Emerging Tech
Library of Congress Looks to Spend up to $450M on IT and Software Contract Work
The agency is looking for the contracted work to utilize an agile model.
Emerging Tech
DOD Creates Office to Enhance Investments in Tech Vital to National Security
The Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital will work with private capital providers to “shape and scale investment in critical technologies.”
Policy
Recruiting Crisis? Not at Space Force
The youngest and smallest service says it pays to be both choosy and inclusive.
Cybersecurity
Cyber Safety Review Board to focus its next report on the Lapsus$ extortion group
The Cyber Safety Review Board has announced its plans to focus a sweeping cybersecurity report on a series of recent attacks linked to the global ransomware group Lapsus$.
Ideas
Twitter Lifted its Ban on COVID Misinformation—Research Shows This is a Grave Risk to Public Health
Health experts have concerns.
Emerging Tech
U.S. Joins France in New Quantum Tech Partnership
Both countries will work together to develop and advance critical quantum technologies, the next step in the Biden administration’s larger push for global quantum leadership.
Digital Government
These Are the Agencies that Saw the Biggest Losses in Employee Satisfaction in 2022, and the Few that Saw Gains
Only 10 agencies with at least 100 employees saw improvements to their job satisfaction score in the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, and no agencies with at least 10,000 workers gained ground.
Defense
Microsoft, defense firms partnering on modeling and simulation capabilities
Microsoft is collaborating with defense sector companies as DOD seeks to increase its gaming, exercising, modeling and simulation capabilities.
Cybersecurity
Majority of defense contractors fail to implement critical cybersecurity requirements, report says
A new report reveals that many contractors working for the Department of Defense have failed to implement required cybersecurity measures.
Digital Government
White House says an anticipated executive order on identity theft is coming, here’s what experts want in it
Although stakeholders have big wish lists for the anticipated proposal, few details are known about what the White House expects to include.
Digital Government
VA Used COVID Relief Funds To Bolster IT and Digital Services
The VA used supplemental COVID funding from three different bills to support expanded telehealth services and remote operations during the worst of the pandemic.
Policy
Proposed Rule Would Prioritize Patient Consent In Dealing With Mental Health Data
The rule could have significant ramifications across several health care fields.
Digital Government
Ukraine Tech Chief: Cloud Migration ‘Saved Ukrainian Government and Economy’
“Russian missiles can’t destroy the cloud,” Ukraine’s minister of digital transformation explained.
Emerging Tech
DOD Wants Cyber Apprenticeships for Contractors, but Acquisition Regulations May Remain an Obstacle
DOD officials say contractors should increase the use of registered cyber apprenticeships, but some companies argue that federal contract requirements often lock them into education and experience prerequisites.
Digital Government
USDA ‘Did Not Establish Performance Goals’ For its Broadband Program, Watchdog Says
A report from the Government Accountability Office found that the Agriculture Department’s ReConnect program lacks set performance objectives and a detailed fraud mitigation framework.
Emerging Tech
NASA Awards $57M Contract to Build Roads on the Moon
The award will go toward developing technologies to build infrastructure like landing pads and roads on the surface of the moon.
Emerging Tech
Capitol Hill Presses Crypto Exchanges Post-FTX Bankruptcy
Lawmakers launch probes into financial details of cryptocurrency exchanges as federal regulators stay quiet on FTX investigations.
Digital Government
White House considering pilot program to improve public interaction with federal data
U.S. Chief Data Scientist Denice Ross said the pilot program would create a feedback loop between the public and federal agencies to make data sets more accessible and utilized.
Artificial Intelligence
NOAA, Microsoft Will Advance National Climate Efforts Through Advanced Tech Partnership
Microsoft’s cloud computing and artificial intelligence tools will help NOAA further its climate and weather predictions and forecast modeling through research and development efforts.
Ideas