Digital Government
ID, traffic management next up for drones
Remote ID capabilities and a low-altitude traffic management system are the next building blocks for drone integration into U.S. airspace, the FAA director told Congress.
Artificial Intelligence
Amazon, Facebook and Other Tech Giants Will Talk AI With White House
Executives from nearly 40 companies will discuss ramifications and regulations of artificial intelligence with White House officials.
Policy
The Tech Targeted in Trump’s Rescission Request
The $15 billion request would cancel funding for two technology loan programs.
Digital Government
House mulls revival of shuttered tech office
An appropriations bill funding the legislative branch calls for a study of resurrecting the defunct Office of Technology Assessment.
Artificial Intelligence
Driverless Car Startup Drive.ai Is Launching a Ride-Hailing Service in Texas
Drive.ai was founded in late 2015 by a group of deep-learning experts at Stanford University.
Ideas
How to Transform Your Agency’s IT Now So the Future is Affordable
Here are ways to avoid long-tail operations fees for your updated set up.
Policy
Huawei, ZTE Banned in House Draft of Pentagon Policy Bill
The bill also requires a governmentwide strategy to counter Chinese cyber threats.
Policy
Draft Defense Bill Delegates DISA, Back Office Cuts to Management Chief
The draft National Defense Authorization Act withdraws a requirement to “eliminate” the warfighters’ IT shop but would remove most of its central functions.
Digital Government
The Government's Tech Talent Gap is (Still) Getting Worse
And diversity efforts show mixed results.
Digital Government
Trump Praises the 'Tireless Dedication' of Federal Employees, But Says They Can Do Better
The president made his remarks in announcing Public Service Recognition Week.
Emerging Tech
R and Python Are Joining Forces, in the Most Ambitious Crossover Event of the Year—For Programmers
R and Python are essential tools for data scientists working at tech platforms.
People
NDAA draft would slash number of CIOs in DOD, boost cyber workforce
The House Armed Service Committee's 2019 defense spending bill also calls for more detail on the Pentagon's controversial JEDI cloud acquisition program.
Cybersecurity
Senate Wants More Cyber Intelligence
The Senate Sergeant at Arms is looking for an automated cyber intelligence platform that does it all.
People
OPM pushes cuts to federal retirement benefits
The Office of Personnel Management is moving ahead with a series of changes to pension benefits that it estimates will save more than $143 billion over 10 years.
Digital Government
Your fingerprints aren’t as unique as a snowflake. Yet.
Governments and law enforcement bodies are searching for better fingerprint capture technology, and the results of a recent contest demonstrate they may be getting closer to a solution.
Modernization
DISA to close St. Louis data center
DISA will close or limit operations at four of its data centers around the world as a result of its Computing Ecosystem optimization initiative.
Digital Government
Facebook Is Exploring a Subscription Fee
The company has looked into offering a service like this before.
Digital Government
How Harvard is helping government do digital better
Steve Kelman reports on the results of a project-based Kennedy School course on public-sector innovation.
Cybersecurity