Podcasts
Critical Update: Where the Final Frontier Meets Your Front Door
NASA invents a lot of cool and cutting edge technology to make space exploration possible—tech that often ends up pretty close to home as well.
Emerging Tech
Treasury Sanctions Cryptocurrency Mixer
The online digital money platform has proven to act as a haven for cyber criminals looking to launder illegal cryptocurrencies.
Emerging Tech
Senate Appropriators Seek Alternatives to TMF
The House package includes a $100 million infusion for the Technology Modernization Fund, but the Senate appropriators have longstanding doubts about the no-year revolving fund.
People
Senate Dems have joined the push to block a Schedule F revival
As Republican groups discuss plans to reinstitute the controversial plan to strip tens of thousands of federal workers of their civil service protections, congressional Democrats have renewed their efforts to block it.
Artificial Intelligence
VHA Launches New Playbook Outlining Digital Health Care Needs For Patients
The agency’s health care office is looking for better data sharing interfaces to improve patient care.
Artificial Intelligence
National Science Foundation Facilitates US-India Tech Research Collaboration
The National Science Foundation added $2.8 million in supplemental awards to support these projects.
Emerging Tech
Bipartisan Bill Aims to Use Grants to Increase Drone Usage For Infrastructure Assessment
The legislation would authorize grants to use American drones for infrastructure assessment and maintenance as well as for workforce training and education.
Policy
Senate appropriators seek alternatives to TMF
The House package includes a $100 million infusion for the Technology Modernization Fund, but the Senate appropriators have longstanding doubts about the no-year revolving fund.
Ideas
Coding it Forward fellows share their stories
Two college students planning careers in tech told Steve Kelman why they chose to prioritize government service.
Emerging Tech
White House-cited Standard Would Bolster National Electronics Security
Protecting the supply chain is about more than ensuring semiconductor inventories, some argue.
Ideas
The Climate Bill Could Short-circuit EV Tax Credits, Making Qualifying for Them Nearly Impossible
The Senate's major climate bill could have unintended consequences.
Digital Government
DOD Failing to Track Progress on Military Alternatives to GPS, GAO Says
A new report says military leaders don’t have enough information to make crucial decisions about ongoing efforts to develop alternatives to the Global Positioning System.
Emerging Tech
If War Comes to Space, Who Will Control US Spy Satellites?
U.S. intelligence and military are speeding new sensors to space. They are still working on details of who’s ultimately in charge during a conflict.
Cybersecurity
Finance Sector Deals Latest Blow to Cyber Solarium Construct Teetering in NDAA
Congress will return from the August recess faced once again with the challenge of building cybersecurity policy for private providers of critical infrastructure faster than industry can tear it down.
Modernization
Over 20,000 Veterans Received VHA iPads but Never Used Them for Virtual Care
An inspector general review found that the agency was also slow to get devices back so they could be redistributed.
Cybersecurity
DOD failing to track progress on military alternatives to GPS, GAO says
A new report says military leaders don’t have enough information to make crucial decisions about ongoing efforts to develop alternatives to the Global Positioning System.
Acquisition
DHA names ineligible companies for $1.5B IT contract
The Defense Health Agency is looking to weed out potential conflicts of interest before they could arise.
Digital Government
A New Bill Seeks to Prevent the Secret Service from Withholding Records from its Watchdog
“While I share the concerns of my colleagues about the actions of the current inspector general, it is also clear the Secret Service tried to impede the inspector general’s investigation into the events of Jan. 6,” said Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn.
Policy
Bipartisan Senators Want Commodity Regulations For Crypto
A new bill would task the Commodity Futures Trading Commission with imposing more consumer protections and other oversight regulations on digital asset trading.
Policy