Modernization
CBP Gets $15M from Modernization Fund to Ditch Its Last Mainframe
The Customs and Border Protection Agency plans to upgrade a system that tracks imported goods and still relies on COBOL.
Digital Government
HUD IG Warns Agencies to Watch Out for Bidding Fraud
Procurement officials should be on alert for anticompetitive bidding scheme and possible collusion, the agency’s inspector general says.
Ideas
The Mindsets of Innovators in Government
A series of Interviews with high achievers reveals some surprising things about what it takes to get things done in the bureaucracy.
Emerging Tech
Energy Unveils Blueprint for Nationwide, ‘Unhackable’ Quantum Internet
Impacts could be realized within the next decade.
Cybersecurity
DISA to Release Zero-Trust Model This Year
Vice Adm. Nancy Norton said the Defense Department must take a data-centric approach to protecting its networks.
Emerging Tech
DHS Wants COVID-19 Response Tech that Protects Health and Privacy
The Science and Technology Directorate issued a call using its other transaction authority asking for innovative solutions to protect its employees and the public.
Artificial Intelligence
New Intelligence-Community AI Principles Seek to Make Tools Useful—and Law-Abiding
Over the last five years, AI has grown considerably, as has public concern about its use, particularly for national security purposes.
Modernization
Treasury Department Wants To Move Its Cloud Into Another Cloud
The Fiscal Service wants to move its servers into two third-party managed data centers while keeping ownership and control over its hardware.
Ideas
Coronavirus Numbers Confusing You? Here’s How to Make Sense of Them.
Different stories are told depending on the dashboard.
Emerging Tech
Nvidia, University of Florida to Deliver ‘Fastest’ Academic Supercomputer by 2021
Both aim to help strengthen the pipeline for America’s future tech workforce.
Emerging Tech
U.S. Marine Corps, Verizon Launch ‘Living Lab’ to Test 5G
Officials will explore defense applications of the maturing technology on a military base in California.
Emerging Tech
White House, NSF Invest $75 Million to Launch Three Quantum Innovation Institutes
Each center will focus on innovating a different area of quantum information science and all will aim to help develop a talent pipeline.
Cybersecurity
Two Chinese Nationals Indicted for Stealing Trade Secrets, Coronavirus Research
Federal prosecutors allege the pair hacked into corporations and research institutions on behalf of the Chinese government.
Modernization
IRS Launches New Enterprise Digitalization Office
The co-led office merges and elevates existing projects focused on digitizing processes and getting away from paper-based case management.
Emerging Tech
Air Force Wants a Wearable Performance Tracker to Prevent Neck and Back Pain
The service aims to reduce delays due to injury and disability costs.
Cybersecurity
Wednesday’s Hack Shows that The Whole World Is in Your Twitter DMs
We treat direct messages on Twitter as private conversations. Last night’s hack shows that isn’t the case.
Cybersecurity
U.S., U.K. Officials Call for Russia to Stop Hacking COVID-19 Researchers
“It is completely unacceptable that the Russian Intelligence Services are targeting those working to combat the coronavirus pandemic,” a British official said.
Modernization
How USPTO Avoided the Strains of Pandemic-Forced Mass Telework
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Chief Information Officer Jamie Holcombe shared new details about the agency's increased productivity.
Emerging Tech
Is Social Distancing Effective? Navy Considers Employee-Tracking Wearables to Find Out.
Officials are looking to launch a proximity tracking program.
Ideas