Podcasts
Critical Update: The Government’s Cloud Anxiety
As more federal agencies shift to cloud computing, officials are reexamining the responsibilities customers and service providers must bear to secure data.
Artificial Intelligence
Army-Funded Algorithm Decodes Brain Signals
The algorithm is part of an effort to eventually establish a machine-brain interface.
Digital Government
Acting Federal CIO Has Been in the Job for Months, OMB Confirms
Even some federal IT officials who work closely with the Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer weren’t aware that Michael Rigas has been serving as acting Federal CIO for months.
Ideas
To Improve Safety of Defense Networks, Eighty-Six Dot1x
The protocol creates the false sense of security that all devices are being screened, even if minimally, for security when in fact they are not.
Modernization
Making software more than 'IT thing'
Software modernization has a branding problem, and it's going to take more than the colloquial culture shift to speed up the Defense Department's adoption of modern tech capabilities, according to Deputy CIO Peter Ranks.
Artificial Intelligence
NASA, FAA Make Moves to Offer Some Staff App-Based Personalized, Professional Coaching
The agencies are set to tap into BetterUp’s mobile platform, which uses AI algorithms to match employees with the right coaches for their needs.
Ideas
Foundations of a Sound Social Media Retention Strategy for Federal Agencies
A lack of a clear social media strategy also leads to key bits of information getting lost.
Artificial Intelligence
AI, ML Tech ‘Needed Today’ to Enhance Decision-Making Process at the Edge, DOD Officials Say
Automation is proving its efficacy in exercises and pilot programs.
Modernization
Biden Review Teams Include Many Former Tech Officials and Digital Service Members
The transition also includes a U.S. Digital Service-specific review team.
Artificial Intelligence
VA Turns to Machine Learning to Automate Prescription Workflows
One of the agency’s senior innovation-focused officials also shed light on how additive manufacturing might disrupt modern health care.
Policy
Biden’s Top Priorities Offer Few Clues for Technology Policies
Washington policy experts believe President-elect Joe Biden’s approach to big tech companies and regulation may differ from both the Trump and Obama administrations.
Modernization
Pentagon Releases Mobile App for Community Support Services
The Defense Department released a mobile app version of its Military OneSource Program.
Ideas
Move to Telehealth Strains Therapists and Their Clients
A big issue was client access to technology and reliable internet services.
Cybersecurity
IoT Security Bill Nears Passage as New Consortium Tackles Open 5G
Government officials are thinking about how the use of drones as part of the network infrastructure will affect security.
Ideas
Remote Education Is Rife with Threats to Student Privacy
All the electronic eyes watching students these days have created privacy concerns that merit more attention.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Expanding 5G Efforts, DOD Official Says
The Pentagon will also be releasing guidance on securing the microelectronics supply chain, according to Defense Undersecretary for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen Lord.
Modernization
Dana Deasy's year of delivery
How 2020 became the Defense Department's best test case for digital modernization.
Modernization
Army Awards 10 Prototyping Contracts Under Small Business Pilot Program
The U.S. Army is using a special topics pilot program to shorten the life cycle of military technology development.
Modernization
Shared services gaining traction, PSC reports
A new report from the Professional Services Council shows shared services growing with collaborations among federal agencies.
Digital Government