Digital Government
Bid Protests Decline for 4th Consecutive Year
Bid protests issued by federal agencies declined 12% in fiscal 2022.
Cybersecurity
CISA director 'very concerned' about election influence from foreign adversaries
Jen Easterly, director of the nation's cyber defense agency, said foreign adversaries could potentially weaponize disinformation and misinformation to incite violence and undermine the public's confidence in the upcoming elections.
Cybersecurity
CISA Director: Big Tech Shouldn’t Charge Extra for Event Logging
The agency has promised to measure the success of efforts to steer major software providers toward the inclusion of logging and other basic security features in their products “by default,” but has said little about how it actually intends to do that.
Modernization
TMF invests in major disability employer's modernization efforts
The Technology Modernization Fund will invest $1.7 million to support modernization efforts at one of the nation's largest employers of people who are blind or have other significant disabilities.
Digital Government
Two Democrats Have Spelled Out Exactly How They Want Agencies to Improve Services
A pair of House lawmakers wants agencies to allow Americans to spend less time on the phone and filling out paperwork when dealing with government.
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