CIO Briefing

Survey: Large Contractors More Concerned Than Small Contractors About DOD’s Cybersecurity Certification Program

A new survey puts numbers on conflicting narratives about the small businesses perspective and issues of competition in the new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification regime.

  • By Mariam Baksh

Democrats Question Justice Department on Use of Predictive Policing Algorithms

They also called for more comprehensive checks on the use of such technologies.

  • By Brandi Vincent

You're Not Imagining It – 3 Ways COVID-19 Has Been Extra Hard on American Parents

Even before the pandemic, surveys showed that a majority of parents were struggling to balance their work and home lives.

  • By Laurel Elder and Steven Greene, The Conversation

Connolly, Hice Announce Bill to Improve Performance Planning at FITARA Hearing

The Performance Enhancement Reform Act would require greater collaboration among agency officials and more detailed descriptions of resources required to meet goals.

  • By Mila Jasper

America Has Pandemic Senioritis

Being so close (and yet so far) is a stress all its own.

  • By Amanda Mull, The Atlantic

How State’s Disinformation-Fighting Arm Uses Artificial Intelligence

A federal team is curbing disruptive online activities with innovative technologies.

  • By Brandi Vincent

FBI Opens a Case on Chinese Activity ‘Every 10 Hours,’ Intel Chiefs Say

China leads a pack of threats to the United States, they tell lawmakers.

  • By Patrick Tucker

The Hack Roundup: White House Sanctions Russia over SolarWinds

Agencies involved in response also issued advisories on the hackers' tactics while Microsoft offered federal customers free trials of an auditing tool.

  • By Mariam Baksh

Classified Workloads Coming to MilCloud This Summer, GDIT Says

And DOD’s deputy chief information officer said DISA’s on-premise cloud contract is part of a group of offerings filling the JEDI void.

  • By Mila Jasper

House Bill Would Direct Feds to Use Drones, Remote Sensors in U.S. Reforestation Efforts

The legislation calls for a five-year pilot program aimed at removing carbon from the atmosphere.

  • By Brandi Vincent

Bill Would Prohibit Sale of Americans’ Personal Data to Adversarial Countries

The proposal would establish an interagency group to categorize data, then develop a list of countries banned from importing individuals’ data that could threaten national security.

  • By Aaron Boyd

LinkedIn’s Inclusion of 'Stay-at-Home Parent' Could Refocus Discussion on Child Care, Experts Say

The networking site is adding titles so people can denote caregiving responsibilities. Experts say employers should consider these skills when recruiting.

  • By Alexa Mikhail, The 19th

Defending Against Cybersecurity Moles Inside Your Agency

The move to a virtual workforce has been a boon to industrious hackers.

  • By Michael Crouse

Human Rights Organizations Call for Corporate Ban on Facial Recognition Tech

The organizations called facial recognition "inherently discriminatory and dangerous."

  • By Frank Konkel
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Trump, Defying Custom, Hasn't Given the National Archives Records of His Speeches at Political Rallies

Almost 10% of the president’s total public speeches are excluded from the official record.

  • By Shannon Bow O'Brien, The Conversation

Pentagon Not Compromised by SolarWinds, Microsoft Exchange Hacks, Official Says

The official urged continued patching of on-premises Microsoft Exchange servers.

  • By Mariam Baksh

No Domestic Surveillance Authorities Needed, NSA Director Reiterates

Instead, Gen. Paul Nakasone and other intelligence community leaders want better public-private partnerships to address “blind spots” in the cyber realm.

  • By Mila Jasper

Bureau of Economic Analysis on the Hunt for a New Chief Information Officer

Interested candidates have until later this month to apply.

  • By Brandi Vincent

Survey: 69% of Women Under Age 30 Say COVID-19 Has Harmed Their Mental Health

Women are more likely to have experienced psychological consequences from the public health crisis. The health care system may not be equipped to respond.

  • By Shefali Luthra, The 19th

Los Alamos National Lab to Gain Next-Gen Supercomputing System in 2023

An official detailed what’ll be the in-the-making machine’s various purposes.

  • By Brandi Vincent

From COBOL to Cloud: DOD’s Digital Journey

Migrating big systems can be a huge project. But technologies are standing by to help you achieve it.

  • By Bill Osterhout