Artificial Intelligence
Pilots, Bias Important Considerations Ahead of Deploying AI
Cloud technology makes piloting artificial intelligence efforts easier than ever, but hard decisions around bias need to be confronted.
Modernization
App Failure Led to Long Airport Lines In Third CBP System Crash In Three Years
Technicians were able to reboot the system in a matter of hours but the crash led to significant delays for travelers Friday.
Emerging Tech
DHS is Collecting Biometrics on Thousands of Refugees Who Will Never Enter the U.S.
Most refugees who apply for asylum in the U.S. never set foot in the country, but under an agreement with the United Nations, DHS and its partners can still build biometric profiles on them.
Ideas
4 Recommendations for a Strong Federal Data Strategy
We can expand upon the recommended actions to ensure federal agencies leverage data to advance their missions.
Modernization
IC looks to stand up a new enterprise IT program office
The intelligence community wants to stand up a new program executive office to help develop new IT capabilities.
Digital Government
Army faces familiar workforce woes in cyber, electronic warfare units
The Government Accountability Office warned the Army's rapid integration of cyber and electronic warfare force components poses staffing and training concerns.
Cybersecurity
How petabytes are crushing the security classification system
The official in charge of overseeing the federal government's information classification policy is warning that the current system is beginning to break – and he wants help and money to fix it.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Aug. 20
News, analysis and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Modernization
USDA Distributes Millions to Boost Energy Efficiency for Rural Farmers and Businesses
The funding is appropriated through the Rural Energy for America Program.
Cybersecurity
Agencies Faced 31,000 Cyber Incidents Last Year, But Gave Up No Major Breaches
The total number of incidents the government experienced last year dropped 12% from 2017, according to the Office of Management and Budget.
Emerging Tech
CDC Needs Better Tools To Track Sickness, Symptoms In Wake Of Nuclear Disasters
If a nuclear device detonated, the resource CDC wants would support state and local health departments’ ability to respond.
Modernization
Software bug caused CBP airport system outage
A computer system outage that led to long passenger lines at international airports across the country on Aug. 19 was caused by a software bug, according to Customs and Border Protection.
Cybersecurity
Commerce Gives U.S. Companies an Extra 90 Days to Cut Ties with Huawei
“Some of the rural companies are dependent on Huawei, so we’re giving them a little more time to wean themselves off,” said Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.
Emerging Tech
IG: NOAA, NASA Launched Next-Gen Satellite With Known Issues, Scrubbed Performance Metrics from Contract
The main instrument of the GOES-R next-generation satellite constellation wasn’t working before launch but officials sent it into space anyway.
Modernization
Can EIS stay on schedule?
With a fall deadline looming, so far just three awards have been made against the $50 billion governmentwide Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions telecom modernization contract.
Acquisition
GSA extends price data pilot
The Transactional Data Reporting project will run for an additional year.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Aug. 19
News, analysis and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Emerging Tech