Digital Government
You’ve Been Vaccinated. Now Prove It.
Proponents of vaccine passports say the credentials give vaccinated people more assurance as they resume going out and could spur the reluctant to get vaccinated.
Ideas
Government Should Embrace the Advantages of the MVP Approach
The MVP is meant to eliminate waste—save money and time that would otherwise be spent on fruitless ideas.
Digital Government
Agencies Must Set Up COVID-19 Testing for Unvaccinated Feds In-House or Through a Contractor
Employees must receive their test through agency-sanctioned means and may face punishment if they refuse.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: August 20, 2021
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Cybersecurity
FDIC’s Temporary Wi-Fi Network Tool Doesn’t Have Needed Security Authorizations
The program is in limbo while the tool awaits an ATO, prompting the inspector general’s office to express its “concerns.”
Cybersecurity
Army looks to revise cyber operations doctrine
Brig. Gen. Paul Stanton, the commanding general for the Army's Cyber Center of Excellence, said the service was in the final stages of publishing a revised field manual on how it executes cyber operations.
Emerging Tech
The Texas National Guard Just Unveiled the Largest 3D Printed Structure in North America
But Russia and China are preparing to 3D print hypersonic components.
Modernization
Pilot IRS awards five scanning contracts
The IRS is using an innovative procurement program to test and deploy experimental solutions to digitize paper files as part of an agencywide effort to reduce the reliance on non-machine-readable documentation.
Emerging Tech
NASA Wants Industry to Build Next-Generation Space Stations
The space agency is looking to industry to design and build destinations in space that can be used for tourism and science-based missions.
Digital Government
‘All the Signs Have Been There’ Predicting Afghan Security Force Collapse, IG Says
For more than a decade, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction has been warning about “ghost soldiers” and corruption to anyone willing to pay attention.
Emerging Tech
Drug Enforcement Feds Want Augmented Reality to Monitor U.S./Mexico Border
The agency is already putting some capabilities to use.
People
Was DOD ready for telework in 2020?
Slow networks, a lack of management buy-in and the need for more government equipment all affected how DOD feds transitioned to telework at the start of the pandemic, new reports from DOD's IG found.
Cybersecurity
How a software bill of materials can help solve our supply chain woes
As the software equivalent of a list of ingredients seen on food labels, an SBOM would reveal the provenance of direct and indirect dependencies contained in a particular piece of software.
Cybersecurity
States Snag $240M to Combat Unemployment Fraud
The federal grant funding can be used to pay for identity verification services, cybersecurity, or other expenses related to fraud detection.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: August 19, 2021
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Digital Government
OPM Rule Eases Agency Hiring of Interns
Under regulations slated for publication Wednesday, agencies will be able to hire job candidates still in college to temporary jobs and can eventually convert them to permanent positions.
Cybersecurity
Background Check Agency Wants a Social Media Search Tool
The Defense Department office charged with investigating potential insider threats wants to use social media to add context to allegations.
Digital Government