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
How legacy IT complicates hiring at DHS
As the Department of Homeland Security continues to dig out from the shutdown, staffing challenges are exacerbated by legacy IT systems.
Digital Government
States might miss new voting system specs for 2020
State election officials are supposed to be relying on updated voluntary federal security standards when purchasing new voting machines, but they may have to wait a long time.
People
How innovation draws techies to GSA
IT modernization not only makes agencies run better, it also helps with getting top IT talent, said GSA's CIO.
Emerging Tech
Lawmakers Demand Answers on Surprise Microphones Inside Google Nest
The group wants Google CEO Sundar Pichai to provide answers—in writing, and in person—on the microphones discovered in Nest products.
Digital Government
Agencies In the Dark About Performance of Their Grants, Survey Shows
Funding uncertainty, administrative burden on recipients continue as challenges.
Digital Government
Lawmaker Scolds VA Chief for 'Stonewalling' Probe Into Trump's Mar-a-Lago Crowd
House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Mark Takano called out Secretary Robert Wilkie for failing to provide documents on the agency’s communication with the trio.
Digital Government
NASA Is Rushing to the Moon
In the agency’s most ambitious dreams, it will be testing moon-landing systems within the next five years.
Ideas