Emerging Tech
China May Have Just Taken the Lead in the Quantum Computing Race
China’s record-shattering processor is 1 million times faster than what Google achieved three years ago–but we are years from the finish line.
Digital Government
Remaking government to meet the moment
Tara Dawson McGuinness, a Healthcare.gov alum and founder of New America’s New Practice Lab, talked to FCW about public interest technology and customer experience.
Cybersecurity
Industry Groups Butt Heads on SEC’s Incident Reporting Rules
A major trade association for relevant financial-sector entities is asking the regulatory agency to hold off in favor of incident reporting rules being implemented at the non-regulatory Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
Digital Government
More Than 90 Agencies Release Their First-Ever Equity Plans
“For the first time Americans will see a full picture of what it looks like for the entire federal government to advance equity at once,” a senior administration official said.
Artificial Intelligence
Federal Procurement Featured in New Equity Action Plans
Improving access to federal contracting vehicles and supporting small, disadvantaged businesses are key parts in the equity action plans released by agencies on April 14.
Policy
House panel launches probe into ID.me
The Committee on Oversight and Reform wants information about the identity verification company. At least nine other federal agencies and 30 state governments also use the service, the committee says.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon’s ‘Mobile’ Nuclear Microreactor Will be Demonstrated at Idaho National Lab
The potential, modern energy source could help power operations in austere environments down the line.
Artificial Intelligence
27 Artificial Intelligence Experts First To Serve On Commerce Advisory Board
After being established in 2021, the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee elected its first members to advise the federal government on AI policy.
Defense
The Army eyes finish line for Microsoft Office 365 migration
Army CIO Raj Iyer said he expects classified and unclassified migrations to wrap up by 2025.
Acquisition
Federal procurement featured in new equity action plans
Improving access to federal contracting vehicles and supporting small, disadvantaged businesses are key parts in the equity action plans released by agencies on April 14.
Ideas
Vendor locking in the cloud
The "bring your own licenses" lift-and-shift cloud deployment model is giving way to more restrictions as software vendors look to steer existing user bases to their own cloud offerings.
Emerging Tech
More International Quantum Partnerships Likely As U.S. Stakes Claim In Field
The U.S. is keen to get ahead in the global quantum race as national security and technological innovation intersect.
Emerging Tech
U.S. Space Systems See 'Dramatic' Spike in Risks Amid Global Competition
Officials from the Defense Intelligence Agency said there's been a steep increase in the pace and scope of operations since 2019 primarily from China and Russia.
Digital Government
Opponents to Appeal the Fed Vaccine Mandate as the Biden Administration Pushes Court to Allow Immediate Suspensions
An appeals court struck down an injunction on the federal employee vaccine requirement, but it is not set to take effect for six weeks.
Emerging Tech
Lockheed Martin Hopes the US Has Turned the Corner on Hypersonics
March test ‘one of the biggest steps we've seen’ in development of new hypersonic weapons, company officials say.
Digital Government
White House takes aim at administrative burdens
The Office of Management and Budget wants agencies to cut down on administrative burdens people have to endure to get government benefits. It's using the 1995 Paperwork Reduction Act to do it.
Defense
U.S. space systems see 'dramatic' spike in risks amid global competition
Officials from the Defense Intelligence Agency said there's been a steep increase in the pace and scope of operations since 2019 primarily from China and Russia.
Cybersecurity
Joint Alert Warns Advanced Hackers Have Developed Tool Targeting Industrial Control Systems
The design of the tool, which allows full system access to certain operational technology in environments such as power plants and water treatment facilities, can also be used by less sophisticated attackers.
Digital Government
Labor Constructing a Virtual Data Enclave For Sensitive Microdata
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is aiming to use a new system to securely share workplace fatality and geographical data with researchers.
People