Ideas
One Year Later: A Hacker’s View on the Cybersecurity Executive Order
Federal network adversaries have evolved in the year since the order’s signing.
Cybersecurity
US, Allied Cybersecurity Agencies, Advise Reviewing Contracts with Tech Vendors
A joint advisory from CISA, domestic partners and counterpart agencies in the Five Eyes intelligence alliance warns of a heightened threat to managed service providers and their customers.
Emerging Tech
NIST Report Documents Success In Commerce’s Technology Transfer Initiative
A new report showcases how three federal agencies submitted technology research—like patents and papers—that can have a mainstream impact.
Digital Government
ICE has assembled a 'surveillance dragnet' with facial recognition and data, report says
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has used facial recognition to search through the driver's license photos of one in three adults in the U.S., according to a new report by Georgetown Law's Center on Privacy and Technology.
Modernization
Lawmakers balk at possible service changes at launch site of VA's new health record
At hearings and in correspondence, lawmakers from Washington are pressing the Department of Veterans Affairs for answers about the future of the Mann-Grandstaff Medical Center in Spokane.
Digital Government
As Turnover Soars, Most VA Employees Say They Were Not Emotionally Supported During the Pandemic
Front-line staff were largely unaware of VA's offerings to support employee well-being, new survey finds.
Modernization
Army Advocates More Funding for Modernization in Tech, Data and Weaponry
Officials testified before a Senate committee to ask for federal funding specifically to modernize and keep up with opponents like Russia and China.
Policy
U.S. Spy Chief Reiterates ‘Overclassification’ Concerns
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines testified Tuesday before the Senate.
Digital Government
Federal CIO talks customer experience
Clare Martorana says that the government is working with the private sector to measure how it delivers products and services as part of an effort to improve the experiences Americans have with government services.
Cybersecurity
Microsoft Official to Assume Leading Role at the National Cyber Director’s Office
Another addition joined the new office from the intelligence community.
Digital Government
Senate bill to update 1960s-era cooperation rules wins support from leading state and local groups
The bill, introduced in the Senate in March, would require an update to guidance on state-federal cooperation that dates back to the 1960s.
Cybersecurity
US and Allies Attribute Attack on U.S. Satellite Provider in Ukraine to Russia
Officials are highlighting significant spillover effects from the attack—including damage to infrastructure supporting wind farms—into Central Europe.
Cybersecurity
Cyber assistance ranks high on National Guard requested services, chief says
Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, said cybersecurity assistance is "one of the most frequently requested things that we're seeing right now" thanks to nearly 4,000 cyber professionals, many of whom acquired their skills as civilians.
Policy
Data collection featured in new bill targeting equity at FEMA
The Federal Emergency Management Advancement of Equity Act would instruct the disaster response to improve its data collection systems to help identify inequities in its distribution of federal assistance.
Modernization
Family Planning Clinics to Get $16 Million in Federal Funding for Telehealth Support
Millions of federal dollars were awarded to 31 family planning facilities across the country.
Podcasts
Critical Update: Evolution in the 'Valley of Death'
Nextgov looks at the use of cooperative research and development agreements by some major industry players to highlight how the meaning of the phrase, and implementation of its associated authorities, has shifted over the years.
Emerging Tech
Four Lessons that Should Upend the Pentagon’s Five-Year Strategy
From the quick consumption of weapons in Ukraine to rising inflation, the current resourcing plan is untenable.
Artificial Intelligence
Senate Bill to Train Acquisition Workforce on AI gets House Counterpart
The AI Training Act, which passed the Senate last December now has a House companion from Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and James Comer (R-Ky.).
Modernization
Biden, Harris Unveil New Internet Connectivity Subsidies
The White House announced new federal credits for low income households to have access to high speed internet.
Policy