Modernization
GPO unveils key priorities for 5-year modernization plan
The Government Publishing Office is including a six-step process to emphasize its modernization and innovation efforts over the next five years.
Digital Government
AI could help Congress schedule and find unexpected consensus, expert says
Members of the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress discussed how artificial intelligence and machine learning could help improve policy outcomes.
Policy
Bill Aims To Reclassify Broadband As Essential To Promote Net Neutrality
Two Democratic senators unveiled a new bill to codify broadband as an essential service and prevent discriminatory practices.
Cybersecurity
Faster attacks have Cyber Command looking to add all-too-scarce experts
“I think the only way that I'm going to be able to do that in the near term is to grow the workforce myself,” command official says.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Float FITARA Changes as Scores Get Dragged Down by Missing Data
The cyber scores were unreliable due to incomplete data, witnesses told lawmakers.
Digital Government
Preventing Wildfires Could Start With Data From Controlled Burns
Sage combines machine learning with data from edge sensors to provide on-the-spot detection, monitoring and analysis of a burning area.
Policy
Lawmakers call for DHS inspector general to ‘step aside’ from Secret Service probe
Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari failed to notify Congress about the Secret Service’s refusal to comply with his office’s investigation for months, top lawmakers said.
Emerging Tech
Prolific Crypto Market Demands Regulation, Investor Education, Experts Say
Financial regulation experts tell Congress a lack of regulation on digital currencies and lending exacerbates lack of consumer education.
Artificial Intelligence
AI Could Help Congress Schedule and Find Unexpected Consensus, Expert Says
Members of the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress discussed how artificial intelligence and machine learning could help improve policy outcomes.
Cybersecurity
White House Official: EPA to Issue Cybersecurity Rule for Water Facilities
As the U.S. pursues collaboration with international allies, the official noted lagging cybersecurity policies for domestic critical infrastructure.
Modernization
Lawmakers float FITARA changes as scores get dragged down by missing data
The cyber scores were unreliable due to incomplete data, witnesses told lawmakers.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Question DOJ’s National Security Division on Cybersecurity, Surveillance
The House Judiciary Committee raised concerns over three hostile foreign actors that breached court systems in early 2020, in addition to questions about the surveillance of Americans.
Modernization
GAO offers options for improving U.S. semiconductor supply
The prioritization of semiconductor goals—such as protecting national security or improving economic competition—determine which option will prove most important.
Defense
A Navy cyber effort is fixing thousands of holes—and building tech talent
A 10th Fleet operation gives tech-curious reservists some training and a real-world mission.
People
Trump has endorsed a plan to purge the civil service of ‘rogue bureaucrats’
Former Trump staffers have said they have identified 50,000 federal employees who would be ousted under a new iteration of Schedule F during the next Republican administration.
Modernization
Top Republican to 'Seriously Consider Pulling the Plug' on VA's New EHR System
The ranking member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee plans to introduce legislation before the end of the year to address deficiencies in the rollout of the new Oracle-Cerner electronic health record system.
Modernization
FITARA 14 sees just one overall A and stagnant grades
The Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act scorecard did reveal continued struggles in the cybersecurity and Networx transition.
Ideas
Federated Learning Uses The Data Right on Our Devices
The development could be key for privacy advocates.
Cybersecurity
Human Rights Advocate to Congress: Stop Federal Procurement of Commercial Spyware
The Intelligence Authorization Act, which recently cleared committee in the House, empowers—but does not require—the director of national intelligence to bar such acquisitions.
Emerging Tech