Artificial Intelligence
Humans, Not Robots, Are the Real Reason Artificial Intelligence Is Scary
Intelligent weapons are too easily converted by software engineers into indiscriminate killing machines.
Emerging Tech
How to See Invisible Infrastructure
I spent a weekend at the International Utility Locate Rodeo, where people compete to find hidden cables, water mains, and gas lines.
Digital Government
No protests in DOD electronic health record award
The team of Leidos, Cerner and Accenture won the Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization contract, potentially worth $9 billion, on July 29.
Cybersecurity
A virtual community of cyber talent
Organizers of CyberCompEX are aiming to have 1,000 online registrants by year's end.
Cybersecurity
Air Force plans insider threats program
The USAF wants to procure a program that integrates data from around the service and external data like criminal and credit reports to identify anomalous behavior.
Digital Government
The American way of death data
The CDC is using emerging IT tools to improve the way mortality data is reported, collected and used.
Modernization
3 keys to building a federal DevOps culture
Government lags behind the private sector in breaking down the wall between the development and operations teams. Here's how agencies can close the gap.
Cybersecurity
Will This New Report Help Agencies Get Their Cyber Act Together?
The National Institute for Standards and Technology wants federal agencies to get their act together on cyber.
Cybersecurity
Facebook Dumped a Harvard Intern After he Exposed a Privacy Flaw
Arun Khanna found out the hard way that Facebook doesn’t particularly appreciate it when potential employees reveal embarrassing privacy gaps.
Emerging Tech
Video: NASA's Gecko Gripper Is the Outer Space Answer to Duct Tape
A sticky problem sometimes needs a sticky solution.
Digital Government
FedRAMP OKs IBM mobile, FAA warns drones and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Does the US Need a 'See Something, Say Something" Campaign for Cyber?
Americans lock their doors, install surveillance cameras and call the police to report suspicious activities. But that same level of caution has not transferred into cyberspace.
Digital Government
Federal Customer Experience Still Terrible, Study Says
On average, the public is less satisfied with customer experience at federal agencies than they are with both TV and Internet service providers, according to a Forrester research study published Thursday.
People
OPM's push for equal pay isn't new
Beth Cobert has called for a renewed focus on the persistent pay gap between men and women in the federal workforce, with an emphasis on pay flexibilities that benefit men. But her efforts are only one step on a longer journey.
Digital Government
How the Census Bureau evangelizes open data
Apps using open data to solve civic problems were showcased at Census Bureau demo day.
Cybersecurity
Feds Expect to Spend at Least $500 Million on the Next Five Years of Data Breaches
The government is preparing to hire contractors to deal with future breaches.
Digital Government
This Is How the Modern-Day Tech Resume Should Look
An online presence can provide everything a company needs.
Modernization
GSA plots Schedule 70 cyber assurance SIN
The latest special item number RFI follows on the addition earlier this year of a cloud SIN, and a proposed SIN for health IT.
Cybersecurity