Policy
OMB Issues New Policy for Credentialing People, Devices and Bots
The administration’s updated identity, credential and access management policy extends physical credentials to the digital world.
Artificial Intelligence
Report: Agency Leaders Must Embrace Risk to Adopt Artificial Intelligence
Not every AI pilot is going to pan out, and government leaders need to make sure their organizations know that’s OK.
Artificial Intelligence
42 Countries Agree to International Principles for Artificial Intelligence
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development released its global standards, which aim to ensure AI is designed to be robust, safe, fair and trustworthy.
Cybersecurity
Inside the Government's Open Source Software Conundrum
How do agencies make sure the crowdsourced code that underlies nearly every piece of tech on the market is safe to use?
Cybersecurity
Government Needs to Diversify Its Cyber Workforce
And experts told Congress that agencies will need to intentionally expand how and where it looks for talent.
Artificial Intelligence
Lawmakers Propose $2.2 Billion to Advance AI Over the Next Five Years
The Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act would devote significant resources to education and research, and help coordinate AI adoption across government.
Modernization
Federal Acquisition Service Corrects IT Reseller Price Issues
The agency inspector general said the service took “appropriate corrective actions” to address price variances on Schedules.
Modernization
Pentagon Drops $75M To Beef Up Background Investigation's IT Environment
The Defense Security Service penned an OTA contract with Perspecta and several non-traditional vendors to build advanced capabilities and a secure DevOps environment.
Podcasts
Critical Update: Innovation Happens Naturally—With a Lot of Work
U.S. Digital Service Administrator Matt Cutts joins the podcast to talk about the current state—and future of—one of the most wide-reaching innovation programs in government.
Modernization
Shoddy Contracting Practices Lead to Overbilling at EPA
A limited review by the inspector general found the agency had paid of unallowable costs.
Modernization
Report: Government Wasted More Than $300B by Not Using Commercial Tech
Federal agencies should stop custom-building tech products and services, according to the Alliance for Digital Innovation.
Cybersecurity
Postal Service Warns of Fake Delivery Notices
Be cautious of attempted or intercepted package notices with links and attachments, the U.S. Postal Service’s inspector general said.
Modernization
HUD Is Hunting for Vendors for the Next Phase of the Centers of Excellence
The department plans to pursue six projects to improve its cloud adoption, customer experience, data analytics and customer contact centers.
Emerging Tech
NRO Is Offering $500K For Experimental Surveillance Tech
The National Reconnaissance Office revealed six areas for the 2019 cohort of the Director’s Innovation Initiative.
Emerging Tech
The Groups Bringing Forum Culture to Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg’s vision for communities on his platform is very different from how users are gathering together there organically.
Modernization
VA To Codify Customer Experience As Part of Core Values
The need to consider ease, effectiveness and emotion in all decisions will become part of the department’s Code of Federal Regulations.
Modernization
GSA Selects OPM for Third Centers of Excellence
Under the program, OPM will work with industry to modernize its IT infrastructure and improve the government’s tech workforce planning.
Policy
Federal Infrastructure Funding is Good, but Local Governments Want Flexibility Too
Accessing federal funds for infrastructure projects is much too difficult, county leaders say. With reauthorization of the FAST Act on the table, they want a bigger say in how money can be spent.
Ideas
5 Soft Skills That Could Land You a Cybersecurity Career
Soft skills are just as critical as technical aptitude when preparing for a career in this booming field.
Modernization