Cybersecurity
Better Threat Sharing is Just the First Step in Securing Elections, Senate Committee Says
The intelligence committee previewed far more recommendations, including better attribution.
Digital Government
Senate Intel committee releases election security recommendations
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released its initial recommendations on election security after investigating Russian attempts to target election infrastructure during the 2016 U.S. elections.
Digital Government
IT, workforce, customer service central to President's Management Agenda
The just-released President's Management Agenda focuses on IT modernization, reshaping the federal workforce and the reorganization of government.
Digital Government
Facebook Just Blocked This Cambridge Analytica Affiliate. Why Does It Still Have a State Department Contract?
Strategic Communications Laboratories worked with Cambridge Analytica, which reportedly used social-media data to target likely Trump voters.
Digital Government
HUD CIO Abruptly Resigns
Amid allegations of corruption, HUD CIO Johnson Joy has resigned.
Digital Government
After Faces, China Is Moving Quickly to Identify People By Their Voices
China’s digitally-connected population has enabled the government to track people in many forms.
Artificial Intelligence
Self-Driving Cars Still Don't Know How to See
An Uber autonomous SUV killed a pedestrian. What does that say about the promise of self-driving technology?
Digital Government
Just in time for tax season: An IRS example of (online) government at its worst
An experience with online forms drives one of government's most ardent advocates to complain.
Digital Government
CSRA Rebuffs CACI Bid
After receiving an unsolicited bid Sunday from CACI, CSRA and General Dynamics sweetened their original merger agreement.
People
HUD CIO is out
Johnson Joy resigned in the early morning on March 20, amid accusations of retaliating against an agency employee.
Cybersecurity
NPPD taps vendor for No. 2 role
The National Protection and Programs Directorate, the cybersecurity arm for the Department of Homeland Security, has tapped Matthew Travis as deputy undersecretary
Ideas
Government Starts to Build New Links for Its Blockchain
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is prepping the final version of a report on effective blockchain use—and when to avoid it.
Digital Government
NASA Figures Out a New Way to Bring Satellite Data Back Down To Earth
Communicating with satellites is trickier than you might think.
Digital Government
Trump campaign taps census question as a fund-raising tool
A fundraising email for the Trump-Pence reelection campaign is trying to get supporters behind a controversial change to the census -- asking respondents whether or not they are U.S. citizens.
Artificial Intelligence
HHS Wants to Use AI to Buy in Bulk
The agency wants to use artificial intelligence to find hidden efficiencies in contract data.
Digital Government
Office of American Innovation Leader Takes New Job
Chris Liddell is the latest in staff changes at the tech-focused office.
Emerging Tech
This WALK-MAN Robot Can Go Places Too Dangerous for Humans
The humans operate the machine from a safe distance
Digital Government
Modernizing with the citizen in mind
The roadblocks are real, but a number of agencies are making the case that better engagement is worth the investment.
Digital Government