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
DHS looks to agile in EAGLE II replacement
More than a year after the cancellation of an ambitious, agile services contract, the Department of Homeland Security is still learning from the experience.
Artificial Intelligence
How Computers Parse the Ambiguity of Everyday Language
Words with multiple meanings pose a special challenge to algorithms.
Cybersecurity
A cyber handbook for the c-suite exec and rank-and-file fed
Two tech advisory bodies to the government have developed a new guidebook to train and educate federal cybersecurity professionals.
Artificial Intelligence
General: Project Maven Is Just the Beginning of the Military’s Use of AI
Air Combat Command chief invites tech firms to help build next-gen tools for the Pentagon. Also says dissent "is part of being an American."
Cybersecurity
Banning Software Isn’t the Route to Cybersecurity, Nuclear Security Agency Official Says
The government should be focused on mitigating the danger any software can pose, rather than banning software from China and elsewhere, the NNSA CIO says.
Artificial Intelligence
Here’s What the White House’s AI Committee Will Focus On
The committee created two groups, one dedicated to machine learning and another for research and development priorities.
Policy
The Tech Industry Is Fighting Trump—and Mostly Losing
Legal opposition and strongly worded remarks could not defeat the president’s travel ban.
Digital Government
Facebook Files Patent For Tech That Can Take Advantage of Your Phone's Mic
The company's idea is to be able to remotely record from your device.
Ideas
Selecting the Right Tools for Successful Digital Transformation
The biggest challenge is determining how to invest funds wisely.
People
Lankford dishes on the future of the federal workforce
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) spoke with FCW about his workforce priorities as well as the White House's reorganization plan.
Cybersecurity
Tech is center stage in global IRS tax crime partnership
The IRS announced a global partnership with four other nations that will focus on information and technology sharing, cooperation on criminal and financial investigations, cybercrime and cryptocurrencies.
Emerging Tech
Another Shocking Delay for NASA’s Next Big Telescope
If the James Webb Space Telescope wants to get off the ground, it will need a blessing—and more money—from Congress.
Acquisition