People
NASA still tops in agency innovation rankings
The five best-scoring large agencies improved on last year's numbers, but government-wide ratings continued to slide.
Cybersecurity
NSA touts role in cyber investigations
National Security Agency Director Adm. Michael Rogers called for closer and more rapid collaboration with the private sector in investigating cyber intrusions.
People
Jones moves to DOT tech office
As chief program officer, Jimmy Jones had a hand in some of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board's major projects.
Digital Government
GAO nudges OMB, NSA likes data and Data.gov does, too
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Artificial Intelligence
A Search Engine Could Become the First True Artificial Intelligence
What if Google, or Facebook, or any of the companies we entrust our information to, wanted to use our search histories to create an artificially intelligent robot?
Cybersecurity
Air Force launches enterprise cyber strategy
Task Force Cyber Aware will take a year to diagnose the service's risks and vulnerabilities.
Cybersecurity
White House: No 'red lines' in responding to cyber threats
Top White House cybersecurity adviser Michael Daniel wants all options on table for responding to cyber attacks.
Modernization
GSA unveils plan to allow TIC compliance for FedRAMP services
Draft "overlay" would give agencies and cloud service providers a new path to secure cloud connections.
Digital Government
Commerce: Tell Us What You Want From Our Data
Crowdsourcing is a key part of Commerce's open data efforts.
Digital Government
Uncle Sam Might Be Even Less Innovative Than You Thought
Only 32.7 percent of employees said they felt creativity and innovation were rewarded in their organization, new research found.
Emerging Tech
What NASA's 3-D-Printed Space Wrench Says About Government Innovation
NASA’s success in on-demand manufacturing could pave the way for other federal agencies.
Digital Government
This Duck Drone Could Spy on Enemy Subs
But building a flying-and-swimming robot is harder than nature makes it look.
Digital Government
How Tech Giants Became a Leading Civil-Rights Voice
In the tech industry, civil-rights activism is simultaneously considered a responsibility and just good business.
Digital Government
Watchdog: Library of Congress Lacks a Digital Blueprint -- And Doesn't Know How Much It Spends on Technology
A new watchdog report calls into question the Library of Congress' ability to keep up with the demands of the digital age.
People
Air Force shifts IT exec
Bill Marion, CTO at Air Force Space Command, was named CIO for the service’s personnel directorate.
Emerging Tech
Google's Next-Gen Robots Could Have Personalities
Google’s patent details a cloud-based system where a personality could be downloaded to a robot, in the same way one might download an app.
Modernization
The Amazon Button Isn't an April Fools' Joke
Designed to correlate with specific products around your house, it's basically a physical manifestation of the one-click-to-buy feature on Amazon's site.
Digital Government
Commerce aims to lead feds in data
CIO Steve Cooper is encouraging Commerce IT and data staffers to think entrepreneurially about data.
Cybersecurity
Obama Declares Cyberattacks a 'National Emergency'
A new executive order will allow the government to impose financial sanctions against those waging malicious cyberattacks.
Digital Government