Cybersecurity
Can Sacrificing Privacy Stomp Out Disinformation Online?
One way to ward off bad actors could be more information sharing between social-media platforms, researchers, and governments.
Cybersecurity
Trump Administration Considering Regulation as a Tool to Compel Good Cyber Behavior
Regulatory actions will join other tools, such as indictments and sanctions, in the U.S. effort to promote cyber norms.
Digital Government
Facebook Tells Congress It Shared User Data with More Companies
Some tech companies got special access.
Digital Government
18F Names Acting Executive Director
The government’s innovation arm shuffles leadership roles as executive director exits.
Digital Government
For the Pentagon Management Chief, Reform Begins with Good Data
Pentagon Chief Management Officer Jay Gibson offers a view of the path to reform in an exclusive interview with Nextgov.
Artificial Intelligence
Tech Companies Just Woke Up to a Big Problem With Their AI
AI and facial recognition are colliding in an alarming way.
Acquisition
SEWP preps for year-end surge
The NASA-managed governmentwide IT contract is adding personnel for the year-end agency spending jag.
Cybersecurity
When Your Personal Data Is Stolen, You’re the Last to Know
Sometimes intrusions aren’t detected immediately, and there can be a delay before the public is informed.
Digital Government
18F gets a new boss
The General Service Administration's digital shop has a new executive director, Angela Colter.
Modernization
Watchdog: GSA isn't clearing all contactors for work on telecom transition
According to an oversight memo, GSA didn't complete required background checks on all contractors working on transition duties for the $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Systems contract.
Digital Government
Congress Studies the 3 Rs: Re-org, Re-clearance, Reauthorization
The bill that would name and shame hackers that attack U.S. targets also advanced.
Digital Government
Reddit's Case for Anonymity on the Internet
The site’s head claims that the policy of not collecting personal information allows people to be “more true to themselves.”
Artificial Intelligence
International Space Station Welcomes Robot Crew Member
CIMON is here to help.
Cybersecurity
You Should Be ‘Significantly Concerned’ There’s No White House Cyber Coordinator, Policy Experts Say
Cyber policy experts also worry we’re going the wrong way on integrating government cyber operations.
Policy
The 17 Years Since the Microsoft Antitrust Case Taught Us That Regulation Can Spur Innovation
The Microsoft case set a precedent for not breaking up big tech companies.
Emerging Tech
IRS Wants Artificial Intelligence To Guard Taxpayer Data
The tax agency wants to know if the AI and machine learning are mature enough to secure its systems from cyberattacks.
Modernization
Trump IRS pick faces massive IT challenge
Charles Rettig, the Trump administration's pick to lead the IRS, told lawmakers at his June 28 confirmation hearing that the tax agency's legacy tech is one of its most critical challenges.
Digital Government
SEC requires companies to file machine-readable financial data
The Securities and Exchange Commission is phasing in a requirement that companies report financial information in the XBRL data format.
Digital Government
A Stanford Researcher Says We Shouldn’t Start Working Full Time Until Age 40
Why are we still packing all of our career and family obligations into a few frantic decades?
Acquisition