Acquisition
Google bets big on government business with new division
Google Public Sector aims to accelerate digital transformation across government.
Cybersecurity
Trade groups seek changes to SEC’s breach disclosure plan
Defense contractors may be subject to conflicting cyber rules of the road if a proposed financial reporting rule takes effect without changes, trade associations say.
Digital Government
Google Bets Big on Government Business with New Division
Google Public Sector aims to accelerate digital transformation across government.
Ideas
Quantum Sensors—Unlike Quantum Computers—Are Already Here
And they’re improving at a rate that demands urgent attention.
Digital Government
Agencies Are Responding to the Supreme Court's Abortion Ruling. Here's How.
Hundreds of thousands of federal employees’ access to in-state reproductive health services disappeared Friday after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.
People
Enforcement of Biden's federal employee COVID-19 vaccine mandate is delayed—again
A federal appeals court will rehear the case this fall in front of its full panel of its judges.
Cybersecurity
Key State Official Warns of ‘Peril’ as US Pursues Cybersecurity Goals at G7
The State Department would oversee $200 billion in aid and financing the administration wants to invest in developing countries, under a new agreement from world leaders that promises a prioritization of cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
GAO: HHS Needs Improved Data Breach Reporting
Data breaches have increased each year since 2015.
Digital Government
US-UK Privacy Tech Initiative Focuses on Halting Financial Crime
Both countries want to jumpstart development on privacy-enhancing technologies, which depend on data analysis with limited database access.
Ideas
Wrap Up the CHIPS Act
While authorization for legislation to incentivize domestic semiconductor production was passed over a year ago, the funding has yet to be approved.
Defense
New USAF space buyer eyes fixed-price contracts
Frank Calvelli, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, said "fixed-price contracting is not a bad approach for space things" and could help keep acquisitions on time.
Acquisition
DHS looks to expand its Procurement Innovation Lab
Department of Homeland Security Chief Procurement Officer Paul Courtney told FCW the agency is seeking a new senior level director to lead a small but mighty team of acquisition experts as they attempt to steer the federal government away from legacy buying processes.
Digital Government
Citizen Science Volunteers are Almost Entirely White
95% of citizen scientists identified as white in a recent survey.
Artificial Intelligence
The Pentagon's Plan for 'Responsible AI'
A 47-page document released this week outlines the Pentagon's plan to incorporate its two-year old ethical AI principles throughout a system's design, development and use.
Digital Government
Boeing Wants More Money For New Air Force One, USAF Official Says
The company is looking for loopholes in its $4 billion contract.
Digital Government
Budding Spies Might Not Get Weeded Out for Past Drug Use
Activists say this would be a practical step to help ensure all the best candidates are getting considered for intelligence jobs.
People
Budding spies might not get weeded out for past drug use
Activists say this would be a practical step to help ensure all the best candidates are getting considered for intelligence jobs.
Defense
The Pentagon's plan for 'responsible AI'
A 47-page document released this week outlines the Pentagon's plan to incorporate its two-year old ethical AI principles throughout a system's design, development and use.
Digital Government
Digital identity challenges could be a roadblock to improved CX
Government agencies are currently wrestling with how exactly to verify Americans who want to access federal programs and services.
Cybersecurity