from lawmakers on speeding airport screening lines.
Emerging Tech
Google Seems to Be Working on Warehouse Robots Like Amazon’s
The tech giant outlined a theoretical strategy for ensuring that autonomous and remote-controlled robots in a warehouse facility aren’t overloaded as they move cargo around the warehouse.
Modernization
Can federal IT lead the way in secure cloud?
Scale, security and compliance requirements make moving to the cloud challenging for federal CIOs, but the FedRAMP program provides a viable path forward.
Artificial Intelligence
White House Adviser: AI Could Make Criminal Justice System Fairer
But first, we need better data.
Emerging Tech
TSA Curb-to-Gate Security Monitoring Is Coming, Agency Administrator Says
One proposal: RFID-tagged bins for carry-on luggage that roll down automatic conveyor belts for X-ray inspection.
Modernization
Video: Top 5 Features iOS Should Steal From Android
The popular operating system could afford some flexibility.
Modernization
Army wants better crypto for radios
The Army is preparing for a significant security upgrade for its battlefield equipment.
Digital Government
IRS chooses security over accessibility
The tax agency relaunched Get Transcript with a security setup that it plans to incorporate into other tools, and acknowledged that not all taxpayers will be able to access the new system.
People
Transportation IG wants a CIO fast
Only the first 100 applicants will get a shot at the CIO job opening up at the Transportation Department's Office of Inspector General.
Emerging Tech
Would You Pay $800 for a Robot that Can Fold Your Laundry?
No matter is too trivial to be monetized.
Emerging Tech
Nextgov Ebook: Federal Agencies Adapt to the Internet of Things
The challenges are innumerable, including protecting the data the internet of things collects and thwarting cyberattacks on that ecosystem.
Digital Government
Census Names New Top Tech Official as Agency Prepares for 2020 Count
The hires comes less than a month after lawmakers pressed the agency to appoint a permanent CIO, following a nearly yearlong vacancy.
People
After short vacancy, Education gets new CIO
Transportation Department veteran Jason Gray quietly took the tech reins at Education late last month.
Digital Government