Emerging Tech
The U.S. Postal Service Will Email You Photos of Your Mail Before It’s Delivered
The service does have limitations, however.
Policy
Proposed Rule Would Let Agencies Bypass OPM to Fill Critical IT Positions
Agency leaders would be able to determine if they face a critical shortage and issue the hiring authority without prior approval from the Office of Personnel Management.
Cybersecurity
White House Sets Deadlines for Agencies to Protect Their Digital Crown Jewels
The new guidance also requires agencies to justify buying cyber monitoring tools that aren’t vetted by Homeland Security.
Artificial Intelligence
DARPA Wants to Build Computers With 'Common Sense'
It’s one of the many programs the agency will fund under its $2 billion next-generation artificial intelligence initiative.
Digital Government
Microsoft Finalizes Its Purchase of Github
What's next for the open-source software platform?
Modernization
Microsoft Commits to Defense Work While Attempting to Soothe Employees
Microsoft firmly committed to supporting the U.S. military but could shift employees who have ethical concerns about some projects to other work.
Emerging Tech
Trump Blames Twitter For Slowing His Follower Growth. It’s Actually Steadily Climbing
There was no noticeable blip in October.
People
Engagement up, happiness stagnates in 2018 survey of feds
Employee engagement saw a slight bump in 2018 over last year, but overall employee happiness stagnated, according to the newest Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey results.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Oct. 26
Top stories, quick hits and more from FCW's reporters and editors.
Digital Government
Why data management matters
New technologies are changing government's approach to data and cloud -- or they should be.
Modernization
Busting IT modernization myths
Executives from a dozen agencies share the misconceptions they face when it comes to revamping government IT.
Digital Government
In the Future, Companies Won’t Hire Remote Employees. They’ll Hire Remote Teams
A possible solution to the tech talent shortage.
Emerging Tech
San Diego Looks at ‘Geofencing’ to Slow E-Scooters
Virtual perimeters could help improve safety.
Ideas
It’s Time to Tackle the Problem of Unapproved Cloud Apps to Keep your Agency Secure
Employees may not realize they're doing anything wrong but these potential leaks still need to be plugged.
Emerging Tech
Google Is About to Have Even More Control Over the Images You Find on the Internet
The new functionality represents a shift in the way Google surfaces and displays images for its users.
Cybersecurity
Defense Digital Service, Army Open New Cyber Training Center Dubbed Tatooine
The new collaboration space will be used to pilot new solutions and help train and retain future cyber soldiers.
Emerging Tech
ACLU Demands Homeland Security Disclose Facial Recognition Tech Details
The organization is highly concerned with ICE's use of facial recognition technology.
Cybersecurity
It’s Time to Organize Volunteer Hackers, Think Tank Says
The Civilian Cyber Corps would be modeled on the Civil Air Patrol and volunteer firefighters.
People