Cybersecurity
Capitol Hill Takes Aim at Twitter Following Whistleblower Complaint
The allegation of rampant security failures on Twitter’s platform prompted lawmakers to double down on data handling practices.
People
The contractor responsible for the TSP’s troubled recordkeeping transition pledges to improve
Since the TSP moved to Accenture’s recordkeeping system on June 1, participants have bemoaned a variety of issues with the new service.
Digital Government
Executive order will guide $52 billion in CHIPS Act funding
The White House is establishing a steering council to direct the implementation of nearly $52 billion in semiconductor research and development featured in the recently passed CHIPS and Science Act.
Digital Government
How the VA’s adoption of Login.gov is going
The agency is standing up in-person identity proofing to help veterans who struggle to go through the identity proofing process online because of a lack of connectivity or existing digital credentials.
Modernization
Government Launches New Website to Support Semiconductor Funding Law
The Department of Commerce’s CHIPS.gov will provide available resources and information as it begins to implement the new program.
Ideas
Moderates of the world, unite!
The time may have come for normally reserved political centrists to raise their voices.
Modernization
SAIC Snags $160M Contract to Support Navy Networks
The Virginia-based company will provide an assortment of IT services to the U.S. Navy.
Modernization
Industry Awaits Potential Congressional Resolution to 'Extremely Difficult' Procurement Process
Though the AGILE Procurement Act faces several rounds of votes before it can be enacted, experts view it as a step in the right direction.
Cybersecurity
CISA Warns Critical Infrastructure to Prepare for Mass Post-Quantum Systems Migration
Quantum computing is the latest frontier in technological innovation, and its hacking potential has regulators advising companies to begin to safeguard their networks.
Emerging Tech
China Could Overtake US in Space Without ‘Urgent Action,’ Warns New Pentagon Report
America needs a long-term goal in space to be able to compete with Beijing, Pentagon industrial-base group writes.
Ideas
Misinformation is a Common Thread Between the COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS Pandemics—With Deadly Consequences
These pandemics have something in common.
Defense
China could overtake U.S. in space without ‘urgent action,’ warns new Pentagon report
America needs a long-term goal in space to be able to compete with Beijing, Pentagon industrial-base group writes.
People
Biden named the next Secret Service director ‘at a critical moment’
Kim Cheatle previously worked at the agency for 27 years and was on Biden’s detail when he was vice president.
Policy
House Oversight Dems seek data from social media companies about threats to law enforcement
Lawmakers are demanding information from online platforms about how they are responding to growing threats against law enforcement officials following the FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago.
Cybersecurity
The present and future of FedRAMP
The acting director of the General Services Administration's Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) said his team is focusing on a future of automation.
Digital Government
Oversight Chair Maloney’s Primary Loss Kicks Off Leadership Campaign
Influential Democrats on the powerful committee are already angling to succeed the chairwoman the day after her primary loss.
Cybersecurity
Chemical Sector Next in Line for White House Plan to Incentivize Cybersecurity
Operators of chemical facilities will follow those of electric utilities, gas pipelines and water treatment plants in being asked to facilitate visibility into their systems.
Artificial Intelligence
How Can Artificial Intelligence 'See' More Responsibly, Feds Ask Public
The Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program is looking to update its computer vision research guidance to support responsible AI development.
Cybersecurity
DHS’s Intelligence Information Security Program is ‘Ineffective,’ According to Watchdog
The OIG made two recommendations to address issues it found in the department’s security program.
Ideas