Cybersecurity
National Cyber Director Outlines Staffing Framework for 75-Person Office
Chris Inglis is still trying to distinguish his role and responsibilities from other leading cyber officials.
Acquisition
DOD's silence on CMMC is worrying industry, trade groups claim
Months of silence from the Defense Department on the status of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is palpable and stirring unease among defense contractors, trade associations say in a letter to Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks.
Cybersecurity
Chris Inglis scopes out cyber turf
The newly installed National Cyber Director offered his take on the roles and responsibilities of his office, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the National Security Council and agency IT and security operations in responding to federal cyber incidents.
Modernization
The State of the Federal Cloud
In this ebook, Nextgov looks at major cloud computing efforts across the civilian and defense space.
Digital Government
Biden to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccinations for All Feds
The executive order, slated to be announced Thursday, would remove exceptions that allowed federal workers and contractors to remain unvaccinated if they agreed to regular testing for COVID-19.
Digital Government
Education Department Updates Rules and Criminal Penalties for Accessing Agency Data
A new filing updates the department’s policies on who can access IT systems and data, as well as the fines and prison terms for unauthorized access or failing to secure data.
Emerging Tech
Army Researchers Turn to DOD Supercomputers to Digitally Twin Gas Turbine Engine
It could lead to “disruptive new engine designs,” an engineer involved said.
Ideas
Turning Off Your Camera Can Ease 'Zoom Fatigue'
Employees should have the autonomy to choose whether or not to use their camera, a study found.
People
Biden's DDM tees up strategic planning agenda
The Biden administration wants to capitalize on agencies' current strategic planning process to move major administration priorities like climate, pandemic recovery, economic recovery and equity.
Ideas
Elon Musk’s Tesla Bot Raises Serious Concerns – but Probably Not the Ones You Think
The Tesla Bot comes with a whole portfolio of risks that are hard to quantify and easy to overlook and yet inevitably end up tripping up innovators.
People
Biden mandates COVID vaccine for feds, contractors
The vaccine mandate will supplant administration workforce policy put in place in July that requires either vaccinations or regular testing for federal employees.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: September 9, 2021
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Cybersecurity
Report: Hackers Shift from Malware to Credential Hijacking
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike tracked record levels of cyber intrusion activity over the past year.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon preps JADC2 implementation plan
The Pentagon says it is weeks away from completing its implementation plan to achieve the Defense Department's goal of Joint All Domain Command and Control.
Artificial Intelligence
Postal Service Will Focus on Big Data, Digital Platforms Over Next 10 Years
As the Postal Service looks at the next 10 years, the agency inspector general looked back at the last decade of technology innovation to see what’s worked and what hasn’t.
Ideas
‘Get Out Now’ – Inside the White House on 9/11, According to the Staffers Who Were There
A top White House aide to President George W. Bush recounts what 9/11 was like for White House staffers.
Cybersecurity
DHS makes awards in $3 billion financial systems software BPA
In the works since 2017, a plan to unify financial reporting across the highly federated Department of Homeland Security is getting closer to coming online.
Digital Government
OPM Announces Leave Transfer Program for Feds in Four States Following Hurricane Ida
Feds in Louisiana, Mississippi, New York and New Jersey could be able to take extra time off to recover from the storm.
Modernization