Ideas
AI Could Reduce Gaps in Heart Attack Care for Women
Here's another potential use of artificial intelligence tech.
Digital Government
Artemis I Launch Scrubbed Following Engine Issues
The soonest the next launch could occur is Friday, if the engine bleed issues are addressed.
Digital Government
FCC Probe Reveals Mobile Carriers’ Data Management Practices are ‘All Over the Map’
The last time the FCC investigated mobile carriers’ practices regarding location data, it resulted in fines Jessica Rosenworcel—now chair of the commission—said were unjustly meager.
Digital Government
FTC Sues Location Data Collector, Alleging Lax Security
The Federal Trade Commission is going after data broker Kochava over its practice of selling “sensitive geolocation data.”
Ideas
What’s Going on with the Greenland Ice Sheet? It’s Losing Ice Faster Than Forecast and Now Irreversibly Committed to at Least 10 Inches of Sea Level Rise
The melting ice sheet could signal major problems for the rest of the world.
Digital Government
OMB prioritizes CX in budget planning
The inclusion of customer experience and service delivery priorities in budget preparation guidance from OMB will likely get the attention of agencies as they prepare their budget requests for the next fiscal year, experts told FCW.
Ideas
Channel of Choice: The End Goal for CX in Government
The federal government has to offer options that serve everyone while also improving customer experience.
Acquisition
What's going on at NITAAC
The National Institutes of Health's governmentwide acquisition organization supports much more than HHS
Modernization
FTC's Tech and Cyber Modernization Sees Success and Ongoing Challenges
The agency’s report indicated that the Federal Trade Commission was on track and making progress towards most of its tech-related goals, while offering a plan for future goals.
People
Karl Mathias settles in at HHS
The chief information officer at the Department of Health and Human Services talks about his priorities, the department’s effort to develop a new cybersecurity strategy and what keeps him up at night
Cybersecurity
U.S. and Israel Strengthen Cybersecurity Partnership
Both countries have pursued a bilateral cybersecurity agreement between their financial agencies since 2021, amid critical infrastructure threats.
Ideas
FBI’s Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant Affidavit Reveals How Trump May Have Compromised National Security – a Legal Expert Answers 5 Key Questions
A search warrant expert breaks down the affidavit the FBI used to search Mar-a-Lago, and the national security concerns it presents.
Policy
Recent Grads Often Don’t Consider Federal Employment, Survey Says
Many federal agencies continue to face critical workforce gaps in areas like cybersecurity, IT and automation.
Acquisition
DHS looks to cyber self-assessments over CMMC model
DHS is considering how it might use self-assessments for vendors to measure their cyber hygiene—an approach that would set it apart from the Defense Department’s plans for third-party assessments.
Digital Government
Traffic Overwhelms Student Loan Sites Following Biden’s Debt Relief Announcement
Student loan company Nelnet said providers received no advance warning about the White House’s loan forgiveness plan, contributing to confusion and site outages.
Emerging Tech
Energy Awards Over $540 Million for Green Tech Research
This latest series of funding will be divided among existing research programs to support President Joe Biden’s plan for a net zero economy by 2050.
Exclusive
People
Much-hyped effort to help DHS land cyber talent is slow to make hires
So far about four hires have been made under the Cybersecurity Talent Management System, with the agency hoping to make offers to 150 new cyber specialists by the end of September.
Policy
Federally Funded Research to be Free and Publicly Accessible Under New White House Guidance
A memo issued by the acting director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy requests federal agencies update and implement their public access policies by the end of 2025.
Ideas
Lunar Mining and Moon Land Claims Fall Into a Gray Area of International Law, But Negotiation are Underway to Avoid Conflict and Damage to Spacecraft
The Moon is about to be a busy place.
Ideas