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
Employers Used Facebook to Keep Women and Older Workers From Seeing Job Ads. The Federal Government Thinks That’s Illegal.
Dozens of other complaints have been filed with the EEOC about discrimination in targeted advertising on Facebook.
Podcasts
Critical Update: The Hidden Threats of 5G
Nextgov goes inside the technology that will underpin billions of interconnected devices.
Modernization
Pentagon teams with GSA on AI Center of Excellence
The Pentagon's Joint Artificial Intelligence Center has partnered with the General Services Administration to accelerate government's AI adoption.
People
Appeals court declines review of workforce order lawsuit
A federal appeals court decision paves the way for the Trump Administration put its three workforce executive orders into effect.
Artificial Intelligence
Pentagon Looking for AI to Interpret ‘Strategic Activity’ Around the Globe
The commercial tools, requested by the Defense Innovation Unit, would derive insights from global news outlets, social media platforms and other publicly available resources.
Ideas
How Federal Agencies Can Be More Proactive About Cloud Security
For starters, agencies need a deep understanding of user behavior.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Sept. 25
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Ideas
The Problem With the State-Level Investigation of Google
The probe may do more for the attorneys general than for the public they’re supposed to protect.
Cybersecurity
Report: What’s Old in Enterprise Ransomware Attacks is Still Relevant
Old exploits never die, according to a recent industry report.
Digital Government