Cybersecurity
Government’s Cyber Monitoring Program Would Become Law Under House Bill
The bill also aims to prevent agencies from getting stuck with outdated technology.
Artificial Intelligence
IBM Extends Watson Partnership With VA to Support Veterans With Cancer
Watson will keep using AI to spot patterns in patient DNA.
Digital Government
States to Feds: Enough With the Red Tape Already
Although companies and public sector organizations bemoan the time spent complying with federal rules, there are opportunities to improve the process, officials said.
Ideas
Forward-Thinking Strategies Can Secure the Power Grid
Owners and operators of our power systems need better ways of knowing what assets they have in their production environments, which have computing capability, and which connect to the internet.
Digital Government
House zeroes out $380M in voting security funding
A House-passed appropriations bill eliminates $380 million in grants to states to support election security, despite efforts by some Democrats to maintain the funding.
Cybersecurity
New CDM bill aims for flexibility, newer tech
Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) introduced legislation designed to give the Department of Homeland Security more flexibility to implement and share a key cybersecurity program with partner agencies.
Emerging Tech
DARPA Plans Bugbot ‘Olympics’ to Foster Breakthrough in Tiny Machines
Redesigning tiny motors and limbs could make microbots a reality.
Acquisition
NBIB pilot looks to contractor data to speed clearances
A planned National Background Investigative Bureau pilot program taps contractor hiring data to speed clearance checks.
Acquisition
Acquisition pros report optimism despite budget uncertainty
A survey of federal acquisition specialists from the Professional Services Council found positive views of the workforce and communication efforts.
Digital Government
Europe’s Smack to Google May Only Be the Beginning
The European Commission’s record-breaking fines for Google foreshadow a larger regulatory invasion of the U.S. technology industry.
Acquisition
Why Congress should embrace market research for DOD
A provision in the Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act would bring significant benefits to DOD IT acquisition.
Cybersecurity
A new role for government in ID proofing
A new trade group, the Better Identity Coalition, wants government to assume a stronger role in validating online identity.
Artificial Intelligence
Google DeepMind Researchers Join Pledge Not to Work in Lethal AI
Thousands of AI researchers sign letter forgoing work on autonomous weapons.
Digital Government
Census Bureau Fumbles a 'Foundational' Part of the 2020 Trial Run
The Census Bureau is facing more problems in the lead up to the 2020 Census.
Emerging Tech
Get Ready to Legally 3D-Print a Gun
A settlement between Defense Distributed and the State Department has been reached.
Digital Government
Transferring Background Checks, Boosting Cyber Workforce Are Top Goals of Trump Government Reorg
A White House official was short on answers during a Senate hearing but said background checks and cyber workforce are a good place to start.
People
Senior fed is Trump's pick to lead Census Bureau
Steven Dillingham, director of the Office of Strategic Information, Research, and Planning at the Peace Corps, was nominated to lead the Census Bureau through 2021.
Digital Government
Here’s Proof That H-1B Workers Make American Companies More Innovative
These immigrants play a key role in addressing the U.S.’s acute skills-crunch.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Account for 90% of Login Attempts at Online Retailers
The airline and consumer banking industries are also under siege.
People