Digital Government
Veteran Deaths Lead Lawmakers to Call for VA to Renegotiate Oracle EHR Contract
Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester said that VA should “negotiate an entirely new contract” with Oracle Cerner following the revelation that the EHR system has resulted in the deaths of four veterans.
Cybersecurity
White House Tech Council Launches Cyber-Physical Resilience Working Group
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology aims to use the initiative to improve resilience within the nation’s digital networks.
Acquisition
VA, Oracle are negotiating a five-year option on troubled health record software contract
Technology problems are being compounded by policy disputes over configuration of the new electronic health record between the Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense.
Cybersecurity
Biden Administration Seeks $26B in Cyber Funding for FY 2024
President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget aligns with the recently released national cybersecurity strategy by “investing in a whole-of-nation approach,” according to the acting national cyber director.
Cybersecurity
How International Acquisitions Can Become a Cybercrime Frontier
Public entities like the FBI and Department of Treasury are carefully monitoring international business transactions as potential backdoor threats to U.S. national security.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Mobilized to Support Tech Startups After Bank Failure
The failure of Silicon Valley Bank presents the Defense Department with warnings—and opportunities.
Digital Government
Biden’s Budget Proposal Keeps Focus on Improving Federal Customer Experience
The budget callout follows several important policy updates.
Defense
How the Pentagon mobilized to support tech startups after bank failure
The failure of Silicon Valley Bank presents the Defense Department with warnings—and opportunities.
Cybersecurity
‘Multiple Threat Actors’ Used Old Exploit to Access Federal Agency Servers
At least two groups tried to exploit the vulnerability to get deeper into the agency’s networks, including a Vietnamese criminal gang.
Emerging Tech
Naval Research Lab Launches First In-Space Laser Energy Experiment
The experiment will demonstrate using power beaming technology to deliver instant energy in space.
Cybersecurity
Government employees and defense contractors still have got bad passwords, report says
According to new research, a majority of government employees with exposed passwords were found to have reused them across multiple accounts.
Emerging Tech
CFPB Announces New Inquiry into Data Brokers
The financial regulatory agency wants to learn more about data brokers’ business operations, especially surrounding user experiences.
Cybersecurity
NSA offers new tips on zero trust and identity
Weaknesses in identity and access controls are allowing cyber attacks to happen, NSA officials say. A new tip sheet is meant to help national security systems mature their controls.
Policy
US Needs Deeper Global Partnerships to Assert Tech Leadership, Report Argues
A report from the German Marshall Fund calls for “a new foreign policy of technology” that allows the U.S. to maintain its tech leadership on the global stage by working more closely with democratic nations.
Digital Government
Telework Not to Blame for Government Backlogs and Inefficiencies, OPM Director Says
Kiran Ahuja defends telework before skeptical Republicans, amid efforts to improve data collection around agencies’ use of workplace flexibilities.
People
USDS alum Lynn Overmann talks priorities in new role as Beeck Center’s director
Continuing a recent tradition of former U.S. Digital Services officials tapped to lead Georgetown University’s technology and policy hub, Overmann talks about the challenges and opportunities of helping bring innovation to the federal government.
Artificial Intelligence
DIA's New China Mission Group to Track Threat Posed by AI Development
The Defense Intelligence Agency’s China Mission Group will be monitoring the country’s use of AI software and other technologies in a national security context.
Ideas
Why it's time for a pivot on digital identity
COMMENTARY | The White House should rethink their approach to reducing identity theft in public benefits to align with the broader objective outlined in the National Cybersecurity Strategy—one that would invest in digital identity infrastructure that can reduce identity theft and cybercrime in every sector.
Digital Government
L3Harris Will Develop NOAA’s Next-Gen Earth Imaging in $765M Deal
The GeoXO Imager will help to observe and monitor weather, the ocean and atmosphere, among other things in a collaboration between NOAA, NASA and L3Harris as part of the GeoXO mission.
Cybersecurity