It’s time to rethink how wiretaps work after Chinese hack, experts say
It’s time to rethink how wiretaps work after Chinese hack, experts say
Digital Government
Why governments are ‘particularly well-positioned’ to offer identity validation
According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, governments that use its guidance to offer attribute validation services may have to rely less often on commercial data for identity.
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Cybersecurity
CMMC's final rule has now landed
Several other regulatory steps and Congress' 60-day period to review the defense industrial base's new cybersecurity standard still loom before it takes effect.
Defense
Industry ‘hamstrung’ by Space Force-intel community’s turf war
Commercial firms say NGA-centric acquisition can’t move fast enough to help combatant commands or foster innovation.
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Modernization
Officials describe rosy future for problem-plagued background check system overhaul
One interagency official said a long-awaited implementation strategy for the National Background Investigation Services system would be released this week.
Ideas
The migration challenge
COMMENTARY: Upgrading legacy systems to modern infrastructure is critical, but migrating workloads and applications introduces potential vulnerabilities that must be addressed.
Modernization
HHS to crack down on providers blocking access to electronic medical records
The Department of Health and Human Services has received more than a thousand claims of blocked or stymied access to electronic health record information in recent years.
Policy
Trump’s refusal, so far, to accept transition assistance creates ‘real risk,’ observers say
The Harris campaign has reached agreements with GSA and the White House on presidential transition preparations.
Artificial Intelligence
Energy Dept. eyes hyperscalers as future leaders in carbon-free energy adoption
Leadership from the Department of Energy spoke on Wednesday about its ongoing discussions with leading data computing companies to continue grid decarbonization efforts amid artificial intelligence acceleration.
Digital Government
Hill Dems question IRS on identity verification requirements for Direct File
Taxpayers had to go through outsourced identity verification to use Direct File during the last tax season, a level of assurance the lawmakers note is not required for commercial tax prep companies.
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Digital Government
GSA's Login to offer face recognition to customer agencies
Agencies using the government-created service will have the option to incorporate new face-matching capabilities or stick with existing offerings.
Artificial Intelligence
HHS looks to balance use of clinical data in AI with safety, bias considerations
The agency’s acting chief artificial intelligence officer discussed the future of AI in healthcare delivery.
Digital Government
Bipartisan Senate duo seeks to push IRS customer service forward
The tax agency is already working on some of the items in the bill — like improving online accounts.
Cybersecurity
Foreign adversaries will aim to discredit results after Election Day, intel officials warn
Select nations, including Cuba, are trying to influence specific congressional races, they added.
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OPM moves to standardize General Schedule, blue collar locality pay areas
For years, federal employee unions have bemoaned that the pay systems’ differing maps of high-cost regions created pay inequity within agency workforces.
Artificial Intelligence
FCC commissioner warns of ‘heavy handed’ AI regulation in political ads
As the Federal Communications Commissions weighs the proposed rule to bring a disclosure regime to political ads using AI, Republican FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr highlighted technical nuances and public confusion as two potential roadblocks.
Modernization
Inside VA’s drive to offer rideshare services to vets
Since its launch in January 2022, the Veterans Health Administration’s rideshare program for veterans in need of medical-related transportation has provided more than 438,000 rides.
Ideas
How FedRAMP is evolving to meet the challenges of the cloud computing market
Updates to federal cloud security policy are laying the foundation for a more secure and resilient cloud ecosystem.
Modernization
IRS delay on key system could cost up to $70 million
The IRS had been considering switching to a new system for core, individual tax processing, but it’s waiting to do so until after the coming tax season.
Acquisition
ODNI told to redo financial management contract
The Government Accountability Office looked at Guidehouse's protest against the award and found inconsistencies in how proposals were evaluated for this contract that supports the entire intelligence community.
