Modernization
Bipartisan bill looks to get acquisition workforce on board with AI
The leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee are looking to get the federal workforce – particularly program managers and acquisition specialists – on board with artificial intelligence.
Ideas
4 Ways that Volunteering Can Be Good for You
Volunteering, especially when it’s done on a regular basis, can help you make new acquaintances.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Aug. 2, 2021
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Ideas
Big Tech Has a Vaccine Misinformation Problem – Here’s What a Social Media Expert Recommends
Individuals and groups that spread medical misinformation are well organized to exploit the weaknesses of the engagement-driven ecosystems on social media platforms.
People
White House says agencies will pay for COVID tests as needed for feds
Under a new COVID prevention regime, civilian federal employees will have to either attest to their vaccination status or get regular tests. The federal government will organize and pay for testing for feds.
Cybersecurity
CISA Offers Vulnerability Disclosure Platform for Civilian Agencies
The platform will provide triage and administrative services while allowing CISA to monitor agencies’ progress resolving reports from security researchers.
Ideas
Your Phone's Dark Mode May Not Actually Save Much Battery Power
But that doesn't mean the feature can't be helpful.
Modernization
TMF Board Still Accepting Governmentwide Cyber Proposals
Agencies have submitted more projects since a huge infusion of cash and a relaxing of the payback model.
Cybersecurity
NSA to National Security Employees: Avoid Working on Public Wi-Fi
The agency offered best practices for remote work using wireless technologies.
Acquisition
Senate-passed bill looks to modernize federal contracting, expand small business opportunities
A bipartisan bill seeks to expand federal contracting opportunities for small businesses and push government to modernize acquisition processes.
Emerging Tech
Algorithm Could Improve How Self-Driving Cars Take on Narrow Streets
This kind of exchange requires drivers—human or machine—to make decisions based on largely unwritten rules of the road, researchers said.
Ideas
Fixing the Fractured Federal Approach to Cybersecurity
It’s time for a centralized cybersecurity-focused agency.
Digital Government
Wildfires Are So Dangerous Now that the National Guard Prepares for Them Like Hurricanes
For West Coast units, there’s no wildfire season anymore. ‘It’s really a fire year now,’ top general says.
Cybersecurity
CISA debuts vulnerability disclosure platform
Federal civilian agencies can tap a bug reporting system fielded as a shared service by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to gather information on potential website and software vulnerabilities.
Modernization
Globally connected data can safeguard the defense industrial and technology base
Data can play a critical role in planning and ultimately protecting the nation's valuable talent, resources and supplies.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: July 30, 2021
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Digital Government
Biden Announces Vaccine-or-Masks Mandate for Feds, Some Contractors
Federal employees will have a choice: get vaccinated, or wear masks when indoors at federal facilities and subject themselves to regular COVID-19 testing.
Cybersecurity