Cybersecurity
The CISO reporting structure is broken
The commitment to managing cyber risk is a primary concern, but is often consolidated with IT priorities. This creates a conflict – does IT or security come out on top?
Ideas
How Governments Can Protect Themselves Against Fraud in Times of Crisis
Agencies are up against challenges that will arise again and again during each next disaster as they continue to use outdated technology.
Modernization
Army CIO sets out to revamp IT policy
Army CIO Raj Iyer wants to overhaul IT policy so it doesn't stand in the way of the services' goal to become more technologically agile.
Acquisition
How GSA is implementing the contractor vaccination mandate
The agency's Federal Acquisition Service and Public Building Service are using automated tools to send out contract modifications "by the thousands," to add the vaccination mandate said one agency official. FAS started issuing mass modifications on Oct. 8. They're issuing about 3,000 modifications per day.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: October 14, 2021
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Digital Government
Federal Data Officers Council Seeks Input on Mission, Focus Areas
This request “signals a maturation of the [chief data officer] position,” said a data expert.
Modernization
Navy Eyes a Future Where IT Services Are Common—and Not Duplicated
Officials will first focus on core IT capabilities and expand as use cases demand.
Artificial Intelligence
The Biggest Lesson from the Army’s Connect-Everything Experiment
New labs to test interconnections are the key to joint all-domain command and control.
Acquisition
Is category management hurting small businesses?
Small business owners testified on Capitol Hill about getting squeezed by category management and contract bundling initiatives.
Digital Government
MSPB's online appeals system is getting a revamp
The agency is modernizing its online appeals system used by feds. Accessibility needs to be a central part of that entire process, said agency officials.
Digital Government
Senator Questions TikTok, FBI and DHS Over Spread of Extremist Content
The requests are part of ongoing investigations into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Digital Government
GSA Needs Users to Test SAM.gov Ahead of DUNS Transition
Unique Entity IDs are being issued now and the General Services Administration team wants help testing the system that assigns and manages the new identifier.
Modernization
One Army corps sees data education as the foundation of AI-enabled targeting
Expanding data education has proven to be foundational and a defining metric as the Army tests artificial intelligence to improve weapons targeting for the 18th Airborne Corps.
Ideas
Accidental Data Deletion: The Fear Is Real
Data handling is an organization-wide responsibility.
Artificial Intelligence
Pentagon’s Top Science Official Adds to Tech-Breakthrough Wishlist
Heidi Shyu, research and development undersecretary, said she went looking for tech areas to trim—and found that some vital ones had been overlooked.
Cybersecurity
White House Unveils 32 Countries Invited to Participate in Ransomware Meeting
India, the United Kingdom, Australia and Germany will have leadership roles during the two-day event. Russia was not invited.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: October 13, 2021
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Cybersecurity