Digital Government
New GSA benefits hub to pilot text notifications
The General Services Administration's Public Benefits Studio is looking for agency partners to co-design and pilot a new digital notification service that will send customized reminders to individuals in public benefit programs.
Digital Government
Inflation, Workforce Issues Challenge Defense Contractors Amid Security Pivot
The defense industrial base is facing workforce and inflationary headwinds just as the U.S. is refocusing its strategic lens on competition with China and Russia.
Ideas
Twitter Cutoff in Turkey Amid Earthquake Rescue Operations: A Social Media Expert Explains the Danger of Losing the Microblogging Service in Times of Disaster
What happens when social media goes out during a disaster?
Artificial Intelligence
NASA Uses AI to Design Mission Hardware
The artificial intelligence-assisted components are lighter and can handle higher structural loads than human-designed components, according to the agency.
Digital Government
Iranian American Convicted of Sanctions Evasion with ‘Top-Tier’ Tech
Kambiz Attar Kashani worked to ship sensitive technologies to Iranian end users despite U.S.-imposed sanctions.
Cybersecurity
How SBOMs Can Eventually Help to Secure Government’s Software Supply Chain
No agency has yet to require them in any major way.
Acquisition
OIG finds oversight issues with GSA's performance-based contracts
GSA contracting personnel produced performance reports that were "often incomplete or not available at all," according to a new inspector general's audit.
Digital Government
Industry, Congress have eye on Login.gov and the public, private sector role in digital identity
The Software Alliance and Enterprise Cloud Coalition calls for a “technology neutral” solution to digital identity in a recent letter after Congress directed GSA to promote a policy of multiple credential service providers.
Defense
Inflation, workforce issues challenge defense contractors amid security pivot
The defense industrial base is facing workforce and inflationary headwinds just as the U.S. is refocusing its strategic lens on competition with China and Russia.
Emerging Tech
Energy Launches Foundation to Accelerate Emerging Tech Commercialization
The Energy Department aims to boost investment in commercial energy tech through its first ever agency-related foundation.
Digital Government
Announcing the 2023 Federal 100
Meet the 100 outstanding individuals being honored for going above and beyond in support of federal IT over the past year.
Emerging Tech
Decrying Starlink's 'Weaponization,' SpaceX Cuts Support for Ukrainian Military
But Wednesday's explanation by the Elon Musk-founded company is at odds with its continuing work for the U.S. military.
People
Announcing the 2023 Federal 100
Meet the 100 outstanding individuals being honored for going above and beyond in support of federal IT over the past year.
Emerging Tech
IRS Names Advisors on Possible Government-run Direct Filing System for Taxpayers
The IRS tapped New America to report on the feasibility of a free, public-facing IRS-hosted tax filing infrastructure for ordinary taxpayers.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon to Release New Cyber Workforce Strategy 'Any Day Now'
To address its workforce challenges, the Pentagon is undertaking new initiatives that will minimize education and certification requirements in favor of cyber knowledge and performance.
People
National Cyber Director to retire next week
Chris Inglis will retire almost two years after beginning the job.
Cybersecurity
Online ‘Sextortion’ Scams up Eightfold, FTC Says
Consumers paid $1.3 billion to romance scammers in 2022.
Cybersecurity
US and UK Join Forces to Sanction Russian Hackers
Members of cybercrime group Trickbot, which favors deploying ransomware on critical infrastructure, were handed sanctions in the first-of-its-kind collaboration between U.S. and U.K. agencies.
Ideas
Building accountability into the coming spyware ban
A long-anticipated executive order to block foreign commercial spyware should also come with accountability for companies that neglect cybersecurity best practices.
Ideas