Modernization
Federal CIO tees up 7 new TMF awards
The awards, the first since TMF's $1 billion plus-up in the American Rescue Plan Act, are expected to be made public soon.
Cybersecurity
Coast Guard looks to direct commissioning for cyber personnel
The maritime military branch opened up its direct commissioning program to cyber roles in cyberspace operations, cybersecurity, information assurance and cyber threat intelligence.
Ideas
The Pandemic Has People Stuck in a Bad Mental/Physical Loop
Participants talked about how caregiving, exhaustion, and mental health stressors kept them from being active, perpetuating the cycle.
Modernization
Keeping up with software cadence at the Air Force Test Center
Maj. Gen. Evan Dertien, commander of the Air Force Test Center, said the organization wants rapid software update capabilities for the USAF fleet, but that approach won't work in every use case.
Cybersecurity
Audit: IRS Needs to Improve How It Wipes Taxpayer Data from Devices
Computer and laptop hard drives that aren’t properly scrubbed could allow exposure of private taxpayer data.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: September 28, 2021
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Digital Government
Shutdown in Sight as Senate Rejects Stopgap Spending Measure
Republicans block short-term funding bill that would have also paused the debt ceiling.
Digital Government
Funding bill fails in Senate
The federal government is up against approaching deadlines for avoiding a partial government shutdown and hitting its debt ceiling.
Emerging Tech
IRS’ Criminal Investigators Want Help Breaking into Physical Crypto Wallets
The agency’s digital forensics unit is looking for a small business to help make routine processes out of some nascent research into related hardware hacking techniques.
Digital Government
How the Pandemic Changed the Government’s Health-Focused Buying
Agencies with health missions had to figure out how to spend emergency funds fast in the face of COVID-19.
Digital Government
Reissued Draft of GSA’s Small Business IT Contract Adds New Pool
The new draft request for proposals also makes significant changes to past performance requirements.
Emerging Tech
A State’s Plan for the Nation’s First Section of Wireless Charging Road
Michigan hopes to test out a short segment of roadway that will allow electric cars to recharge as they drive, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said.
Digital Government
The Census Bureau’s First Ever Data on LGBTQ+ People Indicates Deep Disparities
Sexual orientation and gender identity were added to the U.S. Census Bureau’s survey of the pandemic this summer — the first time a national government survey has captured the LGBTQ+ economic experience.
Ideas
5 Post-Pandemic Federal Telecom Trends
The past year and a half of telework and remote service delivery have accelerated the impact of the government's digital transformation efforts.
People
How feds can access TSP loans during shutdowns
During the 35-day shutdown in 2018, the government's retirement savings system saw a spike in withdrawals from federal employees looking to make ends meet without regular paychecks.
Cybersecurity
Spending the federal cybersecurity budget: what's next?
A lot of new money is in the pipeline to help the federal government confront cybersecurity problems -- but what's the best way to allocate those resources?
Digital Government
State and Local Government Beats out Federal in Survey of Citizen Trust
Digital services had a strong impact on whether residents found governments trustworthy, according to the report from Deloitte.
Modernization
HUD makes nearly $100M in EIS task orders
The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued three substantial task orders on the governmentwide Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract.
Digital Government