Digital Government
U.S. Chief Technology Officer to Serve as One of the Pentagon's Top Tech Officials
The new acting head of defense research and engineering comes from the White House with a relatively light resume.
Emerging Tech
Army Investigative Unit Looks to Detect and Trace Cryptocurrency Transactions
The Criminal Investigation Command aims to tap into an existing, web-based service.
Cybersecurity
Cutting Chinese Suppliers from Government Supply Chains Will Cost Billions Every Year
Prospective contractors are invited to comment on how much it might cost them.
Digital Government
Departed GSA Executive Returns to Run Technology Service on Temporary Detail
The former executive director of the Centers of Excellence program is returning to GSA less than a month after leaving for another agency.
Cybersecurity
China is Dumping Fiber Optic Cables in the Global Market, Commerce Official Says
The cables are key to the development of fifth-generation networks, and therefore a matter of national security for the Trump administration.
Modernization
VA Wants to Automate Digitization of its 5-Mile-High Electronic Health Record Backlog
Veterans Affairs is looking to robotic process automation to help digitize its backlog and integrate with the new electronic health record platform.
Emerging Tech
NIST Aims to Tap Twitter API Data to Boost Public Emergency Response
Tweets hold valuable insights amid natural disasters, which the agency aims to leverage.
Emerging Tech
Inside the U.S.-Led COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium
Nextgov heard from members and researchers about how the effort is panning out.
Emerging Tech
$12 Billion Intelligence IT Contract Out for Bid
Proposals for the Defense Intelligence Agency’s SITE III contract are due Aug. 21.
Ideas
Filter Protects Against Deepfake Photos and Videos
Researchers have created an algorithm that generates an adversarial attack against facial manipulation systems in order to corrupt and render useless attempted deepfakes.
Digital Government
NOAA Aligns Cloud and Data Strategies With Administration Priorities
The new strategies meld with three existing science and technology-focused documents, as well as incorporating priorities from the White House’s cloud and data policies.
Ideas
Facial Recognition Is Here But We Have No Laws
Without legal safeguards, this technology will undermine democratic values and fundamental rights.
Cybersecurity
FBI Opens a New China-Related Counterintelligence Investigation Every 10 Hours, Director Says
China is ramping up illegal activity to subvert the U.S. during the pandemic, according to FBI Director Chris Wray.
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.
Ideas
DevSecOps: The Benefits of a More Dynamic DOD
Leveraging unclassified resources for the development of code to be run in a classified manner has many tangible advantages.
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.
Modernization
After Years In Limbo, GSA Cancels $15B Governmentwide IT Contract
The agency rescinded awards on the Alliant 2 Small Business last year, then canceled the solicitation altogether.
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.
Emerging Tech
House Subcommittee Again Takes Aim at Amazon over Ring Surveillance
The subcommittee wants assurances from Amazon that its Ring doorbell camera isn’t being misused by law enforcement.
Ideas