Digital Government
FBI Ran Over 3 Million Searches on Americans' Electronic Data
Using data harvested by Section 702, the FBI published an approximation of how many searches it ran on Americans’ data for the first time.
Emerging Tech
NIST is Building a 5G Network to Model Cybersecurity for Operators
Comments are due June 27 on an associated draft special publication.
Modernization
Technology trade groups urge Congress to add $300 million to the TMF
Leading government technology groups want appropriators to write legislation backing the full White House budget request for the Technology Modernization Fund.
People
CIA taps its first chief technology officer
CIA Director William Burns named the chief technology officer of the Pentagon's Joint Artificial Intelligence Center to be the spy agency's first-ever CTO on Friday.
Acquisition
GAO dismisses final CIO-SP4 protests
Awards will be announced by Nov. 1, and the ordering period of CIO-SP3 and CIO-SP3 small business will be extended.
Modernization
GAO dismisses final CIO-SP4 protests
Awards will be announced by Nov. 1, and the ordering period of CIO-SP3 and CIO-SP3 small business will be extended.
Modernization
Three Ways the Future of Work Must Change for Federal Employees
Federal officials and industry experts offered insights on what federal workplaces of the future need to look like.
Modernization
VA Deploys New EHR Tech At Ohio Clinics
Officials announced that more interactive training and instructions are included as the VA fights to rollout upgraded EHR systems nationwide.
Acquisition
SBA looks to promote disadvantaged businesses with 2023 budget request
The head of the Small Business Administration told lawmakers the agency is planning to ramp up outreach efforts for small disadvantaged businesses and other firms in need of support to address a 40% decline in small businesses working with the federal government.
Digital Government
The Backlash to DHS's Anti-Disinformation Board Shows How US Law Is Falling Behind the Problem
Legal ambiguity may have crippled DHS’s new board from the start.
Cybersecurity
Microsoft, DoD Partners Celebrate Cooperative Research and Development Agreement
The company may have the chance to negotiate exclusive intellectual property rights—with an exception for the government—to innovations emerging from the collaboration.
Acquisition
Pentagon still not taking full advantage of rapid acquisition authorities, former official says
Ellen Lord, the former undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment during the Trump administration, told senators "strong leadership" was needed to fully embrace rapid acquisitions policies.
Defense
As satellite images reshape conflict, security worries mount
Radio data collected from space is the next frontier.
Digital Government
How GSA is remaking USA.gov
The revamped "federal front door" won't be a mere portal—users will be able to complete end-to-end government services on the USA.gov website.
Modernization
GPO Says Improved Bill Processing Hinges On New Tech, Gov’t Employee Enthusiasm
Government Publishing Office Director Hugh Halpern testified during a hearing on modernizing the legislative process and highlighted his office’s plans to streamline the production of bills.
Ideas
Debunking Myths Around Facial Recognition: What Government Agencies Need to Know
Government use of facial recognition technology provides its fair share of controversy, as well as tangible benefits.
Modernization
Library of Congress plans new cloud office
The Library of Congress made “great progress” on its strategic Information Technology investments despite being a “constant target” of major cyber threats, the agency’s Chief Information Officer told lawmakers on Thursday.
Policy
Cryptocurrency Legislation Would Empower Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The bipartisan bill introduces more government oversight in crypto markets.
Policy
More Than 60 Democratic Lawmakers Want a 5.1% Raise for Feds
The lawmakers asked the leadership of the House Appropriations Committee to override President Biden’s plan to offer an average 4.6% raise for federal employees in 2023.
Artificial Intelligence