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FCW Insider: March 3

The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.

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Air Force Academy IT in dire need of upgrades, superintendent says

Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, the Air Force Academy’s superintendent, told Congress the academy’s accreditation was threatened by legacy IT.

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Cybersecurity and IT Remain Top Concerns on GAO’s High-Risk List

Agencies showed some slight progress on IT issues, though cybersecurity took a step backward in the latest report.

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FCW Insider: March 2

The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.

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Cloud Security

Federal agencies are rethinking how they secure information as they move more mission-critical operations to the cloud.

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How to improve health IT

The past year has called unprecedented attention to public health systems and their underlying data, but federal agencies' struggles with health IT long predate the COVID-19 pandemic.

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FCW Insider: March 1

The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.

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Customs and Border Protection Behind on Deploying Border Surveillance Tech, DHS OIG Finds

But President Joe Biden’s new immigration bill calls for more “smart technology” at the border.

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FCW Insider: Feb. 26

The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.

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IG: ‘Tens of Billions’ in Fraudulent Unemployment Claims in 2020

A Labor Department Inspector General memo suggests a massive uptick in fraudulent unemployment claims brought on by COVID-19.

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Improving the citizen experience one phone call at a time

Knowledge-based authentication for call centers is cumbersome and can increase risk of spoofing, but there are tech-based alternatives.

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Cultural Resistance Top Challenge Slowing IT Modernization, Survey Finds

Air Force Chief Information Officer Lauren Knausenberger said she’s changing minds by demonstrating utility to the warfighter.

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FCW Insider: Feb. 25

The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.

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Tech Among Top Priorities for Biden’s CIA Director Pick

William Burns also said he’d look to build morale at the agency in part by speaking “truth to power.”

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Billions went to fraudulent unemployment claims in 2020, IG memo reports

Fraudulent unemployment benefit claims since March could end up costing tens of billions of dollars, the memo says.

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Democratic Lawmakers Call Out TV Companies Over Misinformation Spread

The pair asked cable, satellite and streaming TV companies about conspiracy-related content ahead of a Feb. 24 hearing.