Cybersecurity
VA's Cussatt heads to State
The former acting CIO of the Department of Veterans Affairs is joining the Department of State's Bureau of Intelligence and Research, and Dr. Neil Evans will lead tech at VA on an acting basis.
Digital Government
WeWork and Other Co-Working Spaces to Be an Option for Feds
GSA will issue guidance to agencies on how to take advantage of this first-ever contract.
Cybersecurity
Expired Driver’s Licenses Open Lane for Cybercriminals
Fraudsters send out texts or emails falsely warning that the target’s license needs to be updated, is missing information or is expiring.
Digital Government
Biden Formalizes Plan for Average 2.7% Raise for Civilian Feds in 2022
The White House published an alternative pay plan for the federal workforce providing a 2.2% across the board raise along with an average increase of 0.5% to locality pay.
Digital Government
GSA launches new Digital Corps to attract early-career techies
The first cohort of the new program, which launches in the fall, will focus on pandemic response, the economy, cybersecurity and streamlining government services.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: August 30, 2021
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Acquisition
DARPA's Pandemic Prevention Platform
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, DARPA's 10 years of funding research and development on DNA and RNA vaccines, including a $25 million award to Moderna to help establish its messenger RNA platform, proved critical.
Acquisition
Christopher Krebs: Truth and consequences
Krebs spent 2020 working furiously to ensure the integrity of our elections, while also ensuring that ransomware, software supply-chain vulnerabilities and a range of other rapidly escalating risks didn't cripple government operations or the nation's critical infrastructure.
Acquisition
Craig Abod: Taking the pain out of procurement
Craig Abod and Carahsoft have been working to make IT acquisition decisions easier and more effective.
Emerging Tech
Scientists Are Using New Satellite Tech to Find Glow-in-the-Dark Milky Seas of Maritime Lore
For centuries, sailors have told tales of huge swaths of ocean glowing on dark nights.
Digital Government
Justice Department Announces New Cyber Fellowship Program
The program is designed for attorneys and requires a three-year commitment.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Call for Check on Software Acquisition Requirements in Defense Bill
Language from the House Armed Services’ cybersecurity subcommittee also proposes testing for non-kinetic attacks, and the creation of an inventory toward ending the use of legacy systems.
Emerging Tech
US Navy Will Upgrade Warships to Add Unnamed Space Capabilities
“Everything is classified” when it comes to space, one admiral complained.
Ideas
The Future of Work Is Flexible
Even for national security workers, remote work options will be more prevalent in the post-COVID era.
Emerging Tech
Army Wants to Install Facial Recognition, Video Analytics at Child Development Centers
The branch plans to pilot a new facial recognition system at the daycare facility at Fort Jackson.
People
Biden orders 2.7% pay raise for civilian feds
The pay hike was included in the administration's 2022 budget and takes effect early next year.
Ideas
Why Open-Source Tech Holds the Key to Modernization
As “avoid vendor lock-in” eclipses “do more with less,” open source offers freedom to tailor mission-specific solutions and cherry-pick right-sized applications.
People
Reorganizing for the Biden agenda at OPM
OPM is beefing up its diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility office as part of an agency reorganization in support of a wide-ranging executive order covering the federal workforce.
Ideas