Emerging Tech
Meet Medusa and Jenny—Drones You Fly with Your Mind
A growing drone startup uses augmented reality to drop the joystick.
Artificial Intelligence
How Sexy Tech Could Tackle Some of Government's 'Boring' Jobs
At first, artificial intelligence may tackle repetitive jobs and ease backlogs.
Artificial Intelligence
How Virtual Reality Could Be Used to Save Lives
Think these technologies are too futuristic for the government? Not anymore.
Artificial Intelligence
Ebook: 2017 Federal IT Trends Forecast
Hint: Expect cyber, data and emerging technologies such as virtual reality to remain in the spotlight, while areas like customer service will see less momentum.
Digital Government
CIOs, Time to Be ‘Enabler in Chief’ Instead of ‘Constrainer in Chief’
What’s required of today’s government CIOs?
Cybersecurity
Top US Officials Say Russia 'Authorized' DNC Hacks
"These thefts and disclosures are intended to interfere with the U.S. election process," said a statement from DHS and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Cybersecurity
Nextgov Ebook: Combating the Insider Threat
Learn how agencies are protecting themselves against both the careless employee and the one who went rogue.
Cybersecurity
The Insider Threat: A Historical Perspective
Trained as a forensic psychologist and a 15-year veteran of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Michael Gelles has long had an interest in the bad guys within organizations.
Cybersecurity
Why a Hack on Education Department Would Be Worse than the OPM Breach
Despite housing tens of millions of people’s sensitive information and 180-plus databases, the agency doesn’t "even have the most basic of tools” to protect them against breaches, Chaffetz said.
Modernization
How the Cloud Can Shake Legacy Tech Out of Agencies
Riverbed Technology IT executives Jerry Kennelly and Davis Johnson share insight into the government’s tech challenges, legacy systems and why Silicon Valley matters more than ever to government.
Digital Government
Nextgov Ebook: Tech Revolutions: Open Source and the Internet of Things
This ebook features two more recent Tech + Tequila themes: open source and the internet of things.
Modernization
OMB Policy Revamps Mobile Device Buying
The goal is to slash fragmentation and duplication of 1,200-plus mobile agreements and 200-plus service plans managed by the federal government.
Digital Government
Commerce Data Guru Announces Departure
In a post on Medium on Thursday evening, Tyrone Grandison, Commerce’s deputy chief data officer, announced his planned exit nearly exactly a year after he joined the agency.
Digital Government
OMB Stresses Security in Info Management Update
This is the first time since 2000 the "Circular A-130: Managing Information as a Strategic Resource" has been updated.
Artificial Intelligence
Tech & Tequila: Explore the Potential and Pitfalls of Artificial Intelligence in Government
Join Nextgov over cocktails and hear experts chat about the possibilities and challenges AI could mean for the federal government.
Digital Government
Introducing the New FITARA Channel
The new addition will cover the ins and outs of Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act policymaking.
Digital Government
Can Open Data Create More Opportunities for Americans? A New White House Effort Hopes So.
Powered by open federal and local data sets, the newly launch project provides access to resources around employment, housing, schools and other neighborhood amenities.
Digital Government
Debating Income Equality? Get the Facts Right with this New Commerce App
A team of data gurus is hoping to transform stores of siloed government data into fresh insight into one of the toughest challenges in America.
Digital Government
Recoding Government: Finding the Tech Change Agents Who Drive Federal Innovation
These innovators know that to stay relevant, they need to continue developing their skills and be mindful of the changing times and fast-evolving technology.
Digital Government