Ideas
Where Are the Stories About Government’s Vital Work?
Agencies need to do a better job of explaining what they do and why it matters.
Cybersecurity
House Lawmakers Want to Avoid a Patchwork of State Data Privacy Laws
Experts outlined what they would like to see included in a federal data privacy law.
Cybersecurity
CISA Makes Tech and Cyber Centerpieces of National Emergency Comms Plan
The public has a month to weigh in on the updated strategy.
Emerging Tech
Are America’s Companies Ready to Fight Russia & China? New Study Aims to Find Out.
Reagan Institute panel sets out to identify the ‘National Security Innovation Base’ from workforce skills to technologies, labs, companies and academia.
Emerging Tech
Should ICE Use GSA Schedules for Agile Development or Go Its Own Way?
The immigration enforcement agency is asking industry for advice on using existing contracts or building its own agile development vehicle.
Cybersecurity
Senator to Agencies: What Are You Doing to Secure Health Tech?
Sen. Mark Warner wants to develop a wide-ranging strategy to combat cybersecurity vulnerabilities targeting America’s health care sector.
Emerging Tech
Microsoft Stands By Its $480 Million Pentagon Contract
The company reaffirmed its commitment to provide the Army with augmented reality headsets despite resistance from employees.
Modernization
Pentagon Investigating Whether Amazon Employee Tilted JEDI Contract
The department’s investigation into potential conflicts of interest regarding the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract could push the award date back as much as three months.
Digital Government
FCC CIO to Get More ‘Significant’ Role
An update to the agency’s organizational rules will give the FCC CIO similar authorities as IT leaders in agencies covered by FITARA.
Emerging Tech
Why Local Governments Aren’t All Aboard the Blockchain Train
From high costs of implementation to more pressing regulatory concerns, current barriers to entry make the technology difficult to implement.
Ideas
How the Government Plans to Modernize its Workforce
Cloud-based tools can help woo the next generation of public sector workers.
Modernization
DHS Seeks Industry Input as It Goes All-in for Cloud
The agency is moving to the cloud at fast clip but it wants feedback to ensure its strategy is sound.
Cybersecurity
Senator Seeks Input on Health Care Cyber Strategy
A Virginia senator sent letters to health sector leaders for preliminary feedback on what a national strategy should entail.
Modernization
GSA Negotiates Governmentwide Virtual Computing Deal with Dell EMC
The agreement gives agencies another option in modernizing their data centers.
Cybersecurity
ECS Wins a $38 Million Contract to Secure FBI Networks
The company will stand up multiple teams of cyber experts within the bureau to spot and address digital threats.
Cybersecurity
Trump Calls For More Biometric Scans, Data Sharing To Stop Terrorism
International travelers can expect to see more facial recognition and other biometric technologies per the latest national security strategy document.
Ideas
Why 2019 is the Year to Try Project Management as a Service
Better project management means better mission outcomes.
Ideas
You Don’t Need Leadership Training to Lead
An interview with retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal on the nature of leadership.
Cybersecurity
Russian Attacks Hit US-European Think Tank Emails, Says Microsoft
The same groups that hit the DNC recently targeted prominent think tanks, including one election-monitoring organization
Cybersecurity