Cybersecurity

Senators Want More out of SEC Plans to Address Cyberattacks

A rule the commission proposed for investment funds and advisors is not precisely what key cybersecurity leaders had in mind.

Digital Government

Login.gov looks for a director

The General Services Administration wants a leader for its homegrown identity management service as it looks to deploy a $187 million Technology Modernization Fund investment.

Digital Government

CBP Revitalizes Biometric Data Collection At Border

Customs and Border Protection jumpstarted a DNA collection program in fall of 2021 to verify family relations, but will not store data it in the FBI's Combined DNA Index System.

Defense

Overclassification and CMMC

After taking over the Pentagon's cyber security program for contractors, CIO John Sherman wants to zero-in on controlled unclassified information.

Cybersecurity

F-35 program seeks cyber reinforcements

To improve the joint strike fighters' defenses against cyber attacks, the program office responsible for it wants an open system design solution.

Emerging Tech

IARPA Seeks Ways to Track Nontrackable Space Junk

Right now, more than 100 million pieces of space debris smaller than 1 cm orbit Earth.

Artificial Intelligence

AI Could Match 'Fingerprints' of Texts To Their Authors, Under New Intelligence Program

Nextgov was pre-briefed by the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity on a soon-to-be-released, broad agency announcement that might one day help combat disinformation campaigns and human trafficking.

Modernization

New VA CIO talks digital transformation

Kurt DelBene told lawmakers on Wednesday how he plans to steer a department-wide digital transformation in his first public appearance since the Biden administration tapped him to serve as the VA's chief information officer.

Defense

Mike Bloomberg named chair of Defense Innovation Board

The former New York City mayor and billionaire replaces Mark Sirangelo.

Digital Government

The Army’s New Decades-Long Climate Strategy Has No Budget

The strategy includes a list of tangible objectives but no corresponding cost estimates.

Defense

F-35 program seeks cyber reinforcements

To improve the joint strike fighters' defenses against cyber attacks, the program office responsible for it wants an open system design solution.

Artificial Intelligence

Agencies Look To Expand Both Automation Tech and AI Workforce

Leaders at the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and CISA describe use cases where automation thrives, but still requires human oversight.

Policy

House panel zeros in on missing Trump records

Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, wants information from the National Archives about whether former President Trump routinely flouted the requirements of the Presidential Records Act.

People

Announcing the 2022 Federal 100

Meet the women and men being honored for their exceptional contributions to federal IT over the past year.

Digital Government

Announcing the 2022 Federal 100

Meet the women and men being honored for their exceptional contributions to federal IT over the past year.

Emerging Tech

Mike Bloomberg Named Chair of Defense Innovation Board

The former New York City mayor and billionaire replaces Mark Sirangelo.

Ideas

Want To Scale Innovation at the DOD? Strengthen the SBIR Program

Though a popular option for startups, the Small Business Innovation Research program still faces a valley of death challenge from pilot to program of record.

Modernization

Cross-agency collaboration efforts are making progress

Deputy Federal CIO Maria Roat says that she hopes to see agencies participating in a collaboration pilot be able to share calendars and chat before her retirement in March.

Cybersecurity

FBI: Ransomware Attackers Have Code to Halt Critical Infrastructure

Monitoring remote access technology will be especially important for limiting the reach of malicious actors, allied cybersecurity agencies said in a report on trends they’ve observed over the last year in a booming ransomware industry.