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
Where Are the Stories About Government’s Vital Work?
Agencies need to do a better job of explaining what they do and why it matters.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Feb. 27
The latest news, analysis and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Cybersecurity
House Lawmakers Want to Avoid a Patchwork of State Data Privacy Laws
Experts outlined what they would like to see included in a federal data privacy law.
Artificial Intelligence
8 Things Governments Can Do to Use Disruptive Technology Better
Making sure officials know what things like artificial intelligence do is a good starting point, according to a new report.
Digital Government
Security Clearance Delays Are Hurting the Pentagon's Tech Workforce
The Defense Department is also looking to build out its recruitment staff, officials told Congress.
Digital Government
What You Don’t Know About the Pentagon’s DEOS Contract
The Pentagon’s other multibillion cloud contract has gone through some major changes in the last year.
Cybersecurity