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The latest NextGov Emerging Tech column takes a look at several states that are supporting new driverless vehicle programs, and discovers the places where tractor trailers without drivers will soon be hitting the roads.

Rapidly evolving cybersecurity solutions can generate so many alerts that analysts and administrators can be overwhelmed. Standardizing, prioritizing and automating can make alerts manageable.

The innovative integrators at InfoZen know how to modernize IT for government agencies. The TWB recently interviewed their experts to create an amazingly detailed guide about how to modernize IT systems in the key areas of Cloud, DevOps, Cybersecurity and Mission Critical IT.

We wanted to see if the alleged hacking tools the CIA is supposedly using did in fact exist, or if doing things like turning TVs into spy devices was possible. So we loaded up some hacking tools and went to work. Find out what happened next.

Automation could be the answer to feds dealing with constant attacks, reducing the time from detection to remediation from months to seconds. The basic concept is simple enough, simply using the power of the network itself to counter threats, but the reality is a bit more complex.

The recent women’s march on DC showed the limitations of smartphone technology. During a crisis or an emergency, or in this case a massive protest march, cellular service can become overloaded. Here is what we need to do about that.

The growing complexity of IT enterprises and the cyberthreats facing them have eroded governments’ confidence in their ability to assess and mitigate cybersecurity risk, according to the latest Global Cybersecurity Assurance Report Card. The ability to see infrastructure and monitor activity is key to boosting confidence.

One might expect that having Millennials take over the reins of government would not cause any cybersecurity or IT-related problems. But you would be wrong, according to a new survey from Forcepoint. Find out what hidden minefields await government as the younger generation takes over.

NextGov asked TWB CEO John Breeden to predict a few of the largest trends that we can expect in the New Year. He got two out of three right last time, so perhaps these will be proven correct as well. Find out what will be coming down the pipe in government and technology in 2017, only at NextGov.