Defense
AI is already learning from Russia’s war in Ukraine, DOD says
Today’s battlefield data is helping smart machines model the wars of the future.
Cybersecurity
GSA plans to publish zero trust playbooks
The General Services Administration is focusing on how to take the concept of zero trust into the implementation phase in a series of new playbooks set for release in the coming months, according to a senior IT official.
People
DISA is gearing up for the 'technician of the future'
A hybrid cloud environment demands a workforce that understands the “full spectrum of technologies, even if they only specialize in one of them,” according to a lead defense cloud official.
Ideas
The Biggest Roadblocks to DataOps Adoption and How Agencies Can Overcome Them
Database professionals need training, budgetary investment and leadership buy-in to be fully successful.
Emerging Tech
The Future of International Cooperation in Space is Splitting Along Lines of Power on Earth
Space cooperation isn't what it used to be.
Exclusive
Digital Government
Pentagon Reorganizes Industrial Policy Office to Shore Up Defense Firms, Supply Chain
The restructure gives two new deputies to the assistant secretary for industrial policy—and "dissolves" another.
People
GSA seeks cyber expert for TMF
The Technology Modernization Fund program management office is continuing to scale up with a new position to help review cybersecurity projects.
Digital Government
House Subcommittee Requests More Frequent American Income Data
The Subcommittee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth asked for greater data releases in a bid to close wealth gaps.
Defense
DIU sets up shop in Chicago
The Defense Department's tech innovation arm is expanding with a new midwest office.
Ideas
To truly improve CX, the government should define its own metrics
The surface-level sentiments found in generic private sector surveys provide the government few helpful insights in assessing how well a service performs.
Cybersecurity
Energy to Fund Development of Climate-Friendly Grid Security and Resilience
The effort reflects a commitment to clean energy while aiming to mitigate supply-chain threats.
Emerging Tech
Bipartisan Legislation Calls for Implementing Post-Quantum Security Practices
The new Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act would prepare for stronger quantum algorithms that pose a threat to traditionally-encrypted data.
Digital Government
VA Creating New Data Product To Help Bridge Care Gaps
As part of the agency’s Equity Plan, officials will use more accurate demographic data to understand gaps in access to VA benefits.
Cybersecurity
CISA Adds Industrial Control System Specialists to Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative
Companies in the space are trying to shape public policy and push for money agencies can use to—among other things—track their devices and other assets.
Defense
CMMC interim rule could land in May
The move would come nearly two years after the Defense Department's first interim rule for its fledgling unified cybersecurity standard for contractors.
Digital Government
White House looks to focus service delivery around 'life events'
The Biden administration is fleshing out a plan to organize government services around the needs of Americans and not around agency org charts.
Modernization
DOD’s Long and Winding Road to (Hopefully) Deploying an Enterprise Cloud
Every new delay should “be an alarm that goes off in the hearts and minds of those who are looking at how we can be competitive in the future against China,” according to one official.
Cybersecurity
CISA expands Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative
The JCDC is gaining over a dozen new experts focused on enhancing the cybersecurity posture for industrial control systems and operational technology as CISA ramps up security efforts around critical infrastructure.
Digital Government
Survey: No Clear Winner in Cloud Wars
The biggest potential differentiator is automated cloud migration services.
Emerging Tech