Digital Government
FCW Insider: July 8
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Digital Government
Experts Break Down GSA’s Abrupt Cancellation of $15B Small Business IT GWAC
Four federal contracting experts joined Nextgov to discuss what happened with Alliant 2 Small Business, what’s next for the family of contracts and what this means for GSA’s suite of small business vehicles.
Digital Government
Coronavirus Fraudsters Keep Prosecutors Busy
State AGs track millions in false loan and unemployment claims.
Digital Government
Agencies Can Fire Employees Who Improperly Burrow In, Court Rules
Decision upholds OPM's push to oust Obama political appointee holdover.
Digital Government
GSA Opens Bids for Largest Governmentwide Small Business Contract to Date
The final request for proposals is out for GSA’s IT services-focused 8(a) STARS III contract, which will have a ceiling of $50 billion.
Digital Government
Lawmakers call on Army to coordinate small-drone defenses
A bipartisan amendment would charge the Army with coordinating defenses against small drones across the Defense Department.
Digital Government
Guest blog by Thomas J. Main: 'All men are created equal'
A longtime friend of Steve Kelman's has some thoughts about our founding principles.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: July 7
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: July 6
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Digital Government
CBP’s Outgoing Biometrics Lead on Law Enforcement Use of Facial Recognition
Law enforcement should be careful using facial recognition in public spaces. But with the right applications, authorities and transparency, federal programs could serve a lot of good.
Digital Government
House panel advances NDAA with labor protections, spectrum rules
The House Armed Services Committee unanimously passed its version of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act; tech provisions include spectrum sharing restrictions targeting Ligado 5G networks and new artificial intelligence initiatives.
Digital Government
House Committee Investigates Whether Officials Misled Congress on OPM-GSA Merger
A recent watchdog group report cited notes from a phone call indicating the Trump administration was advised that the merger plan was illegal, an account that is at odds with what OPM officials testified before Congress last year.
Digital Government
You Can Aid COVID-19 Research with Folding@Home
The project relies on the combined processing power of volunteers’ home computers to perform the billions of calculations required to simulate how proteins move.
Digital Government
New Legislation Would Increase Oversight Over Agency Relocations
Measure would require federal officials to conduct detailed cost-benefit analyses and provide them to inspectors general and the public for review before undertaking any effort to move federal agencies.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: July 2
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Digital Government
OMB Official: We Need More Cross-Agency Collaboration Tools
Mass teleworking due to the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of digital government, including a lack of communication options for interagency collaboration.
Digital Government