Cybersecurity
DHS faces uphill climb with financial systems modernization
The agency made some awards on a long-delayed financial management modernization effort earlier this month, but years of work awaits the agency on establishing an enterprisewide system.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: October 1, 2021
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Digital Government
Biden Signs Shutdown-Averting Stopgap Spending Bill
Lawmakers have punted the shutdown threat for nine weeks, but a potential debt default looms.
Emerging Tech
Health Technology in Action
In this special report, Nextgov examines how the COVID-19 pandemic is shaping technology tools and policies in health care.
Cybersecurity
FCC Working on Rule for Wireless Carriers to Avert SIM Swap Fraud
More than a year after lawmakers requested such action to protect consumer data and national security, the commission’s move could help to stop hackers undermining multifactor authentication.
Ideas
Prioritizing Breach Prevention for a Secure Government
A more secure government happens when hackers are stopped before they can touch critical data and systems—when a breach is prevented, not mitigated.
Cybersecurity
White House Announces 7 TMF Awards with Big Focus on Zero Trust
Half of the awards announced publicly went to zero trust cybersecurity projects, with no funding going directly to pandemic response tech. One project remains classified.
People
Congress passes funding bill through Dec. 3, avoiding shutdown
With just hours to go in fiscal year 2021, Congress passed a stopgap funding bill to avert a partial government shutdown.
Digital Government
Defense Business Board Relaunches After Pentagon Review
Former Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James named chair of the diverse advisory board.
Emerging Tech
NASA’s Planning a New Initiative to Train People How to Make Use of Its Space Data
A NASA initiative aims to teach the public how to effectively use open-source tools and software to answer data-centered questions on their own.
Cybersecurity
Cyber EO compliance is a full-time job
Unified security controls, supply chain security, zero trust and smart procurement decisions are all pieces of the puzzle.
Cybersecurity
7 new TMF awards include one classified project
The awards focus on zero trust and include a major investment in the Login.gov federal digital identity solution.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: September 30, 2021
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Cybersecurity
NSA Cyber Chief Warns Hackers Increasingly Use Commercial Tools to Stay Hidden
Advanced persistent threat actors are becoming harder to spot and making attribution more difficult.
Digital Government
After 3 Years, Key IRS Systems Still Aren’t Properly Encrypted
The inspector general attributed the delays in the agency’s data at rest encryption program to additional mandates and poor adherence to program management best practices.
Cybersecurity
Senator: Competing Cyber Incident Reporting Bills May Merge
The bills could be attached to the National Defense Authorization Act.
Cybersecurity
CISA chief: Cyber incident reporting can't become a burden
Jen Easterly, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, stressed the importance of cyber incident reporting but said mandates should be careful of potentially overburdening companies -- and CISA -- with "reporting noise."
People