Modernization
Pentagon Extends JEDI Deadline Again—With a Catch
The department is requiring bidders to deliver their proposals in person.
People
Hurd, Kelly: Government must pay more attention to AI
The leaders of the House IT subcommittee are looking to legislation and funding to level up progress in AI and workforce development to make sure feds can leverage the technology.
People
HUD next in line for Centers of Excellence support
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is using the GSA's Centers of Excellence Initiative to develop a modernization plan.
People
Why HR must adapt to rise of AI, tech
The National Academy for Public Administration wants federal hiring and workforce management to adapt to modern technologies.
Cybersecurity
Security clearance backlog drops 9 percent
An interagency council credits a series of changes instituted to the security clearance process this year with the first drop unprocessed background investigations in years.
Artificial Intelligence
All the Things That Still Baffle Self-Driving Cars, Starting With Seagulls
It's a tricky world to navigate.
Artificial Intelligence
Slack Has Made Its Biggest Acquisition to Date
Slack is finally invading email.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Sept. 25
Top stories and quick hits from FCW's reporters and editors.
Modernization
Watchdog: IRS Declined to Patch Known Weakness Ahead of Tax Day Crash
An inspector general report says the agency opted not to go with an untested patch based on a contractor’s recommendation.
Emerging Tech
Update to Google Chrome Automatically Logs Users Into the Browser
It's a change that may spark privacy concerns for some users.
Ideas
When and Why an Agency CISO Should Consider Parting Ways With a Cyber Contractor
Contractor turnover rate increasing—is it time for your agency to part ways too?
People
Pentagon innovation hub lands a new leader
Former Symantec CEO Michael Brown takes over as director of the Defense Innovation Unit.
Artificial Intelligence
Introducing Resident-Centered Autonomous Vehicle Pilots
The Knight Foundation aims to take projects out of the hands of car companies in five cities.
Digital Government
Watchdog dings contractors for IRS tax day outage
The tax agency plans to seek damages from one contractor as a result of contractual performance targets missed during an embarrassing 2018 system failure.
Cybersecurity
Congress looks to arm DHS, DOJ against drones
A bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration gives two federal agencies the authority to intercept and destroy threatening drone aircraft.
Modernization
White House tilts from 'cloud first' to 'cloud smart'
In a new policy document, the Trump administration is looking to refresh its cloud strategy, taking a more flexible agency-by-agency approach and laying out a playbook for next 18 months.
Modernization
White House Outlines Move from ‘Cloud First’ to ‘Cloud Smart’
The administration wants comments on its plan for governmentwide cloud computing adoption.
Digital Government
