Policy
White House Announces $1.2B Effort to Improve Access to STEMM Education
The large-scale partnership will work to build a stronger American science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine education system.
Emerging Tech
NTIA Wants to Know How Best to Spend $1.5B in Grants for Secure, Open 5G
The money will be available to suppliers of information and communications technology in an effort to move away from Chinese companies like Huawei and ZTE.
Emerging Tech
Future Astronaut Suits Could Feature Augmented Reality
NASA is eyeing the technology to address communication delays with Earth and help astronauts with decision making.
Emerging Tech
GDIT-Led Coalition Working to Drive 5G Adoption Across Government
The coalition includes Amazon Web Services, Cisco, Dell Technologies, Splunk and T-Mobile.
Ideas
The DHS Procurement Innovation Lab is still busy
Steve Kelman looks at how advisory downselects pioneered helped speed up a key FEMA acquisition – and how other agencies can benefit.
Emerging Tech
More States Move to Ban TikTok from Government Devices
Maryland joined South Dakota in announcing a ban on state employees or agencies from using the app on government-issued devices, while South Carolina asked for it to be blocked.
Emerging Tech
The Physical Obstacles to the Pentagon’s Connect-Everything Vision
Jets, destroyers, and soldiers are very different data customers, but the Pentagon wants to serve them all equally.
Modernization
Deploying Clean Energy Tech Depends on Cost Efficiency, Officials Say
Leaders in the government’s clean energy efforts discussed the priorities for building a clean energy economy.
Defense
DOD's new data king is skeptical of AI ‘pixie dust’
A more unified approach to data collection will enable bottom-up tools and capabilities
Acquisition
Incumbents win parallel $2.25B background investigation support recompetes
The Defense Department agency responsible for background investigations is moving to a new case processing system as part of the larger "Trusted Workforce 2.0" push.
Digital Government
Federal government isn't ready for 2023's disruptive tech trends, report says
The federal government can gain tremendous benefits from implementing emerging technologies across the board – but a Deloitte report notes that agencies still have a long way to go to adoption.
Digital Government
'It's a Great Time' for Laid off Tech Workers to Take a Job at VA, Agency CIO Says
During a media call on Friday, the VA’s CIO and CTO discussed the department’s efforts to attract new talent amid thousands of layoffs across the tech sector.
Defense
Pentagon: $9B cloud contract gives U.S. a ‘leg up’ on China, adversaries
Defense officials explained the importance the department is placing on the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability contract.
Policy
House Bill a First in Decades Effort to Modernize Satellite License Rules
The introduced bills aim to streamline the satellite license and market access application process, while preventing entities determined to be a national security threat from receiving a license.
Cybersecurity
Preparations for Quantum Cyber Threat Get a Senate Boost
The bill would require an annual report to Congress from the Office of Management and Budget with the goal of identifying funding needed for agencies’ transition to post-quantum cryptography.
Digital Government
Democrats Threaten Year-Long Stopgap Measure as Spending Talks Remain at a Standstill
Lawmakers concede a long-term CR would devastate agencies, though a bipartisan breakthrough to avoid a shutdown has proven elusive.
Modernization
Government Officials Optimistic About U.S. Semiconductor Industry
Congressional and White House officials discussed how to best implement and sustain new domestic microprocessor production laws.
Ideas
More Likes Up the Chance People Believe Fake News
New research digs into how the social part of social media can affect what people think about fake news stories.
Ideas
Darknet Markets Generate Millions in Revenue Selling Stolen Personal Data, Supply Chain Study Finds
Darknet hackers aren't slowing down.
Digital Government