Cybersecurity
Insurance Policies May Tighten Amid U.S.-Russia Tensions, Cyber Pros Warn
What a recent court decision means for insurers’ attempts to avoid payouts associated with “acts of war” and breaches where nation-state actors may have played a role.
Digital Government
Native American Health Agencies Struggled to Access Federal Data Amid Pandemic
A new report outlines the steps health agencies, including the CDC and IHS, need to improve tribal epidemiological centers’ access to public health data.
Modernization
TMF announces two new awards
The U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission and the Selective Service System are in line for IT modernization funding boosts.
Updated
Digital Government
A New Rule Aims to Boost Biden’s ‘Made in America’ Program
The update to the Buy American Act would build on the administration’s push to get federal agencies using more domestic products and services.
Ideas
The Ukrainian War Could Usher in Quantum Arms Race
Just as nuclear weapons remain a threat in the physical space, quantum-powered capabilities could become a threat in cyberspace.
Modernization
IRS announces new office focusing on taxpayer experience
One of several lines of effort at the IRS to improve customer experience is digital services, which will include efforts ranging from digital signatures to expanded online payment options.
Ideas
Winning the war for cyber – and cyber talent
A White House cyber director lacks budget and staff, and a cabinet-level "Department of Cybersecurity" risks alienating stakeholders, but there is a model already in place that could manage the "whole of government" cybersecurity approach.
Cybersecurity
Putin Lost the Digital War Abroad. Will He Lose at Home?
Its diplomatic efforts in tatters, its agencies beset by cyber vigilantes, the Russian government is still choking off the information that fuels its homegrown protest movement.
Defense
NRO official examines commercial ISR challenges
Troy Meink, the National Reconnaissance Office's principal deputy director, said one of the organization's biggest challenges is folding in commercial technology to existing systems.
Digital Government
IRS announces new office focusing on taxpayer experience
One of several lines of effort at the IRS to improve customer experience is digital services, which will include efforts ranging from digital signatures to expanded online payment options.
Cybersecurity
NSA Stresses Vendor Diversification in Guidance on Network Segmentation
Robust firewalls within and around a network are especially important in environments incorporating industrial control systems, which have been targeted in Russian state-sponsored operations.
Cybersecurity
Federal Agencies Take Mitigating Steps To Protect Internet Infrastructure
A new report examines public agency practices to prevent the exploitation of vulnerabilities within the modern internet framework.
Emerging Tech
FTC, Justice Say Weight Watchers Parent Group Illegally Collected Child Health Data
Federal prosecutors filed a complaint against children’s weight loss app Kurbo, alleging it collected health data without parental consent in an effort to market weight management services for use by children.
Acquisition
Former SBA officials press Congress for a more accessible 8(a) program
Former officials from the Small Business Administration, lawmakers and small business owners alike have all called for a series of major reforms they say will greatly improve the agency's landmark business development program.
Emerging Tech
State Attorneys General Open Investigation Into TikTok
The bipartisan group of state officials wants to know if the social media platform with more than 1 billion users could be harmful to children and young adults.
Digital Government
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
Russian Invasion Highlights Growing Importance of Open Source Intelligence
The Russian invasion of Ukraine demonstrates the practice’s real-time value.
Digital Government
The White House Has Details on Its Plan to Bring More Feds Back in April
Agencies across government will take on new responsibilities and offer more in-person services under Biden's new COVID-19 preparedness plan.
People
The White House shares new details on plan to bring more feds back in April
Agencies across government will take on new responsibilities and offer more in-person services under Biden's new COVID-19 preparedness plan.
Emerging Tech