Digital Government
FCW Insider: Oct. 30
Top stories, quick hits and more from FCW's reporters and editors.
Cybersecurity
Americans Trust Government More than Tech Companies to Combat Election Influence Ops
A survey found that U.S. adults think it’s highly likely some nation will try to interfere in the midterms and aren’t confident government or industry can stop it.
Modernization
Public Input on ‘Cloud Smart’ Policy Starts With a Basic Question: What Is Cloud?
Commenters suggested various parameters for what cloud computing in government should look like, but most agreed the draft document needs a better definition.
Modernization
Three Agencies Tap Technology Modernization Fund in Second Round
After the second round of projects, about $31.5 million is left in the TMF coffers.
Digital Government
IBM Buys RedHat in $34 Billion Deal
One of the biggest tech acquisitions ever revolves around cloud computing.
Digital Government
Fiscal 2019 Could Be 'High-Water Mark' of Defense Spending
Pentagon comptroller tells contractors group his staff is adjusting to a funding boost delivered on time.
Artificial Intelligence
Police Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Spot Written Lies
Grammar can give away whether you're telling the truth or not.
Emerging Tech
Hubble Space Telescope Is Back In Action
Tech support for a telescope is quite the challenge.
Emerging Tech
Twitter’s Existential Crisis Has It Reconsidering The 'Like' Button
Recent reports have floated the idea that the platform will drastically change.
Cybersecurity
OMB to agencies: CDM success is on you
The president's budget director wants agencies to do a better job making the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program work.
Ideas
We Need More Pentagon and Tech Industry Collaboration, Not Less
Now more than ever our country needs the government and private sector to partner to win the artificial intelligence race.
Acquisition
Fed 100 nominations are now open
Help us identify the outstanding individuals in federal IT.
Digital Government
6 observations on the state of China
Steve Kelman shares what he learned on a recent 10-day visit.
Acquisition
Round two of TMF awards doles $23.5 million to three agencies
The winners are the Department of Labor, the General Services Administration and, for the second time, the Department of Agriculture.
Modernization
IBM to acquire Red Hat in $34B deal
In the largest acquisition in its history, IBM is buying Red Hat, the leading distributor of the open-source operating system Linux, in a move designed to bolster its hybrid cloud offering.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Oct. 29
Top stories, quick hits and more from FCW's reporters and editors.
Modernization
Microsoft is all-in on DOD's $10B cloud deal
Company President Brad Smith stood up for Microsoft's four-decade commitment to the Department of Defense, but he also said that the company would proactively engage in conversations about ethical AI.
Emerging Tech
The Amazon Selling Machine
The e-commerce company has so much information about us that it’s become expert at shilling us things we didn’t even know we needed. No wonder its advertising business is booming.
Emerging Tech