Artificial Intelligence
Frequently Automated Questions: Is Artificial Intelligence the Future of FAQ?
Finely tuned chatbots could tackle the public's millions of questions.
Emerging Tech
Survey: New IT Means New Complexity
A new survey found piggybacking new technologies onto old systems is sometimes problematic.
Cybersecurity
Want a Job With FBI’s Elite Cyber Team? You Need These 3 Things
Cyber special agents at the bureau need more than technical skills: They also need to carry a gun.
Cybersecurity
FBI Director: Americans Never Had 'Absolute Privacy'
A renewed debate about encryption is coming, according to James Comey.
Digital Government
Report: If DOD Doesn't Embrace Open Source, It'll 'Be Left Behind'
Currently, the department uses open source software “infrequently and on an ad hoc basis,” unlike tech companies like Google, Amazon and Facebook that wouldn’t exist without open source software.
Cybersecurity
House Oversight Demands Info on DHS Senior Staff Private Email Use... Again
Chaffetz said DHS has “failed to comply with the committee’s request, failed to assert a legitimate justification for withholding any information from the committee, or even provide a timeline for responding.”
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence, Tech and Tequila: Come Hang with Us
Learn how the government plans to deal with artificial intelligence.
Digital Government
Pentagon’s Contract-Spending Problem
Of $205 billion awarded in contract spending across DOD, only $101 billion was competed.
Cybersecurity
Clinton Email Saga Continues with 'Spillage' Request
Rep. Jason Chaffetz also asked the FBI for an inventory of electronic devices and documents obtained from Clinton’s aides containing classified government data.
Emerging Tech
Leidos’ Post-Deal Identity
Leidos isn't just doubling in size; it's expanding the customers it serves.
Digital Government
What's In Pentagon Newly Released IT Vision?
The document itself largely builds on existing policy initiatives, binding them together “in a new way of thinking” through 10 primary goals.
Digital Government
Alliant 2 Deadline Extended
New proposal deadlines will be Sept. 13 for Alliant 2 Unrestricted and Sept. 12 for Alliant 2 Small Business.
Cybersecurity
DHS Offers States Cybersecurity Help with Elections
DHS launched Voting Infrastructure Cybersecurity Action Plan Campaign to raise election security awareness.
Digital Government
Leidos Closes on Lockheed Martin’s IT Business
With Lockheed Martin’s $5 billion IT business, Leidos becomes the government’s largest IT provider.
Digital Government
Alliant 2 Contract Gets First Bid Protest Test
Enterprise Information Services on Aug. 10 filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office over the General Services Administration’s solicitation terms.
Digital Government
GSA Pushes Forward as Digital 'First Mover'
GSA officials share the agency's recent IT wins and future plans.
Cybersecurity
How Grades Motivate Better Cyber Practices at DOD
It turns out no one like bad grades, according to one Defense Department official.
Modernization
CIA Official: ‘Cloud Has Been a Godsend’
The technology has bolstered the agency's cyber defenses and the speed at which it addresses threats to the nation.
Cybersecurity
GSA Gets Thumbs Up on Cybersecurity Act Assessment
The agency's IT security policies are up to date and "generally consistent" with governmentwide standards, according to the IG.
Modernization
DOD 'In the Right Spot' With Cloud, CIO Says
In many ways, DOD’s use of cloud computing is not so different from non-IT Fortune 50 companies, Halvorsen said.
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