Artificial Intelligence
Alexa Makes Decision-Making Easier Than Ever—By Making Your Choices For You
But what does that mean for consumers?
People
Is leadership churn limiting agency effectiveness?
Turnover in the Trump administration is at historic levels, which takes a toll on the ability of agencies to execute on their missions.
Emerging Tech
Defense Security Service Is Trying to Overhaul the Entire Security Clearance Process
And it turned to an alternative contracting method to find nontraditional background check companies and ideas.
Modernization
DOD CIO hits pause on JEDI cloud acquisition
Dana Deasy set cloud as his office's top priority. But when it comes to the JEDI request for proposal, he's directed staff to "pause" to compile a comprehensive review.
People
The government reorganization plan: There may be a pony in there after all
Attention and criticism have focused on the proposed org-chart changes, Alan Balutis notes, but the real opportunities lie elsewhere.
Emerging Tech
Driving Without a Smartphone
A new law in Georgia discourages drivers from even touching a screen. Whether or not it improves safety, it could help break people’s phone habits.
Artificial Intelligence
DHS Awards $1.5M for Algorithms to Accelerate Airport Security
The challenge's goal was to reduce false alarms and pat-downs.
Emerging Tech
These Magnetic Robots Might Someday Crawl Around Inside You
They're made of 3D-printer ink.
Cybersecurity
Kaspersky Makes Last Ditch Argument to Halt Congressional Ban from Being Implemented
Multiple agencies have set Monday, July 16, as the deadline for the ban to be implemented in new procurements.
Cybersecurity
The Security Hole in Apple's New Security Feature
USB Restricted Mode could still let law enforcement into your phone.
Artificial Intelligence
White House Official: Bet on U.S. to Win the AI War
The federal deputy chief technology officer is confident the U.S. will win the artificial intelligence race, but China is catching up fast.
Cybersecurity
DOJ Admits Error Linking ID Theft Case to OPM Breach
There’s no firm evidence fraudsters are using stolen data from the massive 2015 breach, officials said.
Digital Government
NASA’s Chief Wants Former Astronaut Janet Kavandi to Help Run Things. Trump Is Looking at the Senate’s Admin Guy
The wrong person in that job could create new problems for NASA.
Digital Government
Draft data strategy pushes transparency, quality, privacy
The Trump administration's federal data strategy met its first milestone, the release of an initial set of draft principles.
Emerging Tech
Orlando Does an About-Face on Facial Recognition Technology
The city’s police department is moving forward with the second phase of testing weeks after the initial pilot program ended amid concerns raised by civil liberties groups.
People
GSA's veteran CISO retires
The long-time chief of the General Services Administration's IT security program retired at the end of June to move halfway around the world.
Emerging Tech
Energy Opens Portal to National Labs Experts, Tech
The Lab Partnership Service website gives private-sector innovators better access to public-sector research and technology.
Emerging Tech
Army Developing Simulated Missile Launchers to Improve Combat Training
The goal is to train pilots and other crew members on how to respond to shoulder-fired missiles and rocket launchers.
Cybersecurity
DOJ backtracks on linking OPM hack to fraud case
The Justice Department acknowledged that a news release connecting a fraud case with the massive data theft of employee data at OPM was "premature."
Cybersecurity