Cybersecurity
Homeland Security Considering CMMC-like Compliance Effort
The agency is inviting interested parties to weigh in on plans to ensure contractors follow best cyber hygiene practices.
People
How an IRS hiring blitz can help pave the way for IT modernization
The tax agency's chief procurement officer says she's on a mission to find top talent to work with industry while modernizing the agency's acquisition processes amid a ballooning tax gap.
Acquisition
DHS eyes CMMC model
DHS' Office of the Chief Procurement Officer issued a special notice Aug. 10, noting that it is looking for a way to check contractors' compliance with its cyber hygiene clauses released in 2015.
Modernization
Agriculture Launching New IT System to Manage Discrimination Complaints
The new Civil Rights Management System will live in a USDA-owned and operated cloud environment.
Ideas
How Turning to a Digital Workforce Is Government’s Path from Legacy IT to IT Transformation
Digital workers can address most automatable tasks at an agency.
Digital Government
Naps Don't Actually Relieve Sleep Deprivation
Study participants who got a full night's sleep performed better on tasks.
Modernization
Microsoft touts top secret cloud ATO
Azure Government Top Secret is now "generally available" for national security workloads, Microsoft announced in a blog post.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: August 16, 2021
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Digital Government
Treasury taps Code for America for tax credit tool
The administration is getting a head start on releasing a permanent, multilingual, mobile-friendly tool for non-filers to sign up for its expanded CTC program with the help of the civic technology non-profit Code for America.
Ideas
The Internet Archive Has Been Fighting for 25 Years to Keep What’s on the Web from Disappearing – and You Can Help
People are warned that what they post on the internet will live forever. But that’s not really the case.
Cybersecurity
Senate panel wants DHS to focus intel activities on foreign threats
The Senate version of the annual intelligence authorization bill, which passed out of committee last week, includes a warning to DHS' intelligence arm to distinguish more carefully between its foreign and domestic missions.
Digital Government
Court Deals Yet Another Blow to Firing Reform Law
Thousands of workers may now have a new avenue to getting their jobs back.
Emerging Tech
Oak Ridge-Made Software Platform Digitally Twins All U.S. Buildings
Those involved aim to help improve nationwide decision-making about energy efficiency.
Modernization
GSA, Executive Councils Seek Vendor to Improve Transparency in IT Acquisition
The new Governmentwide IT Transparency Professional Support Services contract will assist a wide swath of GSA’s tech-focused offices, as well as all the federal executive councils.
Modernization
Navy looks to build cyber resilience beyond RMF
The Navy wants to fortify its cyber resilience to keep pace with rapid software development needs, but changing workforce habits has to come first.
Digital Government
Report: Biden Administration Must Prioritize Workforce, Tech Modernization
The government employs 19 times more mission-critical IT employees over the age of 50 than under the age of 30, according to the Partnership for Public Service.
Ideas
Dissecting FedRAMP for Containerized Applications
Five essential things federal programs need to know.
Ideas
Apple Can Scan Your Photos for Child Abuse and Still Protect Your Privacy – If the Company Keeps Its Promises
The company will use some clever math to sniff them for instances of child abuse without looking at the photos.
Digital Government