Cybersecurity
Government’s Kaspersky Ban Takes Effect
Pentagon, GSA and NASA contracts will now officially prohibit Kaspersky software.
CIO Briefing
Official Says Vendors Will Have To Abide by New IT Spending Schema Too
But officials have yet to answer outstanding questions about how that would work.
Data
Smart TVs Are Tracking Viewers And These Lawmakers Are Concerned
Your TV knows just how many cooking shows you watch.
Ideas
What If Your Data Could Secure Itself?
Building strong protections at the network perimeter are only part of the solution.
Cybersecurity
Russia’s Foreign-Software Approval Service Helps Military Hackers: Report
The agency that ostensibly reviews foreign-made wares for vulnerabilities sends the lion’s share straight to its hacker squads.
Policy
White House Lays Groundwork for Improving Government Customer Experience
The Office of Management and Budget’s new Circular A-11 provides guidance to federal agencies in establishing customer experience frameworks.
CIO Briefing
More Money for Cyber Spies, Outrage after Indictments and Supply Chain Cyber is Super Hot
More indictments for Mueller and a busy week regarding federal IT for Congress.
Emerging Tech
Microsoft Wants Congress to Regulate Facial Recognition
One of these metrics for regulation could be ensuring the technology works similarly for all
Cybersecurity
4 Big Ideas in the DNC Hacking Indictments
The indictments show how complicated spear-phishing really is.
Emerging Tech
5G Compromise Bill Still a Hit to Local Government
Wireless industry groups support the new Senate bill, but the Institute for Local Self-Reliance argues it sacrifices too much local government authority.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Seeks an Edge in Quantum Computing
The Pentagon’s research arm wants to get up to speed on quantum computing before China and other adversaries.
Cybersecurity
Google Chrome Feature Guards Users From Spectre Attacks
Site isolation helps keep most of your data out of reach from hackers looking to exploit the Spectre vulnerability.
Ideas
Here's Why the Federal Government Ought to Embrace the Blockchain
First, it's essentially impervious to tampering.
CIO Briefing
Microsoft Is Putting Slack On Notice
The company's new product appears positioned to directly compete with Slack’s free offering.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Sets Big Goals for Its New AI Center
The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center will be the hub for all projects that exceed $15 million.
Emerging Tech
AI Is Getting Closer to Replacing Animal Testing
The algorithm can predict results from nine different tests.
CIO Briefing
Donald Trump Nominated a Man With No Space Experience To Be NASA’s Second-in-Command
Trump is passing over Dr. Janet Kavandi, an astronaut and respected leader of one of the space agency’s research centers.
IT Modernization
VA Creates Special Office to Direct $16B Health Record Overhaul
The House Veterans Affairs Committee also unveiled the lawmakers who will track the project from its new subcommittee.
Cybersecurity
China, Russia, and the U.S. Are All Building Centers for Military AI
But their burgeoning approaches to state-sponsored research are divergent as the countries themselves.
Cybersecurity
Why It’s Hard to Protect Domestic-Violence Survivors Online
Restraining orders have evolved to prohibit digital communication, but what happens when they fail?
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