Digital Government
This Bot Will Spend the Next Year Tweeting the Chilcot Report
The report is 2.6 million words long.
Digital Government
Why Is Iraq Still Using Fake Bomb Detectors?
An inert hunk of plastic has become an emblem of the government’s failure to protect civilians.
Digital Government
Navy Is Rigging Locusts to Sniff Out Bombs
Although dogs’ noses remain the gold standard for chemical detection, bugs' simpler neurological system make them easier to engineer and control.
Digital Government
IT Company Masqueraded As Small Business To Win Contract
A group of businesses will pay $5.8 million in a settlement.
Ideas
6 Things the Public Sector Can Learn from Banking
To date, the public sector has not realized the same success in embracing many of the same digital solutions in which banks have become immersed. So why has the public sector been challenged in this progressive direction?
Cybersecurity
Bill Banning Porn, Personal Email on Agency Computers Under Fire on Unrelated Grounds
White House threatens veto over provisions on firing senior executives and reporting on union activities.
Digital Government
Q&A: DHS CIO Wants ‘Constant Foraging’ for Commercial Tech
More than a year after opening its Silicon Valley office, the Homeland Security Department is figuring out what a free flow of talent and technology would really mean.
Emerging Tech
Video: Self-Driving Tractors Are Changing Farming
Mobile apps and big data play a part in the transformation as well.
Acquisition
DOE backs away from new business system mandates
The Energy Department withdrew plans for a rule that would set up definitions for contractors to adhere to or face financial penalty.
Digital Government
FITARA, strategic sourcing could limit wireless IoT
FITARA and wireless BPAs are great, but they’re also potentially confining wireless device technology, a new study says.
Modernization
Pilots Getting Equipped with This Newfangled Technology Called 'Text Messaging'
Don't worry, there'll be no unsanctioned social media activity.
People
White House would veto email blocking bill
The House passed a bill that would give agencies authority to block employee access to webmail, but the White House is pledging a veto.
Emerging Tech
Adorable Self-Driving Robots Will Start Making Deliveries in Europe This Month
The Starship delivery bots will be stationed at kitchens, delivery hubs and supermarkets in London, Düsseldorf, Bern and Hamburg.
Cybersecurity
USPS flooded with false malware positives
The U.S. Postal Service's cyber incident system is overwhelmingly identifying normal activity as malicious, according to a new inspector general report.
Digital Government
The War Over Soon-to-Be-Outdated Army Intelligence Systems
The epic saga of Palantir vs. the Army is gearing up for a big courtroom finish.
People
Uber, but for feds
Recently introduced legislation would open the world of modern transportation apps to federal reimbursement.
Digital Government
Court: Feds can't hide outside emails from FOIA
Emails that contain government records don't gain immunity from FOIA just because they reside on an non-governmental system, an appeals court decided July 5.
Ideas
What Federal Government Can Learn from States in Going Digital
To speed delivery of citizen- and business-centric digital solutions, federal agencies can adopt best practices from states where online transaction-based services have been used successfully for more than two decades.
Modernization
Apple Urges US iPhone Owners to Become Organ Donors
Years after watching Apple co-founder Steve Jobs’ experience getting a liver transplant, CEO Tim Cook wants to help reduce the organ donor shortage in the US.
Cybersecurity