Cybersecurity
Schools Would Receive Funding for Cyber Education Programs Under Bipartisan Bill
The proposed Cybersecurity Grants For Schools Act of 2022 establishes mandated federal grants to schools to promote cybersecurity education.
Ideas
Preparing for the Quantum Revolution
The emerging computing technology offers the potential for significant advancements, but also carries the possibility of never-before-seen threats.
Emerging Tech
Fastest GPS Routes May Have Higher Crash Risks
The shortest route may not be the best one, a study suggests.
People
The federal employee appeals board is finally functional again
Senate takes action on MSPB nominees for the first time in five years.
Defense
'Limited' progress made on the Pentagon's plan to deliver real-time acquisition data, report says
The Government Accountability Office found that the Defense Department's efforts to move to a new more automated, web-based reporting system have been limited despite plans to adopt a new system by fiscal 2022.
Cybersecurity
Russia-Ukraine Conflict Could Push Major Cybersecurity Legislation Past Finish Line
The threat of Russian retaliation against the west is front-of-mind with Senate passage of key bills to require reports of ransomware payments and other cybersecurity incidents to the government, overhaul FISMA and codify FedRAMP.
Digital Government
Biden announces new anti-fraud measures covering COVID relief
The White House is adding a chief prosecutor to a Department of Justice fraud task force and plans an executive order on identity theft in public benefits.
Emerging Tech
VA Continues Healthcare Modernization With Simulated Employee Training
Officials are seeking industry input for SIMPLE, a pending platform to help train VA employees virtually.
Emerging Tech
DOD-Backed Effort Will Use Supercomputing to Predict Therapies for Future COVID-19 Variants
The aim is to build predictive models that might significantly reduce the time it takes to respond to yet-to-be-seen COVID-19 variants, once they surface.
Policy
Russian Aggression Hastens Lawmakers' Push to Enforce Sanctions in Crypto Industry
The Justice Department also launched a ‘KleptoCapture’ task force to target the use of cryptocurrencies for sanctions evasion.
Cybersecurity
NIST closes in on recommendations for cybersecurity labeling for IOT devices
If a plan proposed in the Biden administration's executive order is successful, consumer internet-of-things devices will come with a cybersecurity seal of approval.
Emerging Tech
Dairy Robot Checks Cheese Quality in Seconds
Behold the power of the world's first cheese robot.
Digital Government
Back to the Office for Feds, Biden Says
The president lays out new tasks for agencies in his address, along with ideas for where that work should take place.
Policy
Privacy and Child Endangerment are Major Congressional Motivators for Regulating Big Tech
The House Energy and Commerce Committee heard witness testimony on the need for better transparency and government coordination in the tech industry.
People
Biden uses the State of the Union to call feds back to the office
The president lays out new tasks for agencies in his address, along with ideas for where that work should take place.
Defense
DOD plans next phase of JADC2 satellite layer
Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and York Space Systems will build 126 satellites under $1.8 billion in contracts to develop the network for tracking and responding to threats from missiles and hypersonic weapons.
People
Federal agencies can relax their mask and testing Requirements
The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force updated its guidance following new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Policy
Biden Calls Out Big Tech, Supports Greater Domestic Investment
The president’s State of the Union address touched on several pressing tech topics.
People
GSA announces 2022 Presidential Innovation Fellows class
The program, started in the Obama administration, is meant to bring tech-savvy change agents into government.
People