DOD Now Continuously Monitoring Clearance Holders’ Credit and Criminal Records
DOD Now Continuously Monitoring Clearance Holders’ Credit and Criminal Records
Emerging Tech
Virtual Reality-Enabled Suicide Prevention Training Takes Air Force Staff ‘Out of Their Comfort Zone’
The service is just getting started with its plans for the emerging technology.
CIO Briefing
Lawmakers Introduce Smattering of Bills to Avoid Future Shutdowns
The last-minute action to keep federal agencies open past Sept. 30 has spurred a flurry of legislation aimed at automatically funding federal programs in the face of congressional inaction.
Ideas
A Profession Is Not a Personality
Reducing yourself to any single characteristic, whether it be your title or your job performance, is a deeply damaging act.
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Harnessing a Data Fabric to Accelerate Digital Transformation in the Public Sector
Now, more than ever, the public sector needs to deploy data anytime, anywhere.
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OMB's Made in America Website Showcases What Agencies Aren’t Buying Here
The site showcases all waivers reviewed by the Made in America Office, allowing U.S. businesses to identify opportunities that might otherwise go to foreign competitors.
Ideas
5 Lessons Learned as the CISO for the U.S. Postal Service
Agencies cannot stop hackers from targeting them. But we can—and should—develop risk management strategies.
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An Army Pilot Just Re-Invented Flight Training for the Digital Era
By teaching an AI to read instruments with a camera, you get the best of the human and machine worlds.
Emerging Tech
Senate Bill Would Direct Treasury to Assess Crypto Mining Rates and Uses Over Time
The bipartisan legislation would require a Congressional report that dives deep into virtual currency use.
CIO Briefing
Biden Signs Shutdown-Averting Stopgap Spending Bill
Lawmakers have punted the shutdown threat for nine weeks, but a potential debt default looms.
Emerging Tech
Health Technology in Action
In this special report, Nextgov examines how the COVID-19 pandemic is shaping technology tools and policies in health care.
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How IT Operations Management Can Help Agencies Slay Their Silos
For any government agency, IT modernization and digital transformation are key components of mission success.
Cybersecurity
FCC Working on Rule for Wireless Carriers to Avert SIM Swap Fraud
More than a year after lawmakers requested such action to protect consumer data and national security, the commission’s move could help to stop hackers undermining multifactor authentication.
Ideas
Prioritizing Breach Prevention for a Secure Government
A more secure government happens when hackers are stopped before they can touch critical data and systems—when a breach is prevented, not mitigated.
Cybersecurity
White House Announces 7 TMF Awards with Big Focus on Zero Trust
Half of the awards announced publicly went to zero trust cybersecurity projects, with no funding going directly to pandemic response tech. One project remains classified.
CIO Briefing
Defense Business Board Relaunches After Pentagon Review
Former Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James named chair of the diverse advisory board.
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Emerging Tech
NASA’s Planning a New Initiative to Train People How to Make Use of Its Space Data
A NASA initiative aims to teach the public how to effectively use open-source tools and software to answer data-centered questions on their own.
Cybersecurity
NSA Cyber Chief Warns Hackers Increasingly Use Commercial Tools to Stay Hidden
Advanced persistent threat actors are becoming harder to spot and making attribution more difficult.
Data
After 3 Years, Key IRS Systems Still Aren’t Properly Encrypted
The inspector general attributed the delays in the agency’s data at rest encryption program to additional mandates and poor adherence to program management best practices.
Cybersecurity
Senator: Competing Cyber Incident Reporting Bills May Merge
The bills could be attached to the National Defense Authorization Act.
Ideas
Why Government Agencies Fail at DevSecOps—and How They Can Succeed
Instead of seeking out short-term gains, agencies need to focus on the long-term benefits.
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