Emerging Tech
Pentagon To Explore Potential of 5G — and Its Made-in-China Hazards
Planned experiments will test the emerging wireless technology, even as leaders fret publicly about supply-chain risks.
Ideas
Commercial CX Trends for Federal Agencies to Consider Today
Here are the top digital customer service trends used by leading commercial brands that hold promise for government leaders in 2019.
Digital Government
The Gig Economy is Actually Pretty Tiny
An analysis from the Economic Policy Institute found that workers who sourced jobs through apps like Uber and Lyft comprised just a minuscule fraction of the overall workforce.
Modernization
Proposed Rule Would Force Health Care Providers to Share Records Electronically
For millions of Americans, accessing their health records is an onerous task. A new rule could change that.
Policy
Federal Court Deals Airbnb a Blow in its Fight Against Local Regulations
“This case is hugely significant,” says one legal scholar.
Ideas
How to Make Mobility Work for Government
As organizations experience the tension between intended security and de facto mobility, workers are growing frustrated, and government agencies are falling behind.
Digital Government
An App For Mapping Crime, or Urban Paranoia?
The crime-tracking app Citizen, which recently launched in Baltimore, alerts users to danger nearby. Where some critics see risks, others see a tool for empowerment.
Modernization
Helping Police Divert Mental Health Patients From ERs
A start-up wants to use a mobile app to allow clinicians and case workers to do remote patient evaluations when law enforcement officers respond to mental health calls.
Cybersecurity
Survey: RSA Attendees Plan to Spend More on Mobile Security in the Coming Year
Most employees access corporate data on mobile devices through public Wi-Fi networks, according to a new survey.
Emerging Tech
FAA’s Drone Operations App is Getting a Makeover
A new version of B4UFLY, an app to help drone operators follow FAA rules, is coming soon.
Digital Government
FBI Should Tighten Monitoring of Employee Texting, Watchdog Says
Software recommendations come as follow-up to 2016 review of alleged political bias.
Cybersecurity
Which Country has the Best Cybersecurity? It Isn’t the U.S.
A study says the U.S. is above average when it comes to cybersecurity, but it’s not the best nation.
Modernization
Apple Is Building an iPhone App for Vets' Medical Records
The tool, which connects directly to VA’s health record database, will roll out sometime this summer.
Artificial Intelligence
How All-Knowing Smartphones Could Become the Pentagon’s Employee Access Cards
An algorithm will track how employees use their phones, how they walk and even where they go to constantly verify users’ identity.
Modernization
What Public Safety Agencies Can Do While Waiting for Next Generation 911
The old system has been the victim of its own success, a software executive argues.
Ideas
5 Ways Mobile Tech Can Optimize the Federal Supply Chain
Mobile devices can process more data and deliver richer capabilities than ever before.
Ideas
Understanding Today’s Mobile Software Supply Chain Risks
The reality is that supply chain risk is also a concern in the software frontier.
Emerging Tech
Anatomy of an Electric Scooter Crash
The rise of the rented e-scooter has also brought safety fears and injury-related lawsuits. What happens when a new mobility mode meets the American legal system?
Emerging Tech