Digital Government
Trump Is Not Texting You
What should be a routine, required national test of the Wireless Emergency Alerts system has become a crucible for public distrust.
Digital Government
Air Force wants to make 'Kessel Run' standard in tech acquisition
The Air Force's CTO Frank Konieczny said the service is considering a directive that every acquisition have a Kessel Run-like agile development component.
People
Lawmakers hear from Trump's pick to lead the Census Bureau
If confirmed, Steven Dillingham will be the first permanent director of the bureau since June 2017, and he would take over after the bureau's 2018 end-to-end test, the final in-field test of systems and operations before the decennial count.
Digital Government
Navy PEO EIS in flux amid wider calls for DOD acquisition reform
The Navy's principal deputy program executive officer explains big changes coming in 2019.
Emerging Tech
Waymo’s Self-Driving Car Crashed Because its Human Driver Fell Asleep at the Wheel
The dozing driver didn’t respond to any of the vehicle’s warnings.
Ideas
How Agencies Can Calm the Fourth Quarter Spending Frenzy
Agencies need to rethink how they balance and develop their billion-dollar budgets.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Oct. 3
Top stories, quick hits and more from FCW's reporters and editors.
Emerging Tech
DHS Restructures Research Office to Meet Emerging Threats Head On
The new structure will also keep the office from working on projects that will never see the light of day.
Cybersecurity
Twitter Beefs Up Its Election Security Measures
Suspicious accounts will be getting the axe.
Digital Government
NOAA Needs to Know If Its Big Data Cloud Partnerships Are Working
The agency wants to hear from users before it takes its next steps in its open data program.
Podcasts
Critical Update: Government’s Not Prepared for the Social Media War
Social could be as important to the future of war and politics as the telephone and telegraph, Peter Singer writes in his new book “LikeWar.”
Cybersecurity
Mismatched IT made family separation crisis worse, watchdog says
A report from the Department of Homeland Security inspector general said that many agency components mismanaged the implementation of a "zero tolerance" policy at the border, and mismatched and incompatible IT exacerbated problems.
Artificial Intelligence
Will Google’s “Smart Compose” Create Inboxes Full of Gmail-Speak?
The feature has proved divisive since its launch.
Modernization
Get ready for a 'text' from POTUS
FEMA and the FCC are teaming up to test an emergency alert system that includes a presidential message sent to wireless phones.
Cybersecurity
SSA nominee 'scared to death' of legacy IT systems
Andrew Saul, President Trump's pick to head the Social Security Administration, plans to make IT modernization, data sharing and cybersecurity top priorities.
Digital Government
DHS says teamwork is improving election security
DHS chief Kirstjen Nielsen said her agency, the intel community and states are taking steps to make sure they're working out of the same playbook for securing the November elections.
Artificial Intelligence
The Coders Programming Themselves Out of a Job
When workers automate their own duties, who should reap the benefits?
Cybersecurity
