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DHS lacks comprehensive strategy to counter violent extremism, report says

The Department of Homeland Security is failing to assess critical external factors and has not yet implemented a data governance framework while developing strategies around terrorism prevention, a new report warns.

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FCW Insider: July 20, 2021

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

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GPO To Offer Full-Time Telework After COVID

Around one-third of the agency’s 1,500 employees will be able to work entirely remotely, and officials said some will be able to move out of the Washington, D.C., area.

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TurboTax-maker Intuit will leave free tax filing partnership with IRS

The company’s decision throws the future of the Free File program, which was created as an alternative to an IRS free tax filing system, into doubt.

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FCW Insider: July 19, 2021

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

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Congress might not clear defense spending, policy bills until December

Sen. Kristen Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) said budget delays could mean a continuing resolution to start fiscal 2022.

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Senators Reintroduce Bill to Protect Federal Employees Returning to Workplaces

The House passed an earlier version last Congress. 

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GAO Issues Recommendations to White House Science and Tech Wing

This is the first time the Government Accountability Office has provided a priority recommendation letter to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

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Biden's executive order on federal workforce equity: What happens next

Here's what is due, and when, from President Joe Biden’s executive order on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in the federal workforce. Data collection is a key first step, say DEIA government officials.

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A procurement paradigm for digital government

By contracting with emerging technology companies that can create and deploy data-driven solutions, agencies can cut down on the number of government contracts and the associated red tape.

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FCW Insider: July 16, 2021

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

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Lawmakers Encourage Allied Countries to Set Security Standards for International Tech Research

Heads of the State and Energy departments, OSTP, and others would contribute to their making.

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FCW Insider: July 15, 2021

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

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Federal Diversity Officers Stress Importance of Data 

OPM, State Department, FBI and Office of the Director of National Intelligence officials speak about Biden’s recent executive order and what they’ve already been doing. 

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Bipartisan Calls to Regulate Facial Recognition Tech Grow Louder

Lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle have concerns about increased use of biometric technology.