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
GSA names Raylene Yung as next TMF executive director
In her new role, Yung will help federal agencies with critical IT and cybersecurity investments through the Technology Modernization Fund.
Acquisition
Feds get more guidance on COVID vaccination, testing
The Biden administration is eyeing booster shots for some Americans, but for its vaccination and testing program for federal employees, those who are two weeks out from a completed vaccination are considered covered without a booster shot, for now.
Cybersecurity
White House hits the gas on zero trust
Newly released strategy and technical guidance documents covering zero trust and cloud security are open for comment as part of a federal push to improve federal government cybersecurity.
Podcasts
Critical Update: Cryptocurrencies to Save the Day?
After activists turned out to kill an amendment that would have set back the cryptocurrency industry, Nextgov decided to look at how the volatile technology can be used as a force for good.
Modernization
Leveraging OSCAL for FedRAMP authorizations
An automated FedRAMP review process will speed up authorizations, drive continuous improvement and put cloud service providers in the driver's seat.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: September 7, 2021
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Digital Government
Amazon to Hire for More Than 40,000 Corporate and Tech Jobs Across US
Many positions will be in Seattle and northern Virginia, but the company is looking to recruit in other regions as well.
Cybersecurity
The Government's Software Transparency Journey Moves from Plan to Practice
Allan Friedman, the leader of a transparency initiative at the Commerce Department, is now at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to realize the ultimate vision for a software bill of materials.
Cybersecurity
CISA Urges Patching Atlassian Software Before Holiday Weekend
A vulnerability in collaboration software is undergoing “mass exploitation,” according to U.S. Cyber Command.
Modernization
House Reconciliation Package Includes $3 Billion for Federal IT
The Technology Modernization Fund would get another $1 billion.
Digital Government
LGBTQ+ People of Color Face Greatest Risk from Spike in Hate Crimes. Why Doesn't FBI Data Include Them?
Across the nation, more hate crimes were reported in 2020 than in any year since 2008. Advocates say federal data is missing crucial context that keeps resources from those at the greatest risk.
Ideas
The Federal Government is Using 20th-Century Responses to a 21st-Century Problem
Policymakers have been working on implementing continuous monitoring of its human assets with access to top secret information for several years, and the government should do the same for its digital assets.
Digital Government
More Than Two-Thirds of Americans Support a Surge in Staff and Funding at IRS
Biden has proposed additional spending at the tax agency, arguing it would help prevent wealthy Americans from dodging their bills.
Digital Government
House infrastructure bill includes over $3 billion for federal tech
Under an amendment from Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), the Technology Modernization Fund could see another $1 billion in capitalization.
Digital Government
It's time for government tech to address inequities in service delivery
Civil servants and vendors have traditionally approached government software with a mindset that has created administrative burdens – a confusing online application can stand in the way of someone getting healthcare, food assistance and unemployment insurance.
Digital Government