Digital Government
These 6 Principles Helped Navy Federal Deliver Superior Customer Experience
They drive every decision Navy Federal Credit Union makes regarding their members.
Cybersecurity
Navy elevates CIO role
The Navy is establishing a new special assistant to the secretary for information management/CIO to enforce cybersecurity standards, have a say in IT acquisition and develop data and digital strategies.
Cybersecurity
It’s Official: Defense Department Will Use Other Agencies’ Cloud Security Assessments
The department’s IT office issued a provisional rule to accept other agencies’ FedRAMP ATOs without the need for written approval.
Emerging Tech
VA Seeks to Train Staff to Use 3D Printing to Personalize Care for Patients
The agency is actively engaging stakeholders to create new opportunities for training and innovation.
Digital Government
Inaugural Inductees Into Government Hall of Fame Unveiled
From Clara Barton to the Apollo 11 crew, these exemplary individuals have made historic contributions to American government.
Artificial Intelligence
People Are Starting to Realize How Voice Assistants Actually Work
The secrecy surrounding AI products makes even basic information about them a scandal.
Digital Government
Windows 7 woes crash into 2020 election cycle
Financial, technical and bureaucratic hurdles are making it more difficult for states to patch their election-related software and move on from an expiring Windows operating system.
Ideas
Regulating Facebook, Google and Amazon Is Hard Given Their Bewildering Complexity
Whether you’re an individual, business, or government, if you need the internet, you need their services.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Aug. 16
News, analysis and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Emerging Tech
'MacGyver' Robot Builds Tools with What's on Hand
For years, computer scientists and others have been working to provide robots with unconventional problem-solving abilities.
Emerging Tech
Energy Department’s New Innovation Center Will Be a Testbed for New Reactor Tech
The National Reactor Innovation Center will bring all stakeholders together to build and test—and ultimately field—new ideas in nuclear energy production.
Modernization
New App from VA Streamlines Veterans’ Resources to Enhance Their Care
The ultimate goal is to eliminate the barriers vets face in retrieving the information they need most.
Artificial Intelligence
The Pentagon's Research Arm Wants AI to Help Design More Secure Tech
The “AI co-designers” would help the Pentagon rapidly blueprint secure weapons, vehicles and other network-connected platforms, and suggest designs humans haven’t yet conceived.
Cybersecurity
Watchdog: Hiring freeze increased cyber risk at State
An extended hiring freeze at the Department of State delayed key cybersecurity initiatives and placed highly classified information at risk, according to a watchdog report.
Ideas
Accelerating Cloud Computing in Government Requires New Management Approach
CIOs must swap magic for real insights on what and how cloud technologies benefit to their agency.
Artificial Intelligence
Pentagon’s AI Center is Developing Tech that Could Revolutionize Disaster Response
It’s another example of federal automation at work.
Cybersecurity
Battle lines forming over surveillance authority
Advocates for eliminating or curtailing one of the government's main Patriot Act surveillance authorities are gearing up for battle, but questions remain whether Congress will be receptive to the message.
Modernization
How DOD will survive its next audit
The Defense Department's chief financial experts explained how the second audit will leverage the benefits of the first.
Digital Government