Ideas
Reimagining Access to Services with Government-to-Citizen Identity
With the traditional perimeter gone, identity management is the new boundary.
People
Biden's OPM nominee appears headed for confirmation
A vote on the nomination of Kiran Ahuja to head the Office of Personnel Management is expected before the Senate goes into recess at the end of next week.
Ideas
Name the Emotion You Want Drone Video to Capture
Researchers worked on ways for the drone to help create exciting videos rather than rely on the operator's skill.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: June 11, 2021
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Modernization
Joint DOD-VA Medical Center Will Be Major Test for Electronic Health Record Interoperability
Officials said they are preparing to deploy the new records system at “the most integrated facility” in the Defense and Veterans Affairs health care networks.
Cybersecurity
Biden’s Nominee to Lead CISA Interested in Reforming FISMA
Members of the Senate Homeland Security Committee pressed Jen Easterly and other key nominees on supply chain security and workforce challenges.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Weapons Programs Still Struggle to Use Modern Software Practices, Watchdog Says
The Government Accountability Office found programs face challenges with agile deliveries and cybersecurity testing.
Emerging Tech
Lawmakers Renew Calls for Feds to Explore Tech to Protect American Consumers
Blockchain, digital tokens and artificial intelligence are of interest.
Artificial Intelligence
White House Forms Team to Develop Blueprint for National AI Infrastructure
Officials also previewed another in-the-pipeline, AI-aligned pursuit.
Digital Government
Biden's pick to lead GSA: 'We can't implement government policy if we can't get the damn websites to work'
Robin Carnahan said she will focus on making General Services Administration's offerings more user friendly and digitally secure while improving governmentwide cybersecurity efforts.
Emerging Tech
Baltimore Latest City to Consider Banning Facial Recognition Technology
The Maryland city joins several other localities that have banned or are assessing the controversial technology, or are limiting its scope and use.
People
New White House guidance for feds returning to the office and the future 'hybrid' federal workforce
A new OMB memo provides instructions on how to bring feds back to government offices on a large scale and asks agencies to consider long-term planning for a drastically different workplace.
Cybersecurity
Biden's top cyber nominees face the Senate as the country reels from cyberattacks
Jen Easterly, selected to head the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Chris Inglis, the former National Security Agency deputy director picked to fill the new national cyber director role, faced lawmakers concerned about the spike in ransomware attacks.
Cybersecurity
Biden revokes Trump's unenforced Chinese app bans
President Joe Biden's administration is establishing a new timetable to assess risks posed by using web services from foreign adversaries like China - while revoking his predecessor's final actions against Beijing.
Ideas
COVID-19 Messages Make Emergency Alerts Just Another Text in the Crowd on Your Home Screen
Many people still react to such messages with uncertainty, irritation and intense emotion.
Ideas
The Psychological Benefits of Commuting to Work
Many people who have been working from home are experiencing a void they can’t quite name.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: June 10, 2021
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Modernization