Cybersecurity
Federal CISO Considers Including Technology Modernization in Cybersecurity Metrics
Chris De Rusha is also thinking about how to use the Technology Modernization Fund to create a new shared services program for zero-trust implementation.
Digital Government
VA Officials and Lawmakers Have (Different) Issues With Push to Collect More Veteran Data
Republicans worried collection of religious, sexual and gender information would violate veterans’ privacy; agency officials said they already collect that data.
Cybersecurity
DOJ Announces Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team
The group will include cybersecurity and anti-money laundering experts looking to crack down on ransomware and other criminal efforts.
Cybersecurity
Senate Committee Passes Major FISMA Changes—Including a New Definition of ‘Major Incident’
The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee also passed an incident reporting bill with increased liability protections for companies, drawing praise from industry.
Artificial Intelligence
NSA Cyber Chief Spells Out Near-Term Priorities
Ransomware is a top concern, but the agency is also looking ahead to defending networked weapons and post-quantum encryption.
Ideas
Augmented and Virtual Reality Step Up for Military Maintenance
"We have seen in similar scenarios at a large aerospace and defense company where technicians with hardly one year of experience have been able to outperform technicians with four or five years of experience," GridRaster Co-Founder and COO Dijam Panigrahi said.
Modernization
Supreme Court Ends Oracle’s JEDI Challenge
Oracle first challenged the Pentagon’s Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud contract in 2018.
Cybersecurity
DOJ to Hit Government Contractors with ‘Very Hefty Fines’ If They Fail to Disclose Data Breaches
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco promised to use an existing law to go after contractors that don't follow required cybersecurity standards.
Artificial Intelligence
Senate Bill Would Require New Metrics to Fuse Artificial Intelligence Across the U.S. Defense Landscape
It would fulfill a recent recommendation from the National Security Commission on AI.
Ideas
Why Improvisation Is the Future in an AI-Dominated World
Which human activities will survive the rise of intelligent machines?
Cybersecurity
Deputy National Security Adviser Lays Out Goals for Upcoming 30 Nation Meeting on Ransomware
Top cyber officials highlighted the importance of defensive measures as lawmakers move on related initiatives, including a bill to identify systemically important critical infrastructure.
Emerging Tech
America’s First Exascale Supercomputer Is ‘On Track’ for 2021 Deployment
Next-gen systems like it are expected to drive unprecedented innovation.
Ideas
Intentionally Creating a Culture that Prioritizes Customer Experience
Culture begins to shift when new behaviors are established that generate meaningful results, and wins are loudly, publicly celebrated.
Emerging Tech
DHS Issues Roadmap to Help Organizations Prepare for Quantum Computing Threat
Officials say there’s a lot agencies and other entities should be doing, even though it may be more than a decade before a quantum computer can decode current levels of encryption.
Cybersecurity
FCC Issues Order on Security Reviews Ahead of U.S.-China Engagement
The commission’s new rule on foreign ownership and investment comes amid an industry call for international alignment on the use of voluntary standards to secure the supply chain of information and communications technology
Cybersecurity
FCC Renews Effort to Block Robocalls to 911 Call Centers
Under a proposed rule, voice service providers would cross reference autodialed calls with numbers on the do not call list to block any robocalls to emergency lines.
Modernization
IRS’ New Digital Case Management System Failed to Meet Early Expectations
The first releases did not include functionality end-users were expecting and failed to meet Section 508 accessibility standards.
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.
Emerging Tech
Marine Corps Meets THOR, Verizon’s Futuristic 5G-Enabled Response Vehicle
The vehicle is the first of its kind.
Ideas