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
The military's 5G capabilities could be stale by the time they're fielded
The Navy's chief digital innovation officer, Michael Galbraith, said when it comes to 5G, his biggest concern after security is "time to market."
Emerging Tech
Energy to Invest $84 Million in Enhanced Geothermal Systems
The funding is part of President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Act.
Modernization
TMF announces first-ever investment in VA to support transition to new sign-in service
GSA's single sign-on shared service, Login.gov, is about to have a major new participating agency thanks in part to the Technology Modernization Fund.
Digital Government
SSA beta launches redesigned website
The Social Security Administration is collecting feedback on a website redesign before using it to replace the agency's current website later this year. A major goal: making it all less confusing.
Cybersecurity
CISA Seeks Comment on Visibility Effort Being Piloted with Cloud Service Providers
The agency is starting to spend the $690 million it got through the American Rescue Act to monitor security and respond to incidents across federal civilian networks.
Artificial Intelligence
Energy Aims To Make AI Human-Driven, Accessible To Underserved Communities
Having real people support the artificial intelligence system both builds community trust and ensures that those systems are designed for underserved populations.
Defense
The military's 5G capabilities could be stale by the time they're fielded
The Navy's chief digital innovation officer, Michael Galbraith, said when it comes to 5G, his biggest concern after security is "time to market."
Ideas
Decoding the cyber executive order
What the federal government is building with the cybersecurity executive order is essentially an extended detection and response architecture without the label.
Cybersecurity
Federal Law Enforcement Warns Against Hackers Targeting Crypto Companies
Three agencies warned that North Korean-sponsored Lazarus Group and subsidiaries are targeting companies linked to blockchain technology and working with crypto and NFTs.
Digital Government
Here’s What the New ‘Buy America’ Infrastructure Commitments Mean for Agencies
Waivers can be issued under certain circumstances, but proposed exceptions must be made available to the public and approved by an office within OMB.
Digital Government
IRS Marks the Annual Tax Filing Deadline With a Plea for More Funding
Chronic underfunding has hurt the tax agency's ability to modernize, says a top official, who wrote that the U.S. tax system "is a tax system where ripped paper returns are literally pieced together with scotch tape."
Ideas
Interesting Federal Social Media Accounts You May Not Know About
Federal agencies have come a long way from the bureaucratic rules that often hampered effective social media use.
Cybersecurity