Digital Government

Satisfaction with government hits record high just before a new Trump admin 

The incoming Trump administration casts an uncertain light on the customer experience gains made in recent years.

Ideas

The Wild West of space: Can government IT tame the risks?

A multi-pronged strategy to deal with the risks is a good idea.

People

TTS director Ann Lewis to depart

Lewis focused on modernization and artificial intelligence solutions during her tenure.

Digital Government

VA proposes funding telehealth access points at non-VA facilities

The VA is looking to expand access to virtual healthcare consults by funding the creation of such access points at non-VA facilities in rural or medically underserved areas.

Cybersecurity

US still backs UN cyber pact, but final approval awaits human rights safeguards

Some fear the convention would help legitimize authoritarian nations’ surveillance policies. The U.S. won’t formally ratify it until it sees human rights assurances.

Acquisition

Groundswell claims the Army wanted Accenture to win the $1B EBS-C competition

The company's lawsuit alleges the evaluation process was changed midstream to favor Accenture for the contract to consolidate several Army business and logistics systems.

Exclusive Cybersecurity

DHS issues internal comms guidance amid telecom breach investigation

The DHS Cyber Safety Review Board is already slated to investigate the hacking collective, dubbed Salt Typhoon, and its intrusion into telecommunications firms and wiretap infrastructure.

Cybersecurity

Veterans’ military skills can help them fill cyber vacancies, State official says

The White House’s national cybersecurity strategy said that greater veteran participation in the U.S. cyber workforce can help enhance critical digital defenses.

Defense

Pentagon puts a dent in cyber workforce vacancies

Nearly a quarter of the Defense Department’s cyber jobs went unfilled last year.

Cybersecurity

Intelligence community briefed Congress on Chinese telecom intrusions

It’s believed the hackers, dubbed Salt Typhoon, accessed call records on numerous Americans, including officials and staff affiliated with President-elect Trump.

Artificial Intelligence

Trump promised to repeal Biden’s AI executive order — here’s what to expect next

Parts of President Joe Biden’s October 2023 executive order on AI have proven controversial among Republicans.

Acquisition

Industry execs weigh potential impacts of presidential transition

A group of senior leaders at government contractors outline the challenges and opportunities they see in a second Trump term.

Acquisition

The knowns and unknowns of a second Trump administration

Some priorities such as cyber and artificial intelligence are likely not changing, but we will watch the transition for what else might impact government contractors.

People

Feds brace for return of Trump personnel policies

Federal employee unions sought to balance reassuring members that they will fight the return of measures undermining feds’ civil service protections with asserting their commitment to nonpartisan service.

Cybersecurity

Will cyber suffer under Trump’s goal to slash federal budgets?

Donald Trump’s intent to cut agency budgets has sparked concerns over adequate cybersecurity funding for government networks. Some believe these fears may be overstated.

Policy

An agency-by-agency look at Trump's plan to overhaul government

The president-elect's vision will lead to sweeping changes at federal agencies and the employees who work in them.

Artificial Intelligence

Industry’s take on the chief artificial intelligence officer role

Nextgov/FCW interviewed leading industry technologists about how the private sector is employing executives in charge of the emerging technology.

Artificial Intelligence

Making sure AI is used responsibly at NSF

Meet Dorothy Aronson, the division director and chief data officer serving as the assistant chief information officer for AI at the National Science Foundation.

People

What Trump’s win means for the federal workforce

The Republican former president has vowed to remake the civil service in his image with the reinstatement of Schedule F.

Cybersecurity

CISA has no data supporting claims of election cheating, official says

Baseless voting fraud claims were pushed by Donald Trump in 2020 and the final weeks of his presidency.