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WASHINGTON, D.C. – APRIL 22, 2018: An American flag flies over the south facade of the White House in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Robert Alexander/Getty Images)

Austin Bonner promoted to deputy chief technology officer for policy

Bonner’s new position builds on her current role at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, where she focused on a range of telecommunications issues

Aug 17, 2023 By Rebecca Heilweil

Denice Ross speaks onstage during the 2017 MAKERS Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, on February 7, 2017. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for AOL)

WH appoints Denice Ross as US deputy chief technology officer for tech capacity

Following her new appointment, the Biden administration has named Dominique Duval-Diop as incoming U.S. chief data scientist.

May 30, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones

Beeck Center for Social Innovation. (Image credit: Georgetown University)

Former White House digital service adviser picked to lead Beeck Center

Lynn Overmann, a veteran of the Biden and Obama administrations, is the new head of Georgetown University's Beeck Center for Social Impact.

Mar 15, 2023 By Benjamin Freed

USCIS — A sign outside a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration office in the Northlake area of DeKalb County, Georgia. (Image credit: Gulbenk / Wikimedia Commons).

Senators petition ICE to curtail ‘Orwellian’ use of facial recognition, surveillance technology

Sens. Edward Markey, D-Mass., and Ron Wyden, D-OR. call on the agency to stop purchasing private information from data brokers.

Sep 13, 2022 By Nihal Krishan

White House picks Cori Zarek as US Digital Service deputy administrator

Zarek served as a U.S. deputy CTO during the Obama administration.

Aug 10, 2022 By Nihal Krishan

Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to Robert Cardillo, Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Oct. 24th 2016. The NGA delivers world-class geospatial intelligence that provides a decisive advantage to policymakers, warfighters, intelligence professionals and first responders. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

NGA embraces the promise of AI, but not without the humans to match

A tsunami of data is driving the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's embrace not only of AI, but also its pursuit of more data scientists.

Sep 28, 2018 By Carten Cordell

It’s not just about finding the right people or paying for the right technology, panelists said Tuesday. It’s about being smarter with how things are communicated. (Getty Images)

Not just money and talent: Five ways the government can get better at cybersecurity

Some key takeaways from a D.C. CyberWeek panel at Georgetown University on Tuesday.

Oct 17, 2017