Modernization
Feds prep $500M program for transportation tech
States and localities are among those eligible for the grants, which are aimed at funding projects focused on innovations like autonomous vehicles and roadside sensors.
Cybersecurity
CISA Plans to Measure the Effect of Coming Standards on Industry’s Cybersecurity
But big companies want to avoid agencies’ use of related performance goals in new regulation.
Emerging Tech
GSA Examines How to Bring 'Federal Buying Power' to Supercharge Solar Panel Market
The agency’s request for information will help it develop a procurement strategy, including a standard for future solicitations.
Emerging Tech
Department of Transportation Investing $160 Million for Tech-Centric Projects
Two programs, SMART Grants and ATTAIN, will dole out millions over five years as the Biden administration plans a U.S. transportation overhaul.
Ideas
A U.S diplomatic organization that works
How a short video speaks volumes about current U.S. approaches to diplomacy in China.
Policy
Climate Change Poses Threat to U.S. National Security, GAO Says
The Government Accountability Office said federal agencies need to “increase their resilience” to climate risks that endanger technologies like radar sites and the electric grid.
Emerging Tech
US Soldiers Provide Telemaintenance as Ukrainians MacGyver Their Weapons
Milley visits Polish airbase to check on defenses, American repair crew.
Modernization
IRS Has the Funding to Hire Tens of Thousands. Can It Actually Do So?
IRS hiring has been thrust into the spotlight, but augmenting the agency's workforce is still far from guaranteed.
Policy
House passes bill to prevent civil service overhauls without input from Congress
Despite the support of more than 30 good government groups, Republicans remained largely opposed to the measure.
Emerging Tech
Justice Officials Release Framework for Policing Crime in Crypto Space
Complimenting the new national digital asset framework, law enforcement is planning similar steps to combat crime in the crypto marketplace.
Modernization
Federal IT Modernization Fund’s Financial Needs Draw Lawmaker Scrutiny
Federal CIO Clare Martorana said that the government should be operating on the “most modern technology available.”
Cybersecurity
White House Announces $1B in Cyber Funding for State and Local Governments
The four-year grant program, included in last year’s infrastructure law, will help states and local communities “strengthen their cyber resilience.”
Ideas
SBIR: Venture Capitalism for Social Entrepreneurship
The case for the Small Business Innovation Research program to operate more like a startup.
Policy
Once again, lawmakers ask if it's time to codify the federal CIO role
Federal CIO Clare Martorana told a House panel about the importance of involving technologists in decision-making early and often.
Digital Government
White House Releases Holistic Digital Asset Regulatory Framework
Several agencies contributed to the new framework, as the Biden administration eyes a streamlined approach to regulating and benefitting from the volatile digital asset marketplace.
Defense
The Air Force has a plan to #fixourcomputers and more
After airman complaints go viral, USAF CIO promises to make the service’s IT more generally reliable and capable.
Emerging Tech
The Air Force Has A Plan To #Fixourcomputers and More
After airman complaints go viral, USAF CIO promises to make the service’s IT more generally reliable and capable.
Digital Government
Biden Adds Cyber, Data, Supply Chain Risks to CFIUS Reviews
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States will be required to consider five new sets of national security concerns – including cybersecurity – when reviewing foreign investments in the U.S. as part of a new executive order.
Cybersecurity
Defense, Justice Call for FCC Rulemaking to Secure Internet Routing, Opposing NTIA
The departments cited comments from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and said a regulatory approach would have a greater impact “industry-wide” than dealing with entities case-by-case.
Modernization