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Collaboration the Key to Resolving Spectrum Skirmishes

Spectrum is limited but it doesn't have to be a zero-sum game.

  • By Sal D’Itri and Howard Watson
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What Would 5G Technology Mean For Government?

The next big leap forward for cellular phone service is approaching.

  • By John Breeden II
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The Problem With Diversity in Computing

Tech’s discriminatory culture might never change, no matter how many women and people of color are invited into the room.

  • By Ian Bogost, The Atlantic
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3 Ways Government IT Leaders Can Get Off the Budget Merry-go-round

Some business practices can lessen the impact of fiscal uncertainty.

  • By Chris Howard
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Mass Surveillance Is Coming to a City Near You

A tech entrepreneur wants to track the residents of a high-crime American community.

  • By Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic
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Can Government Manage Risks Associated with Artificial Intelligence?

Black-box decisions aren't going to cut it.

  • By Dan Chenok
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The Risk Management Framework Is Dead. Long Live the RMF.

A framework is just that: a frame of reference from which to adapt according to your needs and situation.

  • By Richard P. Tracy and Gianna Price
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Building a Better Infrastructure Through Agile Integration

Approaches taken over the past decade no longer fit the needs of agile development and hybrid cloud.

  • By Ken Johnson
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How Federal Agencies Can Move Innovation Forward

There’s hard work ahead to truly capture the full potential of artificial intelligence.

  • By Josh Elliot
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To Fight Online Disinformation, Reinvigorate Media Policy

Disinformation, toxic speech, and polarization online are a result opaque digital information systems. The fix? We can start by updating the approach of media policy for the new environment.

  • By Karen Kornbluh and Ellen Goodman
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OMB’s New ID Policy Will Help Consumers Protect Their Identities Online

America should modernize our existing paper-based identification systems around a privacy-protecting, consumer-centric digital model.

  • By Jeremy Grant
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Gaming’s Biggest Week Gives Clues to Serious Technology’s Future

Advancements in virtual and augmented reality may get government gaming a boost.

  • By John Breeden II
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How to Stop Fearing AI

The latest cloud of fear emanating is that artificial intelligence will pass along or even amplify the biases and inequities that have plagued our society for decades.

  • By Dave Girouard
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Federal Data is Exploding at the Edge. Is It Secure?

Mobility means the government needs to be able to lock down information, retrieve it back, encrypt it—even after it’s already been sent.

  • By John Zanni
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The Coalition Out to Kill Tech as We Know It

With enemies like these, the industry is going to need some friends.

  • By Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic
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There’s Too Little Outcry When a Government Blocks the Internet

For its own citizens’ safety, and for grand strategy’s sake, the U.S. government needs to up the pressure.

  • By Samuel Woodhams
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Can One Year of GDPR Teach the U.S. Anything on Privacy?

Technology experts reflect on how GDPR changed companies' approaches to data.

  • By John Breeden II
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Facebook’s Dystopian Definition of ‘Fake’

For the social-media platform, a doctored video of Nancy Pelosi is content, not a phony.

  • By Ian Bogost, The Atlantic
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Alexa, Can You Help Me With Government IT?

Smart speakers may be coming to an office near you.

  • By Srikanth Devarajan , Sanjeev Pulapaka and Pawin Chawanasunthornpot
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Why the Future of Work Is a Challenge for Government

The federal workforce needs to be reskilled. Expect major disruptions ahead.

  • By John Kamensky
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