Digital Government
Citizen Science Volunteers are Almost Entirely White
95% of citizen scientists identified as white in a recent survey.
Artificial Intelligence
The Pentagon's Plan for 'Responsible AI'
A 47-page document released this week outlines the Pentagon's plan to incorporate its two-year old ethical AI principles throughout a system's design, development and use.
Digital Government
Boeing Wants More Money For New Air Force One, USAF Official Says
The company is looking for loopholes in its $4 billion contract.
Digital Government
Budding Spies Might Not Get Weeded Out for Past Drug Use
Activists say this would be a practical step to help ensure all the best candidates are getting considered for intelligence jobs.
People
Budding spies might not get weeded out for past drug use
Activists say this would be a practical step to help ensure all the best candidates are getting considered for intelligence jobs.
Defense
The Pentagon's plan for 'responsible AI'
A 47-page document released this week outlines the Pentagon's plan to incorporate its two-year old ethical AI principles throughout a system's design, development and use.
Digital Government
Digital identity challenges could be a roadblock to improved CX
Government agencies are currently wrestling with how exactly to verify Americans who want to access federal programs and services.
Cybersecurity
Allied Cybersecurity Agencies Advise Against Disabling Popular Tool for Cyberattackers
The Microsoft program—PowerShell—has granted malicious actors in major hacks remote command and control ability over victims, but, by the same token, it can improve cybersecurity management across an enterprise.
Modernization
Why Federal IT Leaders Set Aside $100M for Customer Experience
Creating a distinct pool of funding for customer experience improvement projects is part of a three-pronged strategy to show agencies the administration is serious about CX.
Emerging Tech
'Exomuscle' Boosts Upper Body Strength and Endurance
The technology could have numerous applications.
Digital Government
Coming Soon: More Regs and Bills to Help Modernize the Federal Workforce
Reforms will ease the process of everything from attracting new talent to processing retirement claims, says OPM Director Kiran Ahuja.
Digital Government
Experts call for more chief customer officers in government
Witnesses told Senate lawmakers that customer experience practitioners need representation within key federal agencies.
Acquisition
SBA team targets set-aside contracts awarded to ineligible firms
The Office of Government Contracting and Business Development successfully steered over $5 billion in contracting opportunities for small businesses away from firms that were ineligible for set-asides.
Cybersecurity
House Panel Passes RANSOMWARE Act to Get FTC Reports on Cross-Border Work
The Energy and Commerce subcommittee also forwarded a bipartisan privacy and data security bill to the full committee but—lacking support from Senate leadership—that legislation appears dead in the water.
Policy
Experts Call for More Chief Customer Officers in Government
Witnesses told Senate lawmakers that customer experience practitioners need representation within key federal agencies.
Modernization
VA Electronic Record System ‘Not Yet Stable Enough’ for Planned Rollouts
The Boise Veterans Affairs Medical Center now plans to deploy the Cerner Millennium system a month later than originally planned, with the year’s remaining rollouts pushed to 2023.
Defense
Spotlight on innovation in the 2023 defense policy bill
The Defense Innovation Unit stands to get $81 million, double its requested budget, for fiscal 2023, under the House version of the National Defense Authorization Act.
Cybersecurity
Microsoft: Russia Stepping Up Hacking, Cyber Penetration Efforts on 42 Ukraine Allies
Almost one in three detected Russian attacks are successful, Microsoft said.
Artificial Intelligence