(Getty Images) Partnership for Public Service suggests review of federal tech laws, pay system overhaul The recommendations are part of a roadmap to improve technology modernization in government. Sep 1, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir
(Getty Images) GSA challenge found industry machine-learning models can make do with limited training data Techniques like transfer learning have come a long way and were used to fine-tune models so they could read end-user license agreements. Nov 18, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir
The current Challenge.gov look. (Screenshot) Challenge.gov is going to get a ‘classic digital service upgrade’ The overall goal is to increase engagement with the platform, among both agencies and challenge solvers. Dec 23, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier
(Getty Images) DHS announces winners of opioid detection challenge The winning technologies use X-ray and radio frequency detection to find illicit substances in packages in the mail. Dec 13, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier
(Pixabay) FAA wants college students to envision the future of the ‘smart’ airport The challenge is also a way for the agency to engage with up and coming talent. Nov 27, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier
The view from aerial tour of Hurricane Sandy damage of New Jersey’s barrier beaches, Nov. 18, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Sonya N. Hebert) DIU challenge takes on algorithms to assess building damage The broad goal here is to speed up the disaster recovery process. Sep 30, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier
(Getty Images) Build robotic software for the moon with this NASA challenge The space agency wants autonomous machines to help support long-term space exploration. Among the tasks: capturing resources on the lunar surface. Sep 4, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier
USPS packaging. (Aranami / Flickr) DHS’s opioid detection challenge yields 8 finalists Could measuring how X-rays are diffracted when they pass through a parcel help find illicit drugs? Jun 12, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier
(Tajha Chappellet-Lanier / FedScoop) GSA is planning to host a customer experience hackathon The June 19 event is scheduled to take place simultaneously at eight GSA locations across the county. May 24, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier
Margaret Weichert speaks March 28, 2019, at the IT Modernization Summit presented by FedScoop. (FedScoop) OMB and GSA launch GEAR Center challenge to ‘test the feasibility of the model’ The government wants solvers to "demonstrate the potential" of this kind of public-private partnership to solve government problems. May 2, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier