Artificial Intelligence
'New Threats' to National Security Are Created by Emerging Tech, DHS Chief Says
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas highlighted a few of the technologies endangering national security during a Tuesday Senate hearing.
Digital Government
Report: These 9 Trends are Reshaping Government in 2023
Technology and improved digital service delivery factor into many trends identified in a March report.
Ideas
When it Comes to Explaining Elections in Congress, Gerrymandering is Overrated
Both sides complain of gerrymandering, but statistics suggests neither side really benefits.
Artificial Intelligence
ChatGPT for State and Local Agencies? Not so Fast.
Tasks that can benefit from automation such as software development, traffic management or rote tasks are good candidates for ChatGPT, but those that need more subjectivity still require human intervention, experts say.
People
ODNI official details efforts to use automation to speed talent recruitment timelines
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s assistant director for human capital said the agency is looking to recruit blue chip talent in former college athletes, and is leveraging technology to speed up hiring.
Policy
Senators Reintroduce Bill to Bolster Federal Data Center Security
The bipartisan legislation seeks to protect federal data centers from physical and digital threats by establishing minimum requirements to enhance the security of these critical facilities.
Digital Government
Planned Login-dot-gov deployment at IRS is postponed
The decision comes after concerns about implementing the sign-on service during tax season.
Artificial Intelligence
6 Agencies Launch Program to Build Prototype Open Knowledge Network
The prototype network is designed to provide an integrated data and knowledge infrastructure.
Cybersecurity
Biden Admin Targets ‘Misuse’ of Spyware with New Executive Order
The White House followed through on previous promises to pursue stronger oversight of commercial spyware companies and how their products are used in the U.S.
Digital Government
Senators Try Again to Advance Software License Bill
Sens. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) have brought back the Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act with a few new changes after the proposal came up short last fall.
Ideas
U.S. Autism Rates Hit All-Time High
“This is not just a phenomenon of becoming more sensitive to subtly impaired kids,” one of the report's authors said.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Need to Enhance VA’s Oversight of Oracle EHR Rollout or ‘Move On,’ Top Republican Says
House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chair Mike Bost, R-Ill., said Republicans and Democrats in both chambers of Congress are largely aligned “on what we know we want to fix and the problems that we’re seeing” with the deployment of VA’s new EHR system.
Acquisition
Veterans Affairs committee Dems offer bills to streamline VA operations
The two proposals would seek to consolidate business functions at the agency and independently verify and validate IT modernization efforts.
Digital Government
House Bill Wants Quantum-Powered Research To Support Agriculture, Medical Development
The Quantum in Practice Act was reintroduced this week, asserting quantum information systems’ power in scientific advancement.
Policy
Senators try again to advance software license bill
Sens. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) have brought back the Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act with a few new changes after the proposal came up short last fall.
People
Consumer Product Safety Commission failed to complete mandated future of work plan, report says
The agency tasked with preventing unreasonable risks of injury and death from consumer products has not yet completed a required plan that considers post-pandemic office reentry and property management strategies, according to an inspector general's report.
Ideas
Fretting About Election Stress is Bad for Your Health
A new study indicates people report worse physical health around major elections.
Ideas
AI and Twitter Could Help Predict Opioid Deaths
Combined, the technologies can predict where opioid deaths are likely to occur.
Emerging Tech
US Needs Improved Regulation to Foster Drone R&D
Unmanned aircraft system innovation is hindered by the current regulatory framework, according to witnesses at a congressional hearing.
Cybersecurity