Artificial Intelligence
Critical Update: How Data Analytics and AI Algorithms Can Prioritize Trust
VA researchers are training machine learning algorithms to accurately learn about real-world data.
Emerging Tech
Is the Pentagon Changing Fast Enough?
So far, two former defense insiders say, new service organizations are more promise than improvement.
People
Contractors, stakeholders offer wish lists for cyber workforce strategy
A rare White House RFI solicited frank discussion from industry on the pain points on cyber workforce recruitment for both the government and federal contractors.
Digital Government
The Latest on the Midterm Election Results and What They Could Mean for the Executive Branch
The Democrats will maintain control of the Senate, meaning easier confirmations for political appointees and less combative investigations.
Acquisition
NIH CIO-SP4 contract hit with 97 protests
No, that's not a typo. Nearly 100 companies are objecting to the cut-off line NITAAC set for the $50 billion CIO-SP4 competition. They claim it is arbitrary. No word back from NITAAC yet.
People
GSA establishes new legal division for technology services
The agency is seeking legal talent to help advise tech-focused offices.
Digital Government
Senator to Elon Musk: 'Fix Your Companies. Or Congress Will'
After Elon Musk mocked Sen. Ed Markey’s concerns about Twitter verifying fake accounts, the senator told the mogul to get it together or Congress would step in.
Emerging Tech
New Satellite Will Allow First-Ever Observation of Nearly All of Earth’s Water
NASA’s upcoming Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite will provide a complete measurement every 21 days.
Digital Government
Lawmaker, Twitter chief spar over fake account
Should federal agencies with verified Twitter accounts be concerned about rapid changes roiling the social network?
Artificial Intelligence
Expert Analysis of Dangerous Artificial Intelligences in Government
The “real risks” of AI come from a lack of governance and risk understanding, according to Navrina Singh, CEO of Credo AI and a member of the Department of Commerce’s National AI Advisory Committee.
Digital Government
How the FCC Shields Cellphone Companies From Safety Concerns
The wireless industry is rolling out thousands of new transmitters amid a growing body of research that calls cellphone safety into question. Federal regulators say there’s nothing to worry about — even as they rely on standards established in 1996.
Digital Government
NOAA Building ‘Digital Twin’ of Earth to Study Climate Change
In collaboration with NVIDIA and Lockheed Martin, NOAA will create a two-dimensional model of Earth based on climate data.
People
OPM finalizes rules rescinding provisions of Trump’s firing executive order
The new regulations follow through on a 2021 executive order signed by President Biden rescinding several of the Trump administration’s personnel policies.
People
NASA SEWP's 'secret weapon' to retire at the end of the year
Darlene Coen has been credited for having a major impact on NASA's trailblazing governmentwide acquisition contract (GWAC) during her 14 years of service.
People
Biden taps federal management guru to lead IRS
Nominee previously led the tax agency and has ideas on implementing its unprecedented cash infusion.
Acquisition
Interior unveils $1B cloud solicitation
Data center consolidation and the movement of more core technology services are top priorities for the department in this acquisition.
Emerging Tech
DOD Working on Prototype of Mobile Microgrid for Arctic Operations
The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit announced that it is partnering with MITRE and 10 Defense Department components to develop a microgrid capable of working at temperatures as low as -60 degrees Fahrenheit.
Cybersecurity
CISA Issues Vulnerability-Management Tools Dependent on Industry Action
Federal agencies are under a binding operational directive to address exploitable security vulnerabilities in their software, but the success of CISA’s effort relies on the cooperation of software vendors.
Cybersecurity
NATO Allies Double Down on Cybersecurity in Warfighting Ops
U.S. and Italian officials convened the 2022 Cyber Defence Pledge Conference, focused on supporting Ukraine and investing in new technology for all member nations.
Modernization