Artificial Intelligence
The World of Self-Driving Cars Is Set to Change in April
Get used to seeing cars driving with nobody behind the wheel.
Cybersecurity
Senate panel takes up DHS authorization
Senate Homeland Security Committee is lining up a DHS authorization bill for next week that includes a proposal to reorganize the agency's cybersecurity operation.
Cybersecurity
Nuclear Agency Wants Info on Securing Radioactive Waste from Cyberattacks
The National Nuclear Security Administration is looking for a woman-owned small business to prevent cyberattacks targeting nuclear materials, whether in a facility or in transit.
Modernization
OMB issues final MGT Act guidance
The Office of Management and Budget is officially accepting submissions from agencies for funds to modernize their outdated technologies under the Modernizing Government Technology Act.
Modernization
DHS to launch cloud steering group
The Department of Homeland Security CIO John Zangardi said the agency was setting up a steering group to accelerate cloud adoption.
Digital Government
GSA takes the lead on making federal websites mobile friendly
Agencies need to start paying attention soon, because the Connective Government Act will require all new sites to optimize for mobile users.
Digital Government
Google Has Received More Than 2 Million 'Right to be Forgotten' Requests
The company hasn't complied with all of them, though.
Modernization
White House Opens Applications for Technology Modernization Fund
The White House on Tuesday published guidelines for federal agencies looking to bring their IT systems into the 21st century under new legislation.
Digital Government
Budget Cuts, White House Apathy Stifling Open Data Efforts
Tight budgets and staff cuts are hindering the accuracy and accessibility of federal open data initiatives, experts said.
Digital Government
Microsoft, DOJ Face Tough Questions Over Overseas Data Warrants at Supreme Court
The government and the tech firm disagree over whether warrants under a 1986 law can reach emails stored overseas.
Modernization
Pentagon’s $1 Billion Cloud Deal May Signal New Era in Government Buying
Congress wants the Defense Department to buy technology faster. Now it's beginning to do just that.
Digital Government
Digital Nomads Can Soon ‘Make It Official’ With a New Visa From Estonia
The way workers cross borders is at a crossroads.
Digital Government
How government data is at risk
Open data advocates and former government employees have concerns about the fate of open government data, in light of budget and budget and staffing cuts and topics facing increased politicization.
Digital Government
Puerto Rico’s Government Agencies Need Aid, Too
Work conditions at the territory’s Department of Justice haven’t been the same since Hurricane Maria, to the detriment of morale and legal proceedings.
Acquisition
Contractors gripe about DHS clearance woes
Varied and uneven security clearance processes for contractors across DHS components are leading to confusion and problems for vendors, industry experts told a congressional panel.
Digital Government
Forget Fixing NAFTA. Give Rural Americans Broadband Internet and Clean Water
The manufacturing era Trump is seeking to recreate has been killed by globalization and technological change.
Cybersecurity
Rogers: CyberCom lacks authority, resources to defend all of cyberspace
The outgoing NSA and U.S. Cyber Command chief told lawmakers CyberCom is not sitting on its hands when it comes to potential Russian cyber interference, but it lacks the authority to do more absent additional presidential direction.
Modernization
Could SCOTUS break the cloud?
In oral arguments on a critical data access case, the Supreme Court justices examined whether a 1986 communications privacy statute can be adapted to cloud computing.
Cybersecurity