Ideas
The Official Coronavirus Numbers Are Wrong, and Everyone Knows It
Because the U.S. data on coronavirus infections are so deeply flawed, the quantification of the outbreak obscures more than it illuminates.
Digital Government
Government Issued $175 Billion in Improper Payments, Watchdog Says
Despite laws and technology changes, federal agencies saw increased losses from fiscal 2018.
Ideas
Will 2020 Be the Year of Data?
Agencies across the federal government are beginning to recognize the importance of data and data-driven decision-making.
Digital Government
Do Roundabouts Make Drivers Better or Worse? Transportation Wants to See the Data.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wants help sorting data on how drivers behave in certain traffic patterns.
Ideas
Don't Die Wondering: Apps May Soon Be Able to Predict Your Life Expectancy, but Do You Want to Know?
It's complicated but emerging technologies could make this a reality in the future.
Ideas
One Year In, the Evidence Act is Producing Results
Most have identified evaluation officers and chief data officers and have started developing learning agendas that identify priority areas.
Digital Government
FDA’s Data Strategy Modernization Starts With Public Outreach
The agency is overhauling the way it thinks about data and wants to start with feedback from employees and outside experts.
Ideas
Data Evangelists Spread the Word on Boosting Government Performance
A recent gathering of state and local officials had the feel of an old time revival.
Artificial Intelligence
Commerce Partnership Opportunity Aims to Amplify Feds' Data Use
The department’s National Technical Information Service is looking for services to help agencies use data as an asset.
Artificial Intelligence
How to Train Computers Faster for 'Extreme' Datasets
A divide-and-conquer approach to machine learning could speed up problems in speech translation and answering general questions.
Ideas
Sensitive Data Must Be Protected. That Doesn’t Mean It Can’t Also Be Used.
Two promising tools may allow agencies to share data while maintaining privacy and security requirements.
Digital Government
IG Says It Is Helping Return As Much As $5.9 Billion to the Government
The anticipated recoveries of misspent health program dollars would be the result of the HHS watchdog's work in fiscal 2019.
Ideas
The Tricky Ethics of Google's Project Nightingale Effort to Learn from Millions of Health Records
Big-data projects like this one should always be ethically scrutinized.
Ideas
5 Strategies for Building a Culture of Data Literacy
Getting agency buy-in to a culture of data literacy means getting everyone at every level to appreciate the value of data.
Digital Government
GAO Hires First Data Scientist
The position will lead the watchdog’s new Innovation Lab, soliciting new ideas and using data to help GAO better inform agencies and Congress.
Artificial Intelligence
Army Hires AI Firm to Predict When Aircraft, Vehicles & Weapons Will Break
Following the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps, the service hopes a small company can organize the data from decades-old maintenance logs.
Digital Government
Transportation to Start Tracking Sexual Harassment of Travelers Under New Bill
The bill calls for certain airlines and railroads to track harassment and assault of their workers and passengers and report incidents to the Transportation Department.
Emerging Tech
How Lockheed Martin Is Trying To Link Everything on the Battlefield
Experiment by experiment, the company is weaving aircraft, ground vehicles, satellites, and the rest into a network that will someday give commanders unprecedented decision-support options.
Ideas
Federal Agencies Need Data Hunters to Enhance Performance
These hunters are often disguised under several different job titles including data acquisition specialists and data scouts.
Ideas
Analyst, Analyze Thyself!
Analytics professionals spend more time gathering data than they dedicate to analyzing it, according to a recent survey.
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