FCW Insider: May 13

$3T COVID relief bill includes tech money and restructures health acquisition

The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, proposed by House Democrats, calls for far more than additional stimulus checks and emergency funding for state and local governments. FCW's reporting team breaks down the provisions.

White House pushes Thrift Board to back off China index investment

Citing national security and economic risks, senior officials instructed the Secretary of Labor to overturn plans by the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to buy a fund that includes investments in China. Lia Russell reports.

Navy IT looks beyond COVID

The Navy's network operations, like most federal agencies, scrambled to shift to completely remote workforce, but the experience has also shifted workers' network expectations. Mark Rockwell has more.

Data sharing and COVID-19

Agencies are working to simultaneously modernize and share data to ensure continuity of business. Lia takes a look.

Quick Hits

*** Maria Roat, CIO of the Small Business Administration, was announced today as Deputy Federal CIO, serving under Federal CIO Suzette Kent. Roat replaces Margie Graves, a longtime federal technology executive who departed government service last December.

*** The new Technology Assessment Office at the Government Accountability Office issued a report on the use of algorithms in federal law enforcement.