Emerging Tech
Report: China May Steal Encrypted Government Data Now to Decrypt with Quantum Computers Later
A new analysis urges CISO’s to take strategic steps ahead of the advent of quantum computing.
Digital Government
GAO: Cultivating a Data-Centric Culture Can Help Recruit, Retain a Digitally-Savvy Workforce
A survey chronicles the steps federal agencies need to take to improve their workforce to be equipped for technological modernization.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Officials Rethinking Cyber's Role in National Defense Strategy
Cyber policy lead Mieke Eoyang discussed the Defense Department’s role in the nation’s cybersecurity posture, including in defending elections and countering ransomware attacks.
Digital Government
The State of the Federal Tech Workforce
Agencies have struggled to hire IT and cyber professionals but some are finding alternative ways to fill the talent gap.
Modernization
Public Health Admins Are Prioritizing Interoperability with EHR Modernization
Federal agencies using electronic health records systems are hoping standardizing EHR interfaces will lead to greater cross-departmental and patient access.
Digital Government
Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Oracle to Bid on Pentagon’s Next Multibillion-Dollar Cloud Contract
The department expanded the pool of bidders for its much-anticipated JEDI replacement.
Cybersecurity
NSA Director: Evolving Cyber Threats Require Deeper Public-Private Partnerships
“This is not Cold War 2.0 and China is not the Soviet Union,” Gen. Paul Nakasone said.
Emerging Tech
Information Disorder Is Biggest Social Danger, Commission Warns
The Aspen Institute’s Commission on Information Disorder made multiple structural recommendations for the information ecosystem.
Digital Government
Commerce Opens Bidding For $1.5B IT Modernization Contract
The department is accepting proposals for its CATTS Enterprise Tech Contact.
Cybersecurity
US Partnering with Israel to Counter Ransomware, Regulate FinTech
Israel’s NSO Group represents just one aspect of the country’s lively tech industry, which may be about to get another energizing jolt from its government.
Emerging Tech
Air Force Turns to Virtual Reality for Suicide and Sexual Assault Training
Service members are also using the emerging technology for technical education purposes.
Digital Government
GSA Names 14 Projects Supported by $150M from COVID Stimulus
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan enacted at the start of the Biden administration included $150 million to support digital services improvements.
Emerging Tech
Quantum Community Weighs In on New U.S.-U.K. Collaboration Agreement
Officials said the new joint agreement will make the nations collectively more competitive.
Emerging Tech
What Worked, What Didn't at Army’s Second Connect-Everything Experiment
Drone-shooting helicopters, robot reconnaissance teams, and a lot more people mark Project Convergence’s second year.
Emerging Tech
USDA’s Bot Program Saves More Than 150,000 Hours Per Year
The agency reached $5.3 million in cost avoidance while 27 cohorts of employees graduated from its reskilling program, Agriculture officials say.
Ideas
Are People Lying More Since the Rise of Social Media and Smartphones?
Some forms of technology seem to facilitate lying more than others.
Cybersecurity
CISA Director to Appoint Hackers to Cybersecurity Advisory Committee
Security researchers have a crucial role to play in balancing an offense-heavy ecosystem, the director said.
Cybersecurity
Don’t Blindly Trust Software Building Blocks, Report Says
Developers must use safer tools, a recent report concluded.
Emerging Tech
Air Force to Build New Center to Study and Enhance Directed Energy Capabilities
Experts expect the technology to play a major role in some future weapon systems.
Ideas