Digital Government
DHS Pauses Most Contracting Deadlines Until After Shutdown Ends
The extensions only apply to seven department procurement offices and do not override existing posted amendments.
Ideas
The Shutdown Is Doing Lasting Damage to National Security
With every passing day, America’s defenses are weakening.
Digital Government
From TSA Call Outs to FAA Protests, Airports Are Feeling the Shutdown Pressure
Several airports are adjusting their operations to account for fewer security screeners showing up.
Digital Government
Defense Companies Starting to Feel Effect of U.S. Government Shutdown
Firms working for NASA, DHS, and other shuttered federal agencies are taking hits to their cash flow.
Policy
The Federal Tech Bills that Moved as Funding Legislation Stalled
New laws call on Homeland Security to consolidate its data and force agencies to improve their websites.
Modernization
DHS Turns to Existing GSA, NIH Contracts to (Mostly) Replace EAGLE
The department will use existing governmentwide acquisition contracts rather than recompete another EAGLE contract vehicle.
Artificial Intelligence
Google Created a ‘Responsible Innovation Team’ to Check If Its AI Is Ethical
It’s no longer left to individual programmers to decide on their own if something is designed ethically.
Emerging Tech
DHS Seeks National Security Tech from Small Businesses
Officials finalized the 10 focus areas for groups participating in next year’s Small Business Innovation Research program.
Cybersecurity
Agencies Faced More Than 35,000 Cyber Incidents in 2017, Watchdog Says
But they’re procrastinating on adopting security tools and strategies.
Artificial Intelligence
Homeland Security Delegation Visits Asia for Emerging Tech Ideas
An agency group is going abroad for ideas about 5G, artificial intelligence, machine learning and cybersecurity.
Ideas
5 Tips for Extending Your Social Reach with an Influencer Strategy
Here is how to reach more than your followers.
Digital Government
Congress Races to the Finish Line Amid Shutdown Threat
The Senate passed lots of tech-centric bills and set the stage for next year’s privacy debate.
Cybersecurity
The Government’s Bioterror-Response Website May Be Leaking Sensitive Data
Homeland Security inspectors and a whistleblower say the site, which would be used to coordinate federal responses to a bioterror attack, isn’t secure.
Emerging Tech
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Is Using Retinal Scans to Try to Catch Liars
The technology is supposedly faster, and cheaper, than traditional polygraph tests.
Cybersecurity
The Equifax Breach Affecting Nearly Half of Americans Was 'Entirely Preventable'
The credit bureau breach remains one of the biggest known data thefts.
Cybersecurity
How DHS is Trying to Separate Quality Cyber Tools from Snake Oil
The department is investing in ways to do apples-to-apples comparisons of the many cyber solutions on the market.
Cybersecurity
CBP Officers Aren’t Deleting Data After Warrantless Device Searches, IG Says
An inspector general report found Border Patrol officers didn’t follow standard procedures during device searches, mostly because those procedures weren’t clearly laid out.
Ideas
Clearing the Air Around Facial Recognition in Travel
Myths and truths regarding facial recognition.
Emerging Tech
Who’s Tracking Your License Plate?
Automated license plate readers are collecting and sharing tons of data across state lines, according to records from nearly 200 police departments nationwide.
Cybersecurity