Emerging Tech
Bill Would Hold Tech Companies Responsible When Their Algorithms Promote Extremist Content
The legislation would remove liability immunity from Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
Ideas
People Want Data Privacy but Don't Always Know What They're Getting
Differential privacy has recently emerged as a leading technique and is being rapidly adopted.
Ideas
For the Military, Destroying the Earth in Games May Help to Save the Real World
Simulated war games may have significant real-world ramifications.
People
House bill looks to boost COLA for Social Security recipients, federal retirees
The bill uses a different cost-of-living adjustment index to bring the adjustment to 3%.
Digital Government
More Than Two-Thirds of Big Tech Employees Feeling Burnout At Home
Working from home introduces new challenges for employees.
Acquisition
Watchdog: DHS needs to keep a closer eye on acquisition qualifications
The Department of Homeland Security needs to be consistent in nominating and designating acquisition oversight officials.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Oct. 21
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Acquisition
Key questions remain for contractors about diversity training regulations
Although a Department of Labor official says diversity training is still possible for federal contractors under the new policies, confusion over the guidelines has already resulted in cancelled training as agencies and contractors hit pause rather than risk violating a Trump administration executive order.
Emerging Tech
Report: Establish CTOs in Every National Security Agency
A Center for American Progress report outlines what the next administration should do to improve foreign policy and national security in its first 100 days.
Cybersecurity
NSA Warns China Is Targeting Flaws in U.S. National Security Systems
The agency describes 25 known weaknesses that could be difficult for defenders of national security systems to overcome.
Modernization
Pentagon Will Move Primary Biometrics Systems to Amazon Cloud
The move means at least two of the government's biggest biometrics databases will live in AWS clouds.
Acquisition
NITAAC CIO-SP4 on track
Despite the pandemic, the next iteration of one of National Institute of Health's Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center's governmentwide contracts is steadily progressing.
People
An extraordinary public servant, now a little the worse for wear
Steve Kelman checks in with longtime VA leader Ed Meagher, who was recently honored for a lifetime of citizen service.
Acquisition
NSA warns contractors on China hacks
The National Security Agency released details on 25 existing vulnerabilities that Chinese state-sponsored threat groups are using to try to penetrate defense industrial base networks.
Ideas
ICAM, CDM Put Identity-Based Security Front and Center
Agencies must be able to identify, monitor and manage all people, applications and devices that access government resources.
Ideas
AI Checks out 'Rash Selfies' to Detect Lyme Disease
Researchers trained the tool to identify redness associated from Lyme disease from other skin problems.
Modernization
Microsoft, SpaceX Team Up to Bring Cloud Computing to Space
Microsoft is taking its cloud to the final frontier.
Modernization
Most Federal Workers Expect to Telework at Least Three Days per Week in the Future, Survey Says
But securing and managing the information technology that enables work from home is a top challenge during the pandemic, respondents indicated.
Digital Government