Artificial Intelligence
Samsung’s Latest Venture Fund Us Looking For the Next Big Way to Build AI
The company hopes to find new ways of making decisions with computers.
Artificial Intelligence
Google Translate Is Getting An Upgrade
An offline mode could help travelers when they need it most.
Digital Government
Why Your Agency Needs a Chief Product Officer
Sometimes an IT problem is really an answer.
Cybersecurity
DISA Plans to Change How Pentagon Employees Browse the Internet
Officials are looking to isolate the internet from agency networks by pushing web browsing to the cloud.
Cybersecurity
Trump Administration Adds to Top Cyber Ranks
The Senate confirmed a cyber lead at Homeland Security and Trump nominated a government veteran to lead cyber at the Energy Department.
Modernization
OMB drafts new 'Cloud Smart' strategy
The Office of Management and Budget expects to release new guidance to help agencies move to the cloud.
Acquisition
Army's Bailey, Congress' Aguilar and Wicker honored for cyber efforts
Phyllis Bailey, the CIO for the Army's Information Assurance Training, Education, and Awareness Division, received CompTIA's 2018 Excellence in Cybersecurity Award for driving DOD's information security certification requirements.
People
21 House Republicans ask Trump to rescind workforce orders
A group of 21 Republican lawmakers wants the Trump administration to reconsider three executive orders on federal unions that they say undermine existing labor laws.
Ideas
The State Department’s New Cyber Reports Miss the Point Entirely
Amid a crisis in U.S. cyber policy, a pair of reports on deterrence and international engagement offer recycled ideas.
Cybersecurity
Senate approves Krebs to lead NPPD
After running the operation for almost a year, the temporary head of the National Protection and Programs Directorate is set to be sworn in as the group's official director.
Digital Government
New Collective Bargaining Rules Won't Hurt Telework, OPM Says
A recent executive order is intended to speed up the collective bargaining negotiation process, but won’t impact existing governmentwide policies encouraging telework, officials said.
Digital Government
Facebook Knows Exactly How Many Times You’ve Searched For Your Ex
The company keeps all the records of your online stalking.
Cybersecurity
Karen Evans to head Energy's new cyber shop
Longtime federal IT executive Karen Evans is returning to government to head the Department of Energy's new office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response.
Artificial Intelligence
Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey Is Building a Defense Contractor With Consumer Technology
Its first major project: A virtual border wall between the United States and Mexico.
Cybersecurity
Here’s How That $380 Million in Election Security Funding Is Being Spent
State election officials are mostly using new election security money to shore up the basics.
Emerging Tech
NASA Seeks Moon-Ready Technologies For Short-Notice Trip
The agency's prepping for a trip to the moon as soon as next year.
Ideas
How Using Open Wi-Fi Could Get Safer
A standard called Enhanced Open aims to make using free networks more secure than it is now.
Cybersecurity
Android Malware Is Infecting Amazon Fire Sticks
It's throttling devices to mine cryptocurrency.
Cybersecurity
Interior IG: Nation’s Dams Safe From Hacks But Vulnerable to Insider Threats
An inspector general review exposes significant weaknesses to dam cybersecurity that have grown more serious over time.
Digital Government