Congressman Plans to Propose Cyber Director Amendment to NDAA
Congressman Plans to Propose Cyber Director Amendment to NDAA
Ideas
Does the COVID-19 Crisis Cap 25 Years of Government Blunders?
"What went wrong? The answer is: Almost everything went wrong, and almost everything that did go wrong had been foretold."
Cybersecurity
House Appropriations Advances Defense Spending Bill
Areas of concern for cybersecurity include building the workforce and 5G development.
IT Modernization
How Peer-to-Peer Texting Could Play a Role in Disaster and Pandemic Response
RumbleUp, an app previously tapped by Republican campaigns, is now available through FirstNet.
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How Public Sector Developers Can Achieve DevSecOps Through Collaboration and Open Source Tools
Developer buy-in is critical in implementing DevSecOps. Industry experts explain why it benefits developers and share deployment strategies.
IT Modernization
VA Wants a Veteran-Owned Business to Upgrade Wichita Facility’s IT Ahead of Health Records Rollout
The deployment of Veterans Affairs’ new electronic health record program has been on hold while the agency deals with COVID-19 but the agency wants to get Wichita’s infrastructure ready to roll.
Cybersecurity
House Oversight Lawmaker Wants Apple, Google to Step Up Security on Apps With Foreign Ties
Rep. Stephen Lynch seeks commitments from the tech giants to be more transparent about applications on their stores.
Ideas
Contact Tracing Starts with Clean Data
Regardless of how information is gathered, the scale is immense, as is the problem of data accuracy.
CIO Briefing
House Lawmakers Call for Pay Parity Between Military and Civilian Federal Workers
Although the House version of a defense policy bill includes a 3% pay increase for members of the military in 2021, an appropriations bill under consideration effectively endorses only a 1% raise for civilians.
IT Modernization
Coronavirus ‘Shattered the Myth’ that the Defense Workforce Can’t Telework, Official Says
Two Defense Department officials discussed lessons learned from the pandemic with an eye toward a post-coronavirus environment.
CIO Briefing
U.S. Chief Technology Officer to Serve as One of the Pentagon's Top Tech Officials
The new acting head of defense research and engineering comes from the White House with a relatively light resume.
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Cyber Security Trends 2020: How the Industry is Evolving
Agency leadership and dedicated security teams must learn to measure cyber risk empirically, and improve security effectiveness in real, quantifiable ways. And it all starts with an understanding of the latest cyber security trends.
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Airlines Got Travelers Comfortable about Flying Again Once Before – but 9/11 and a Virus Are a Lot Different
Today, fares are at rock bottom, but Americans’ fear of flying may be the highest it’s ever been.
Emerging Tech
Army Investigative Unit Looks to Detect and Trace Cryptocurrency Transactions
The Criminal Investigation Command aims to tap into an existing, web-based service.
Cybersecurity
Cutting Chinese Suppliers from Government Supply Chains Will Cost Billions Every Year
Prospective contractors are invited to comment on how much it might cost them.
CIO Briefing
Key Lawmaker Alarmed at Increase in COVID-19 Among DHS Employees
The Secret Service alone has seen a 1,000% increase in positive COVID-19 cases, according to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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Customs to Expand License Plate Reading Program Nationwide
Customs will have access to commercial datasets including license plate images and data from parking garages, toll booth cameras and financial institutions, as well as local governments and law enforcement.
IT Modernization
One-Third of U.S. Workers Want Permanent Remote Work
A new Morning Consult survey finds many workers would like to continue working from home after the coronavirus pandemic recedes and some would likely move to a new city or state if remote work becomes permanent.
CIO Briefing
Surge in Coronavirus Cases Raises New Questions About Agencies' Office Reopenings
Return of employees at the Defense Department has corresponded with a 35% spike in cases there.
Cybersecurity
The Defense Bill Could Rewrite How the US Does Cyber Defense
A proposed new office would help private entities and the government respond together to major hacks.
CIO Briefing
Departed GSA Executive Returns to Run Technology Service on Temporary Detail
The former executive director of the Centers of Excellence program is returning to GSA less than a month after leaving for another agency.
Emerging Tech