Defense
Solarium co-chairs urge White House to maintain Trump-era cyber authorities
Lawmakers expressed concern that rolling back the authorities from a 2018 presidential memorandum would jeopardize national security efforts.
Acquisition
What federal acquisition personnel can do right now to support sustainability
Federal officials and government purchasing experts showed off tools and resources to help make federal procurement and acquisitions more sustainable and energy efficient.
Cybersecurity
GAO Promotes Need for Public-Private ‘Partnerships’ in Cybersecurity Policy
A Government Accountability Office official says the watchdog agency consulted with private sector entities in producing a report of 12 areas it’s planning to focus on in the next decade.
Digital Government
Senate Confirms Laurie Locascio to Lead Tech Standards Agency
The bioengineering professor and NIST alum was nominated by President Biden back in 2021.
Digital Government
Air Force Cyber Lead Selected to Serve as Joint Staff CIO
She’ll need confirmation from the Senate to proceed.
People
Appeals court reinstates Biden's vaccine mandate for federal employees
Agencies will soon be able to start punishing unvaccinated workers.
Digital Government
How a Social Worker Became the Defense Logistics Agency's First Chief Data and Analytics Officer
Under her leadership the agency is ‘just starting’ to really understand what it means to apply data as a strategic asset.
Policy
Appeals Court Reinstates Biden's Vaccine Mandate for Federal Employees
Agencies will soon be able to start punishing unvaccinated workers.
Acquisition
Federal contractors could soon have to disentangle themselves completely from Russia
A top House oversight Democrat says her bill limiting contracts with companies operating in Russia during the Ukraine war would supplement existing sanctions.
Acquisition
GSA to slow down process for Polaris IT vehicle
The agency will spend the time reviewing feedback on how joint ventures can bid.
Policy
Warren presses defense secretary on wasteful contractor spending
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said adding to the Pentagon's topline for 2023 to account for inflation would just invite "defense contractors to pick taxpayers' pockets."
Digital Government
Biden’s Management Agenda Update Adds Metrics to Workforce Goals
The White House’s first update to the president’s management agenda, first released last November, lines up tasks for agencies and attaches individual officials to goals.
Cybersecurity
Private Sector Player Urges DOD to Screen 5G Technology for Cybersecurity
The Pentagon is offering cash prizes for hardware or software ideas to make various components of fifth-generation networking technology interoperable across various manufacturers.
Digital Government
Biden team looks to raise customer satisfaction levels
The latest update to the President's Management Agenda includes targets for lifting federal customer satisfaction ratings up from historic lows.
Cybersecurity
DOJ Disrupts Botnet Run by Russian State-Backed Hacking Group Sandworm
A slew of federal officials from the U.S. and U.K. removed malware from among thousands of infected devices, disrupting a global botnet.
Modernization
VA, DOD Electronic Health Record System Suffers Nationwide Outage
The three-hour outage prevented more than 95,000 clinician users from accessing and updating patient medical data.
Modernization
VA's latest EHR go-live: 'not flawless, but we're rolling'
Secretary Denis McDonough told House appropriators that the launch of the Department of Veterans Affairs new electronic health record system at a second site is meeting expectations.
Artificial Intelligence
How QR Codes Work and What Makes Them Dangerous – A Computer Scientist Explains
QR codes can be helpful, but they can also be problematic.
Emerging Tech