People

Pentagon innovation hub lands a new leader

Former Symantec CEO Michael Brown takes over as director of the Defense Innovation Unit.

  • By Lauren C. Williams, FCW
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.

  • By Dave Nyczepir
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.

  • By Derek B. Johnson, FCW
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.

  • By Mark Rockwell, FCW
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.

  • By Chase Gunter, FCW
Modernization

White House Outlines Move from ‘Cloud First’ to ‘Cloud Smart’

The administration wants comments on its plan for governmentwide cloud computing adoption.

  • By Aaron Boyd
Digital Government

Lawmakers Weigh in on the White House Cyber Policy

Plus hackers attempt to crack into Senate staff’s personal email.

  • By Joseph Marks and Jack Corrigan
Digital Government

FCW Insider: Sept. 24

Top stories, quick hits, the week ahead and more.

  • By FCW
Digital Government

Quick Hits for Sept. 24

None

  • By FCW
Emerging Tech

Why You’re Probably Getting a Microchip Implant Someday

Microchip implants are going from tech-geek novelty to genuine health tool—and you might be running out of good reasons to say no.

  • By Haley Weiss, The Atlantic
Emerging Tech

Amazon Is Invading Your Home With Micro-Convenience

The company's new line of voice-automated products, including a wall clock and a microwave, could help it amass an enormous database of consumer behavior.

  • By Ian Bogost, The Atlantic
Artificial Intelligence

Senators Are Asking Whether Artificial intelligence Could Violate U.S. Civil Rights Laws

The lawmakers want answers from agencies.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz
Digital Government

Survey: Cyber Pros Leave Government For More Than Just Money

Other factors like leadership and mission play a factor too, according to a new survey.

  • By Aaron Boyd
Cybersecurity

Trump's cyber strategy: what they are saying

The Trump administration's new cyber doctrine may go a long way in clarifying the role of different agencies, but cybersecurity experts and former U.S. officials still have questions.

  • By Derek B. Johnson, FCW
Cybersecurity

DHS Needs to Define Network Disruptions Before It Can Fight Them

Agencies have different definition of what an outage is and that matters.

  • By Jack Corrigan
Cybersecurity

U.S. Senators' Personal Email Accounts Targeted by Foreign Hackers

Google warned lawmakers of the incident.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Digital Government

How to Nail the Q&A Portion of Your Presentation

There are a few key things you can do.

  • By Tim Calkins, Quartz
Digital Government

How strong networks support IT modernization

CIOs should consider infrastructure improvements to make sure agencies get the most out of IT modernization.

  • By Mike Maiorana, FCW
Cybersecurity

Romanian Woman Pleads Guilty to Hacking DC Cameras Ahead of Trump Inauguration

A second alleged conspirator is currently in a Romanian prison awaiting extradition.

  • By Aaron Boyd
Acquisition

Court starts clearing out protests against Alliant 2 Small Business

The battle over the General Services Administration's $15 billion Alliant 2 Small Business contract for IT products and services continues to be tied up in court, but so far GSA is on a winning streak.

  • By Ross Wilkers, FCW
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