Cybersecurity
Air Force taps the brakes on new career categories
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson announced delays to plans for new career categories and promotion paths, including in cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
Chemical Safety Board Needs to Consistently Follow Its Cyber Rules, Watchdog Says
Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General said the agency’s lack of defined policies makes it susceptible to security incidents.
Cybersecurity
Wyden wants answers on hack of voting tech firm
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) wants info on whether the penetration of an American voting tech firm referenced in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report is related to a 2016 election day breakdown of e-poll book systems in North Carolina.
Emerging Tech
NIST Is Staging An Armed Robbery To Improve Video Surveillance
Before researchers can test the latest video analytics, they need a variety of footage from different angles, conditions and recording quality.
Acquisition
CBP inks analytics services contract
The border agency's new contract for business management support services will push new analytics capabilities to managers as well as agents in the field.
Digital Government
FEMA Used Google Rather Than Verified Registry to Fill Hurricane Relief Contracts
Agency that has come under recent scrutiny for handling of contracts rejects IG recommendations.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon ‘Matchmakers’ Aim to Keep U.S. Tech Firms from Taking Chinese Money
Defense officials hope to protect cutting-edge technologies by getting innovative firms funded by U.S.-friendly investors.
Ideas
It’s Time for a National Digital Strategy
And its focus should be to drive simplified citizen interactions across government.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: May 13
Top stories, quick hits and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Ideas
The Technology That Could Transform Congestion Pricing
As cities like New York move ahead with plans to charge motorists to enter certain urban areas, we need to think about the best ways to manage road tolling.
Artificial Intelligence
How I Tried to Defy the Facebook Algorithm
The social network is predictable and dreary. My quest to make it random and fun.
Digital Government
Even Astronauts Binge-Watch TV While in Space
In a cramped and isolated environment like a space station, leisure activities are extra important for maintaining mental health.
Cybersecurity
Senate Bill Would Train Federal Buyers to Spot Counterintelligence Threats
The goal is to reduce the risks of adversaries gaining entry to agencies through their supply chains.
Cybersecurity
DOD looks to publish software blacklist
The Defense Department is working with congressional constraints on information it can share with defense industrial base regarding restricted vendors.
Artificial Intelligence
Report: Dark Data Plagues Federal Organizations
Untapped data could unleash organizations’ AI pursuits—but many leaders don’t know where to begin.
Artificial Intelligence
IARPA Needs More Training Data for Video Surveillance Algorithms
The data would improve the tech’s ability to link together footage shot across a broad geographic space, allowing it to better track and identify potential targets.
Cybersecurity
IRS Authority To Regulate Tax Prep Cybersecurity Has Gaps, Watchdog Says
Digital tax fraud schemes are on the rise but the IRS can only do so much to regulate third-party providers without more authority.
Digital Government
'You’ve Had a Rough Year,' Senator Tells Feds at SAMMIE Awards Event
Lankford, co-author of bill to end shutdowns, thanks the federal workforce for its “gift to the country.”
Digital Government