Digital Government
NIST Wants Help Investigating Deaths Caused by Hurricane Maria
The agency is specifically interested in how building failures contributed to the fatalities.
Modernization
Watchdog: IT Troubles Limited FEMA’s Response to 2017 Hurricanes, Wildfires
The flaws, some of which date back more than a decade, left first responders scrambling to gather, share and access critical information.
Policy
DHS is Using Fake Social Media Profiles to Investigate Immigrants
Agency officials had previously banned the practice.
Emerging Tech
World’s Fastest Academic Supercomputer Unveiled in Texas
The new system will power new discoveries for researchers from across the U.S. and world.
Modernization
NSTAC goes big-picture on telecom supply chain security
The advisory committee for telecommunications security approved a final report to DHS on protecting communications infrastructure.
Emerging Tech
The Trump Administration’s Plan to Usher in ‘Second Bold Era’ of Science and Technology
The administration’s lead budget and science policy shops released an outline of funding priorities to maintain America’s competitiveness through research and development of new technologies.
Cybersecurity
IRS identity theft enforcement activities plummet
In the latest sign enforcement has taken a back seat, a new audit finds that new identity theft cases at the resource-strapped agency have dropped by at least 75% since 2013.
Cybersecurity
IT hampers FEMA's hurricane recovery
As a monster storm churns off the East Coast, the DHS watchdog says IT has hindered the Federal Emergency Management Agency's past recovery efforts.
Ideas
A Closer Look at Federal Multicloud Adoption
A multicloud approach offers flexibility in infrastructure and could reduce federal technical debt.
Digital Government
Trump Endorses 2.6% Across the Board Pay Raise for Federal Workers
In a surprise move Friday, the president abandoned his quest for a pay freeze in 2020, although there will be no locality pay adjustment under his plan.
Ideas
Cryptology from the Crypt: How I Cracked a 70-year-old Coded Message from Beyond the Grave
The code was created by the late Cambridge professor and scientist Robert Henry Thouless, who passed away in 1984.
Artificial Intelligence
You Won't Believe How Well This Algorithm Spots Clickbait
With training from humans and machines, an artificial intelligence model can outperform other clickbait detectors, according to new research.
Cybersecurity
Why Hong Kongers Are Toppling Lampposts
For protesters, claims of Chinese surveillance are politically useful, even when they can’t be proved.
People
Trump floats 2.6% pay raise
A pay proposal from the White House would raise base federal pay by 2.6% -- but slash proposed increases to locality pay.
Emerging Tech
How an Autonomous Self-Assembling Space Robot Could Transform NASA’s Future Missions
The Archinaut One could support NASA’s efforts to reach the moon and Mars—and one day, potentially defend itself in outer space.
Cybersecurity
DHS: App Vetting Tools Are a Must-Have for Agencies, Despite Their Flaws
There’s still no ideal way to integrate mobile security tools, but that shouldn’t stop agencies from using them, according to Homeland Security researchers.
Emerging Tech
Why Agencies Aren’t Buying More Electric Vehicles
Federal fleets are getting more energy-efficient, but officials said electric vehicles aren’t viable at this time.
Ideas