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
IRS dips into enforcement funds, user fees for IT
"Each year, the IRS must take extraordinary measures to fund IT," IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig explained in an August letter to three senators.
Ideas
Swarms May Offer Next Level Artificial Intelligence
NASA wants to push the concept of swarm intelligence to new heights.
Artificial Intelligence
Lawmakers Push Agencies to Establish U.S.-Israel Artificial Intelligence Center
Congress would put forth millions to fund the newly proposed collaboration.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: September 8, 2021
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Digital Government
White House Seeking Up to $30B in Emergency Funds as Part of Shutdown-Averting Stopgap Spending Bill
Request for emergency response and Afghan resettlement money raises stakes as deadline looms.
Emerging Tech
DOJ Seeks Congressional Funding to Implement Policy on Body-Worn Cameras
The announcement follows tensions with some local police departments over the authority to release footage recorded during joint operations.
Cybersecurity
Biden Administration Releases Draft Zero-Trust Guidance
The documents form a roadmap for agencies to deploy the cybersecurity architectures by the end of fiscal 2024.
Modernization
GSA Taps Tech Modernization Fund Chief
The fund figures to play an important role in helping agencies modernize IT.
Emerging Tech
Air Force Wants to Spot Potential Outbreaks in Personnel Sooner with Wearables
Top officials are also looking into data integration and digital traceability tools to help keep staff healthy.
Ideas
Combatting Defense Supply Chain and Critical Infrastructure Vulnerability with AI
Effectively mapping supply chains is a critical national security priority.
Digital Government
The Federal Government's Internal Health Clinics Won't Help Test Employees for COVID-19, Despite New Mandate
Managers throughout government said they have not been provided any support to implement the testing requirement.
Modernization