Cybersecurity
The Hack Roundup: State Department Cyber Office Clears Committee Amid Push for International Norms
Here are the news and updates you might have missed.
Emerging Tech
National Lab Creates Technology to Detect Cryptocurrency Mining Malware
High performance computing systems are increasingly at risk.
Modernization
VA Wants Help Creating a ‘Strategic Planning Ecosystem’ to Guide IT Modernization Efforts
A contractor will support the development of several strategic plans for the Office of Information Technology.
Digital Government
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.
Emerging Tech
Army Outfits Paratroopers with Wearables to Gauge Stress
It’s all part of collaborative research leveraging military-centered, biometric data.
Digital Government
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.”
Modernization
GSA Drops 5 Vendors, Adds 9 to $5.5B 2GIT Contract
The IT hardware and software contract vehicle was built with the Air Force in mind but will be available to all federal buyers.
Ideas
How China’s Digital Silk Road Is Leading Countries Away from the United States
Beijing is using technology products, markets, and training to secure influence with U.S. security partners, a IISS report finds.
Ideas
Mars Perseverance Mission Already Producing Amazing Moments
Watching the rover plummet only to perform a delicate, ballet-like finish was breathtaking.
Digital Government
Microsoft President Calls for Bid Protest Reforms
As the company awaits a decision on the embattled JEDI contract, its president told senators the contract-dispute process could use streamlining.
Emerging Tech
NASA Releases First Sounds Recorded on Mars’ Surface
The audio was collected via the Perseverance rover.
Podcasts
Critical Update: Who’s Afraid of EMPs?
Electromagnetic pulses are frequently boogeymen in pop culture but the federal government takes real steps to prepare for them.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Pursues 5G Applications for Space
A new document details military considerations regarding future means to transport data.
Modernization
How the Defense Department's MilCloud 2.0 Effort is Evolving
The number of workloads in milCloud 2.0 doubled despite some defense agencies missing migration deadlines.
Ideas
Why Too Many Government Modernization Efforts Fail
Technology “solutions” almost never address the organizational issues critical to success.
Modernization
Former 18F Official Returns to Lead Next Phase of Technology Transformation Services
The tech team is about delivering services to the public, not just disruption, General Services Administration alumni Dave Zvenyach told Nextgov.
Emerging Tech
Army Launches Autonomous Vehicle Tests in Maryland
Researchers aim to better understand how the self-moving machines respond to real-world challenges.
Emerging Tech
DARPA, Linux Foundation Partner to Advance 5G
A new agreement will create an open-source software ecosystem to support government technology research and development.
Emerging Tech
DOD’s Smart Warehouse-Enabling 5G Network is Officially In the Works
An initial demonstration should occur this summer, an official said.
Ideas