Digital Government
FCW Insider: Oct. 12
Top stories, quick hits and more from FCW's reporters and editors.
Emerging Tech
DHS Funds Airport Navigation App that Guides You from Check-in to Gate
It also allows federal agencies to send messages to passengers in real time.
Cybersecurity
Firing Isn’t the Only Option for Holding Leaders Accountable for Cyber Lapses, Federal CISO Says
The administration will likely be discreet about disciplinary actions.
Artificial Intelligence
Defense Innovation Board to Explore the Ethics of AI in War
The advisory group will provide the Pentagon with recommendations after hearing from academics, industry and the public.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Call for Investigation Into Google+ Data Exposure
Google's decision not to immediately disclose the breach has ruffled some feathers.
Digital Government
Trump Administration to Create New Pay Systems for Some Federal Jobs
OPM will also expedite hiring for some occupations.
Digital Government
It’s Time for Agencies to Use and Commercialize Their Data, White House Official Says
"It gets my blood boiling to think we have all this data. We should be able to do more with it,” Margaret Weichert, the administration’s management chief, said.
Cybersecurity
The challenge of providing a common defense in cyberspace
Government leaders should examine how the private sector addresses massive vulnerabilities and inherent instability through collaboration.
Digital Government
Mark Warner Is Coming for Tech’s Too-Powerful
The senator from Virginia says he’s “very annoyed” with Silicon Valley’s “pathetic” response to security concerns.
Cybersecurity
DHS contractors face protests – on the streets
Tech companies are facing protests internally from workers and externally from activists about doing for government amid controversial policies like "zero tolerance" for illegal immigration.
Artificial Intelligence
Companies Should Help You Retrain When You’re Automated Out of a Job
400 million workers could be displaced by 2030.
Artificial Intelligence
Defense Intel Chief Worried About Chinese ‘Integration of Human and Machines’
The future of human performance is a research race, and the U.S. shouldn’t take its lead for granted, the DIA director says.
People
At OPM, Weichert pushes direct hire, pay agent changes
Margaret Weichert, now acting director of the Office of Personnel Management, is clearing agencies to make direct hires in IT, cyber and other tech fields and is changing pay for specialized occupations.
Digital Government
Here’s How Facebook Plans to Take Over The Workplace
Another way to manage office communications.
Ideas
Attention Federal Agencies: DMARC is Not a Silver Bullet for Email Security
DMARC is just one small piece to the very complicated email security puzzle.
Cybersecurity
DHS, FBI chiefs say cyber inflects every security and criminal threat
Cybersecurity isn't the only threat facing the country, but an Oct. 10 Senate Homeland Security hearing hammered home the extent to which the digital revolution touches every problem in the national security space.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Oct. 11
Top stories, quick hits and more from FCW's reporters and editors.
Modernization