Digital Government
FCW Insider: March 1
The latest news, analysis and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Digital Government
The Security Clearance Process Is About to Get Its Biggest Overhaul in 50 Years
Intelligence and human capital officials are about to make the rounds to show off Trusted Workforce 2.0, a framework to completely change how the government makes security clearance determinations.
Digital Government
Uncomfortable Mentorship is Vital to Success
Grooming the next generation of tech talent requires honest mentoring, according to government tech leaders.
Artificial Intelligence
White House Says Agencies Need Industry Help to Execute National AI Strategy
Reforming regulations around artificial intelligence requires an intimate understanding of the tech, which is something most agencies don’t have, according to the Trump administration’s AI chief.
Modernization
Agriculture Invests $122 Million in Rural Electric Infrastructure
More than 6,200 customers over five states will benefit and part of the funds will go to smart grid tech.
Modernization
New York's Online Voter Registration Will Become Accessible to Blind Voters
Websites for the board of elections and DMV must be accessible by the end of the year under the terms of a lawsuit settlement.
Emerging Tech
Las Vegas Gambles on a 'Smart City' Technology Makeover
The casino mecca is piloting countless new technologies in public spaces in a bid to boost its smart-city brand. Worrying about the risks will come later.
Artificial Intelligence
IBM Launches ‘Watson-as-a-Service’ for Government
The company is making a version of its big-name artificial intelligence program available across any cloud provider.
Modernization
RPA: 'It's entry-level AI'
How robotic process automation is helping automate tedious back-office processes at federal agencies.
People
Federal government rolls out new framework for security clearance process
Trusted Workforce 2.0 is new framework to improve a security clearance process that has received criticism across the spectrum for being slow, inefficient and overly reliant on manual procedures.
People
MSPB set to enter unprecedented territory with no members
At midnight March 1, the Merit Systems Protection Board will be in unprecedented territory: without a single appointed member.
Modernization
The impact of JEDI delays
As the DOD's $10 billion cloud procurement winds through a protest lawsuit, the Pentagon's top tech officer said the delays could contribute to federation and sprawl.
Ideas
White House’s Race to Maintain AI Dominance Misses Opportunity
The administration supported a race for AI when it could have supported a race for ethical innovation.
Modernization
More than meets AI
Artificial intelligence could help federal employees better focus on their agencies’ core missions, but leadership will must step up to manage that change.
Emerging Tech
Interagency Competition Seeks to Thwart Opioid Trafficking Through the Mail
Four agencies team up to offer $1.55 million in prize money for new tools and technology to solve long-running problem.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Feb. 28
The latest news, analysis and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Emerging Tech
Former Staffers: Revive Congress' Office of Technology Assessment Right or Don’t Bother
There is a lot that could go wrong reconstituting Congress’ technology advisory office. But there’s a lot it could do to help, too.
People