Digital Government
Poll: Federal Employees Slightly Prefer Democrats in Upcoming Midterms
President Biden's approval rating is slightly underwater among civil servants.
Acquisition
Unsuccessful CIO-SP4 bidders may have renewed hopes
The National Institutes of Health's IT acquisition arm will re-evaluate the method it used to narrow the field for the $50 billion IT services vehicle.
Digital Government
Civic tech grant looks to correct language barriers in UI claims
A tech nonprofit that sprung up during the pandemic is starting a new project focused on language access in the unemployment system.
Digital Government
Nominations For The 2023 Federal 100 Are Now Open
The deadline for submissions is December 31.
People
Nominations for the 2023 Federal 100 are now open
The deadline for submissions is December 31.
Emerging Tech
NOAA Planning to Join DOD’s Electronic Health Record System
A spokesperson for the office overseeing the rollout of the Oracle Cerner electronic health record system said that NOAA’s deployment of the software is “targeted for summer 2023.”
Digital Government
IRS Seeks New Enterprise File Storage System
As part of the agency’s ongoing modernization efforts, it issued a request for information for a new enterprise file storage system
Emerging Tech
VA Needs Better Data on Employment Outcomes of ‘Promising’ Tech Training Pilot, Watchdog Says
A Government Accountability Office report found that the Department of Veterans Affairs lacks sufficient data on its VET TEC pilot to “assess the effectiveness of the program at getting veterans into jobs.”
Emerging Tech
White House Kicks Off Second International Counter Ransomware Initiative Summit
The gathering, featuring a total of 36 countries, will focus on preventing large scale cyber attacks and money laundering via digital currencies.
Digital Government
Treasury component adds a new office with to focus on fintech
The new Office of Financial Technology is meant to give the Office of the Comptroller of the Current a deeper understanding of fintech.
Ideas
Who Sees What You Flush? Wastewater Surveillance for Public Health is on the Rise, but a new Survey Reveals Many US Adults are Still Unaware
Have you ever wondered who is spying on your waste?
Ideas
The White House’s ‘AI Bill of Rights’ Outlines Five Principles to Make Artificial Intelligence Safer, More Transparent and Less Discriminatory
Will it have any significant impact?
Digital Government
You Get a Software Factory! And You Get a Software Factory!
DISA’s Vulcan program aims to give defense agencies and field activities all the tools they need to improve their software development practices.
Digital Government
What the Midterms Mean for Government
Setting a new course for the ship of state is harder than it looks.
Defense
You get a software factory! And you get a software factory!
DISA’s Vulcan program aims to give defense agencies and field activities all the tools they need to improve their software development practices.
Digital Government
NIST's coming digital ID update includes standards for biometric proofing
The forthcoming draft of the government's digital identity guidelines take equity into account when it comes to fielding biometric identification tools.
Emerging Tech
Compliance First, Penalty Second as Feds Implement Crypto Regulations
Officials within federal law enforcement described the critical role private sector communication will play in developing digital asset regulatory guidance.
Cybersecurity
Agencies Shouldn’t 'Just Trust' Software Vendors' Security Assurances, IG Warns
NIST advisors debating the merits of OMB’s policy on software vendors’ “self-attestation” to secure development practices found common ground on a need for audits and testing.
Emerging Tech
Energy Awards $39 Million for Tech to Boost Clean Energy Transition
The funding will be dispersed across 16 projects in 12 states.
Digital Government