Open Data/Transparency

• Planning and installing a network in a government facility

  Modern digital tools, powered by IT, have become an integral part of our daily lives. These technologies have changed how we perform various tasks such as accessing information, planning trips, conducting business and communicating with others.

  Commentary

  April 03, 2023
• Copyright issues in the age of AI-generated creations

  ChatGPT, Anyword, Midjourney. These are among the most popular content generators powered by Artificial Intelligence. But when there's no human hand behind the creation, what rights does the user of an AI tool have when it comes to copyrighting those sometimes strange images and writings? Well to help answer some of those questions, the U.S. Copyright Office is launching a new initiative to lay out just where its policies stand, and to also hear from the people using generative AI technologies.

  Artificial Intelligence

  March 31, 2023
• How agencies can build an infrastructure that supports extended reality

  A whole new world is coming to the federal government: a virtual world. Thanks to advancements in artificial intelligence, the internet of things, 5G, and more, augmented and virtual reality — commonly called "extended reality" (XR) — is transforming how agencies deliver services, train warfighters, conduct operations in the field, and operate remotely.

  Commentary

  March 08, 2023
• 3 ways governments can better protect public data

  The government routinely collects data, including citizens' sensitive personally identifiable information, ranging from Social Security details to financial information to healthcare data. They need it to do their job and deliver the services they are obligated to provide.

  Commentary

  March 06, 2023
• Following tumultuous launch, TSP contractor promises more improvements still ahead

  After the major Thrift Savings Plan update last June, officials from Accenture Federal Services said they have made progress to resolve widespread issues for participants, but are still focused on “continuous improvements.”

  TSP

  March 01, 2023
• Stopping aviation explosions through science, with the chemistry branch manager at the Transportation Security Laboratory

  Airport security screening is in large measure a function of detection of objects and materials. A recurring challenge comes from non-commercial explosives — dangerous substances cooked up by criminals for unknown reasons.

  Technology

  February 17, 2023
• Explosive discussion with the Transportation Security Lab’s Jason Stairs

  The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is constantly generating new screening requirements, equipment that can sense or detect something and sound an alarm if need be. It falls to the Homeland Security Department's Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL), operated by the Science and Technology Directorate, to work with TSA and potential vendors to evaluate-and-test a particular technology.

  Technology

  February 16, 2023
• State Department aims to build on open-source effort to track war crimes in Ukraine

  The Conflict Observatory brings together teams and technology to track the conflict in Ukraine. The project sprung out of evidence-based policymaking efforts.

  Big Data

  February 13, 2023
• The future of GPS could be on the ground rather than in space

  You know when you're using an app that uses GPS in a major city, and it can't quite pin point your location? Well, a new tech company in San Francisco may have a new way of fixing that.

  The Space Hour

  February 13, 2023
• How industry is working to secure quantum computing

  It might be the biggest thing in computing since the microprocessor. But quantum computing doesn't come with guaranteed security. Among the challenges, developing cryptography algorithms that resist quantum computing.

  Technology

  February 02, 2023
• As ransomware attacks evolve, agencies must find innovative ways to backup data

  Federal agencies face an incredible threat as ransomware attacks continue to evolve and attackers grow more and more evasive.

  Commentary

  January 30, 2023
• Checking in with the newly-confirmed director of the Energy Department’s innovation unit

  Whatever the country's energy future will turn out to be, it will require advances in science and technology. That's where my next guest comes in.

  Agency Oversight

  January 27, 2023
• NARA preps agencies to move to new e-records system in early 2023

  A near decade-long project to upgrade the IT systems agencies use to schedule and transfer records to the National Archives is close to coming to fruition.

  Open Data/Transparency

  November 16, 2022
• How China takes American know-how and technology right from under our noses

  Scientists from China work on sensitive projects at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, then go back to help China with what they've learned.

  Technology

  November 14, 2022