Policy
Just Don’t Call Them UFOs
The U.S. military wants pilots to report strange sightings in the sky, but doesn’t want any of the stigma that comes with it.
Ideas
Can Blockchain Finally Bring a Centralized Source of Truth to Government?
Blockchain offers a future devoid of third-party intervention and a worldwide ecosystem of secure, easily-accessible information.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: April 29
Top stories, quick hits and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Digital Government
Workers Love AirPods Because Employers Stole Their Walls
In the open-plan office, wireless headphones are the new cubicles.
Emerging Tech
USDA Accepting Applications to Fund Rural Broadband Services
The agency is making at least $600 million available for the project.
Emerging Tech
DHS Funds Tech to Reduce False Alarms at Airport Security
A British X-ray tech company won a $1.7 million contract to build software that double checks whether that nail clipper in your luggage is actually a switchblade.
Ideas
Automation’s Impact Today Goes Well Beyond the Obvious
Automation is a champion for those with self-motivation and drive.
Digital Government
Acting Defense Chief Cleared of Accusations of Ethics Abuse
Shanahan did not tilt decisions to former employer Boeing, IG concludes.
Policy
Exclusive: What OMB’s New Shared Services Policy Will Mean for Modernization
A new class of shared services providers will manage a “marketplace” of offerings, meaning big changes for employees and modernization plans.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: April 26
Top stories, quick hits and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Ideas
Twitter Is Not America
A new Pew study finds a gulf between the general population and Twitter users.
Cybersecurity
Federal CISO Wants To Move Beyond ‘Whack-a-Mole’ Supply Chain Security
Sweeping bans on Kaspersky Lab, ZTE and Huawei products were the right move, but Grant Schneider thinks the government needs a more scalable approach.
Digital Government
When the Bureaucracy is Stifling, Recharge
Part of being an innovator at work involves avoiding burnout, federal officials said.
Emerging Tech
One Defense Agency is Building a Bot Army
And it's saving the department hundreds of thousands of work hours a year, a defense official said.
Policy
Russians Will Soon Lose Uncensored Access to the Internet
A new law allows the Kremlin to spy on, filter, and control the country’s online activity, alarming human-rights watchdogs.
Digital Government
White House's Push for More Oversight of Agency Data Has Some Scientists Concerned
OMB wants to make more agency data public, peer reviewed and reproducible.
Cybersecurity
DISA Awards Two Contracts to Build a Moat Around the Pentagon’s Internet
The two selected vendors will prototype cloud-based systems that isolate the department’s internal network from the public internet while still allowing employees to browse the web.
Modernization