The coronavirus pandemic has seen upticks in recent weeks, with the case number shooting past 2.5 million cases in June. As more states vacillate between…
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China announced in 2017 its ambition to become the world leader in artificial intelligence (AI) by 2030. While the US still leads in absolute terms,…
Vendors of artificial intelligence technology should not be shielded by intellectual property claims and will have to disclose elements of their designs and be able…
The COVID-19 pandemic is demonstrating just how important a digital federal government is—both for citizens trying to tap into government services and for federal employees…
A “strategic mindset” may be key to success, research finds. The study shows that people with a strategic mindset are the ones who, in the…
The Homeland Security Department intends to tap into custom-created algorithms, analytics and commercially-offered services to trace and capture deliberate efforts by foreign state and non-state…
The Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would mandate that the federal government stop paying dead people. The legislation, introduced by Sens. John Kennedy,…
When I was growing up, my father, who was a lifelong National Institute of Standards and Technology employee, would encourage both my older sister and…
After sustained declines in the number of COVID-19 cases over recent months, restrictions are starting to ease across the United States. Numbers of new cases…
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash., proposes requiring the Government Accountability Office complete a report on federal agencies’ procurement of equipment from certain…
The U.S. Navy recently completed its largest cloud migration to date, moving its Enterprise Resource Planning system—its financial system of record—from an outdated on-premises system…
In the months leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple federal agencies were moving to prioritize data management and extract appropriate insights to better inform…
After 18 months in his first public sector job, Anil Cheriyan, director of the General Services Administration’s Technology Transformation Services, is leaving government. “It’s never…
In recent interviews, the American soccer player Crystal Dunn expressed the joy and fear she felt when her teammate Megan Rapinoe decided to take a…
Security leaders in the homeland and national security space announced the successful initial pilot of an automated tool to ensure new mobile applications meet baseline…
When the COVID-19 pandemic first emerged as a national crisis, veterans and their caregivers understandably flooded the Veterans Affairs Department’s phone lines and other communications…
Bipartisan legislation directing an annual, comprehensive examination into the technology underpinning, and threats posed by super-realistic manipulated media called deepfakes may have found a path…
The inspector general for NASA notes resource constraints and a lack of awareness about information security policies and procedures by personnel are among the reasons…
Three-quarters of the administration’s governmentwide shared services initiative has gotten beyond the initial phase, with the announcement of two more designated lead offices as part…
Whether you’re going to a VA medical center for coronavirus or any other treatment or health concern, the agency wants you to check-in online first…