Artificial Intelligence
Google Created a ‘Responsible Innovation Team’ to Check If Its AI Is Ethical
It’s no longer left to individual programmers to decide on their own if something is designed ethically.
Cybersecurity
Plan to Dumb-Down the Power Grid In Name of Cybersecurity Passes Senate
The bill would establish and fund a public-private partnership to look at retro, analog options for securing the nation’s electric grid from digital threats.
Emerging Tech
Uber Is Resuming Self-Driving Car Tests On U.S. Public Roads
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania will see autonomous Ubers again.
Emerging Tech
Facebook Didn’t Sell Your Data; It Gave It Away
In exchange for even more data about you from Amazon, Netflix, Spotify, Microsoft, and others
Cybersecurity
Shutdown showdown shifts back to the Senate
Lawmakers are hurtling toward a partial government shutdown on Friday, as Trump and House conservatives dig in on wall funding.
Cybersecurity
Two big lessons learned from CDM
The growth of IoT combined with the increased complexity of network environments has the potential to create a perfect security storm. CDM can help agencies manage this growing complexity at scale.
Digital Government
'Stone Panda' hackers indicted in campaign that targeted U.S. government networks
The Department of Justice announced criminal charges against two Chinese nationals accused of a years-long campaign to hack U.S. government agencies and private companies around the world in order to steal trade secrets and intellectual property.
Digital Government
Standing up CISA
The newly renamed and enhanced cyber agency at the Department of Homeland Security will grow into its new role in 2019.
Acquisition
Deadline extended for Federal 100 nominations!
You now have until Friday, Jan. 4, to get them in. Happy holidays!
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Dec. 20
Top stories, quick hits and more from FCW's reporters and editors.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Want IG to Dig into Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Crowd
The trio of informal associates is reported to wield outsized influence over personnel and procurement decisions at the Veterans Affairs Department.
Emerging Tech
DHS Seeks National Security Tech from Small Businesses
Officials finalized the 10 focus areas for groups participating in next year’s Small Business Innovation Research program.
Cybersecurity
NASA Reveals It Had a Security Breach in October
The agency is investigating the incident.
Emerging Tech
Foreign-Influence Operation
It’s disturbing how easily Internet Research Agency accounts blended into America’s online life.
Modernization
Pentagon to Connect Experimental Background Check App To Other Systems By Year’s End
The Defense Department is testing its nascent app on 1,000 security clearance applicants ahead of an October deadline to take over all investigations work.
Cybersecurity
Senate passes bill to establish governmentwide supply chain council
New legislation would establish an interagency council with broad authority to develop rules of the road for federal supply chain security.
Digital Government
The Most Experienced Job Candidates Aren’t Always the Best
Spending many years in one position doesn’t always translate to talent.
Digital Government
Senate Republicans Prepare Two-Month CR to Avert Shutdown
Bill would keep unfunded agencies open until February.
Acquisition