Modernization
In This City, Residents Can Search And Apply for Affordable Housing Online
San Francisco took a laborious paper process and transformed it into an easy-to-use online application system for open affordable housing spots.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Aug. 13
News, analysis and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Modernization
Chinese Propaganda Goes Tech-savvy to Reach a New Generation
Party propaganda has morphed from dry sermons to "indoctritainment."
Artificial Intelligence
NIST Lays Out Roadmap for Developing Artificial Intelligence Standards
The plan is meant to help federal leaders roll out standards that reduce the potential risks of AI without stifling innovation.
Digital Government
Researchers use AI in hunt for improved battery life
Army-funded researchers are tapping artificial intelligence to explore combinations of materials that could be used to improve energy storage.
Modernization
Labor Unveils New Resources to Boost Contractor Hiring Compliance
It’s part of the agency’s broader effort to improve transparency.
Digital Government
OMB, GSA Will Review All Agency IT Spend Reporting Tools Before Purchase
Agencies will have to use GSA schedules to acquire their Technology Business Management tools.
Cybersecurity
Here’s What Foreign Interference Will Look Like in 2020
The incentives for foreign countries to meddle are much greater than in 2016, and the tactics could look dramatically different.
Acquisition
Contractors have questions about DOD's cyber requirements
The Pentagon is making big moves to improve cybersecurity in its industrial base, but the contracting community and experts continue to wonder if it will all play out as intended.
Ideas
The Government’s Challenge Is Not Attracting Top Tech Talent—It’s Keeping It
Hiring tech talent is the beginning, not the end.
Acquisition
GSA issues STARS III RFI
The General Services Administration is seeking input on the next iteration of its key small-business-focused IT acquisition vehicle by Sept. 6.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Aug. 12
News, analysis and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Acquisition
DOD tries to take control of the JEDI 'narrative'
The Defense Department's CIO shop is trying to control the narrative on the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure procurement, a massive cloud computing acquisition that has generated intense scrutiny because of its size, scope and a hard fought lawsuit from one of the companies eliminated from the bidding.
Emerging Tech
Facial Recognition Software Prompts Privacy, Racism Concerns in Cities and States
Some lawmakers are proposing to limit its use even as law enforcement officials and landlords are embracing it.
Digital Government
The Benefits of High-Tech Job Growth Don't Trickle Down
A new study from the U.K. finds that although high-tech and digital industries spur job growth, less-skilled workers don’t even get spillover benefits.
Emerging Tech
CBP Plans to Use Facial Recognition For ‘All Passenger Applications’
The agency is ramping up its use of biometric identification technology as part of a broader effort to overhaul its traveler processing systems.
Emerging Tech
Tech Startup Brings Diabetic Ulcer Solution to Veterans Affairs Clinics
The Podimetrics SmartMat helps veterans detect the condition and highlights the power of public-private collaboration.
Emerging Tech