Digital Government
Federal CIO: Chief Data Officer Council Is Coming Very Soon
Nearly every agency is employing artificial intelligence in some capacity, and soon they’ll have more support in their efforts.
Artificial Intelligence
FTC to Explore the Promises and Potential Abuses of Voice Cloning Technology
The agency plans to host a public workshop early next year.
Modernization
VA Stands Up Private, Virtual Exam Rooms to Bring Telehealth to Rural Communities
The agency is collaborating with corporate partners to provide veterans with comfortable, private spaces to have video appointments with their VA providers, much closer to home.
Artificial Intelligence
CISA, DARPA Offer Look Into their Dealings with Deepfakes
Agency and industry officials outlined their approaches to disinformation campaigns ahead of election 2020.
Emerging Tech
Deploying Bots Demands Workforce Buy-in
Agency officials detailed an important lesson they learned when implementing robotic process automation.
Emerging Tech
Army Consortium Wants Cutting-Edge Hemorrhage Detection Technology
Life-threatening blood loss has accounted for more than 33% of prehospital deaths and 50% of deaths occurring within 24 hours after a traumatic injury.
Cybersecurity
The Energy Department Is Transforming a Cyber Competition into a Hiring Tool
Top down leadership and a dedicated national lab team are helping the department embrace a new approach to closing the workforce gap.
Emerging Tech
Aviation Safety Bill Targets Challenges Posed by Flight Automation
It comes on the heels of two tragic commercial aircraft crashes that killed 346 in the last year.
Digital Government
GSA Wants Industry Insights on Offering Human-Centered Design Services
Responses to the new request for information will impact future procurement actions, the agency said.
Emerging Tech
How an FAA Committee Aims to Accelerate Drone Integration
The Drone Advisory Committee recently offered recommendations around Remote Identification, or virtual license plates for drones.
Cybersecurity
Senators Push FTC to Investigate Amazon’s Role in Capital One Hack
The bank was renting servers from the tech company, which were exploited in the attack.
Modernization
GSA, FCC Exploring New Ways to Combat Comment Bots and Abusers
Federal agencies want to stop fake and impersonated comments during the rulemaking process.
Emerging Tech
How the Government Helped Google Reach Quantum Supremacy
Insiders from both the tech giant and the government detailed how the breakthrough was made possible through public-private collaboration.
Emerging Tech
How VA Gets Innovators to Focus on Veterans’ Challenges
One event helped a severely injured veteran use a utensil on his own—for the first time in 12 years.
Emerging Tech
Justice to Require DNA Sampling of Nearly All Detained Migrants
Once collected, the samples will be moved into the FBI’s massive DNA database.
Modernization
FCC Wants Public Feedback on Plans to Fully Digitize Its Largest Licensing System
The agency filed approximately 5,000 applications manually last year.
Policy
Privacy Bill Could Put Dishonest Tech Execs Behind Bars
The Mind Your Own Business Act would expand FTC authorities and introduce comprehensive new protections for consumers’ personal data.
Artificial Intelligence
Argonne Team Looks to Insect Brains as Models for Computer Chip Innovation
It’s the latest buzz in artificial intelligence.
Artificial Intelligence
Building the Public’s Trust in AI Is Key to Coming Guidance, White House Official Says
The administration’s assistant director for artificial intelligence shared details about an in-the-works memo to modernize agencies’ regulatory approaches to the emerging tech.
Emerging Tech