Modernization
Google Says Google Translate Can’t Replace Human Translators. Immigration Officials Have Used It to Vet Refugees.
Documents shared with ProPublica show that immigration officials have been told to vet refugees’ social media posts using Google Translate. Language experts caution even students against using the service.
Artificial Intelligence
Bill to Combat Deepfakes Passes House Committee
The bipartisan legislation directs the National Science Foundation and National Institute of Standards and Technology to accelerate the detection of disruptive, manipulated media.
Emerging Tech
Digital Natives Have Military Officials Rethinking Health Care Training
Defense and military officials must revamp instruction to meet today’s needs and the expectations of a next-generation workforce.
Cybersecurity
DHS Needs a Better Grasp of Its Cyber Workforce, Watchdog Says
The agency doesn’t fully understand the strengths and weaknesses of its cyber personnel, and it’s more than two years behind on developing a workforce planning strategy, the inspector general found.
Acquisition
VA needs more time on scheduling software
As part of its electronic health records modernization plan, the Department of Veterans Affairs is adopting Cerner's scheduling system but it's going to take longer than they thought.
Modernization
VA to Pilot New Scheduling System at Same Ohio Facility that Tested the Last Solution
The Chalmers P. Wylie Ambulatory Care Center in Columbus, Ohio, is set to get another new scheduling system, as VA lets one contract expire and shifts to its new EHR provider.
Digital Government
Senate Sends Trump Seven-Week Spending Bill to Avoid Shutdown
The president is expected to sign the stopgap measure and avoid an appropriations lapse, but a funding fight still looms.
People
Finding the feds of the future
Lawmakers and experts say that hiring and management need improvement if the federal government is going to attract replacements for its aging workforce.
Artificial Intelligence
Spy Agencies Must Work Through AI’s Ethical Issues, Former Leader Says
Sue Gordon, the former principal deputy director of national intelligence, also pushed the intelligence community to put more trust in public information and outside organizations.
Emerging Tech
Big Tech Bulks Up Its Anti-Extremism Group. But Will It Do More than Talk?
Facebook and others launched GIFCT to stop violent groups from exploiting online platforms.
Digital Government
How to Recruit the Next Generation of Feds: Better Pay, Benefits
Young people are increasingly looking for work-life balance measures like paid family leave and telework, stakeholders and experts said Wednesday.
People
Senate passes stopgap funding bill
With just one day left before a congressional recess, the Senate passed a continuing resolution to keep government open until Nov. 21.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Sept. 26
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Artificial Intelligence
GSA Teams With Pentagon AI Shop for Centers of Excellence Program
The partnership will focus on streamlining the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center’s internal operations and speeding up the contracting process, according to Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan.
Emerging Tech
GAO Center to Educate Congress on the Big Picture of Future Tech
The Center for Strategic Foresight plans to give lawmakers a broad sense of what’s coming in the future.
Emerging Tech
Watch a Roofing Drone Fire Its Nail Gun
A new aerial vehicle called an “octocopter” can attach asphalt shingles to a roof without a human at the controls.
Acquisition
House panel probes Trump hotel lease
With impeachment in the background, Democrats on a House subcommittee grilled the General Services Administration about its oversight of President Trump's lease on the Old Post Office building in Washington, D.C.
Artificial Intelligence