CIO Briefing
Miscategorized Tech Jobs May Hinder Agency Efforts to Fill Critical Vacancies
The Government Accountability Office found agencies assigned a non-IT code to more than 15,000 IT positions.
IT Modernization
Upgrading IT Could Address Tech Hiring Challenges, Bring About AI, Experts Say
Sluggish tech makes the government a less attractive place to work for talented IT specialists, experts said at SXSW.
IT Modernization
GSA Chief: Leadership Must Protect Workforce to Drive Innovation
Things can go wrong when employees are taking risks. That's where senior officials step up, GSA’s Emily Murphy said.
IT Modernization
More Agencies, New Focus Areas Coming to GSA’s Centers of Excellence This Year
Officials at the fore of the administration’s Centers of Excellence IT modernization program break down the major changes coming this year.
IT Modernization
Trump Budget Request Seeks $150 Million for Tech Modernization Fund
The president’s fiscal 2020 budget proposal asks for lots of IT spending in defense, border surveillance tech and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
IT Modernization
House Veterans Affairs is Having Trouble Hiring Tech Experts
The group’s struggle reflects the growing shortage of tech talent on Capitol Hill.
Ideas
Why Federal IT Projects Fail (and How to Ensure Success)
As it turns out, projects are often derailed from the beginning.
IT Modernization
Helping Police Divert Mental Health Patients From ERs
A start-up wants to use a mobile app to allow clinicians and case workers to do remote patient evaluations when law enforcement officers respond to mental health calls.
IT Modernization
Want to Work with Air Force’s Kessel Run? Better Move Fast.
The experimental lab is looking for partners to supply “the best software developers in the world.”
CIO Briefing
What Mark Zuckerberg Thinks People Want
The Facebook CEO had a change of heart that could recast the future of the internet.
IT Modernization
VA to Pilot Health Records System in March 2020
Lawmakers still have serious concerns about the agency’s multibillion health records overhaul.
Cybersecurity
Survey: Cybersecurity Threats from Careless Insiders and Foreign Governments Reach All-Time Highs
A survey suggests risks have risen substantially over the last five years, but cyber professionals still feel agencies are doing a good job in IT security.
IT Modernization
Cloud Computing Contributed $214 Billion to U.S. GDP in 2017
Exponential economic growth in the internet sector isn’t showing any signs of slowing down.
IT Modernization
OMB Guidance on Digital Experience Mandates Still Pending as First Deadline Nears
The first deadline of the digital services-focused 21st Century IDEA Act is in June.
IT Modernization
Finding the Flaws in the Federal Broadband Maps
Frustrated with the FCC maps, the National Association of Counties and other federal agencies are looking to figure out which communities lack broadband access.
Ideas
Is Your Agency Ready for the 21st Century IDEA Act?
The law calls on federal agencies to get started right away.
IT Modernization
IRS Wasted $3.4 Million on Software It Never Used, Watchdog Says
Auditors also found the agency bought a software product without testing that it worked for its intended purposes. It didn’t.
Emerging Tech
FAA’s Drone Operations App is Getting a Makeover
A new version of B4UFLY, an app to help drone operators follow FAA rules, is coming soon.
Emerging Tech
White House Says Agencies Need Industry Help to Execute National AI Strategy
Reforming regulations around artificial intelligence requires an intimate understanding of the tech, which is something most agencies don’t have, according to the Trump administration’s AI chief.
IT Modernization
Agriculture Invests $122 Million in Rural Electric Infrastructure
More than 6,200 customers over five states will benefit and part of the funds will go to smart grid tech.
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