Artificial Intelligence
New National Lab Supercomputer Inches America Closer to the Exascale Era
Officials said it should lead the Top500 list ranking the world’s most powerful machines.
Cybersecurity
Tech can help, but clearance reciprocity is a policy issue
The backlog of security clearance investigations has continued to drop from a 2018 high of 725,000 to 200,000, but agencies continue to struggle with reciprocity issues.
Cybersecurity
Pipeline Companies Have One Week to Identify Cybersecurity Coordinators Under TSA Directive
The directive now mandates incident reporting and reviews described in the administration’s voluntary guidelines for the sector.
Artificial Intelligence
Air Force, Space Force Projects Will Speed Object Identification, Security Implementation
One project will use generative AI to identify space objects and another will use automation to improve the security compliance process in Space Force software development.
Cybersecurity
Army wants teleworkers to switch off smart IoT devices
The Army announced it would require all military, civilian, and contractors to rid their telework environments of internet of things devices, such as smart TVs and speakers.
Digital Government
Final RFP Released for $50B Health IT-Focused CIO-SP4 Contract
The governmentwide IT contract is geared toward health-related programs but can be used by any federal agency.
Ideas
Addressing the DOD ‘Disconnected Data’ Battlefield Challenge
Modern-day commanders do not suffer from an information vacuum.
Acquisition
CMMC assessor training expected in late summer
The professional training needed to carry out assessments for the Defense Department's unified cybersecurity standard for contractors won't kick off until later this summer.
Cybersecurity
After Colonial attack, TSA issues new cyber regs for pipelines
DHS chief Alejandro Mayorkas cited the attack on Colonial Pipeline as the impetus for the new regulations.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: May 27, 2021
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Ideas
How to Cope with Anxiety in the Return to 'Normal' Life
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to life after vaccination.
Cybersecurity
Biden's first cyber EO deadline is here. What will change?
The Department of Homeland Security was asked to transmit policy recommendations on data retention and event logging to the Office of Management and Budget by May 26 as part of President Joe Biden's cybersecurity executive order.
Cybersecurity
NIST Will Do Gap Analysis Before Creating Software Standards for Executive Order
The Government Accountability Office told lawmakers enforcement, through expanded reporting, of agencies’ supply chain security activity is “the thing that has to happen.”
Acquisition
NITAAC releases long-awaited RFP for $50 billion CIO-SP4
The National Institute of Health's Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) has released its highly-anticipated request for proposals for the new CIO Solutions and Partners 4 (CIO-SP4) contract vehicle.
Emerging Tech
New Commerce Hub to Coordinate Government Blockchain Deployments Proposed by the House
This isn’t the first time such an office has been called for.
Acquisition
VA lowballed health record modernization costs, watchdog says
In a newly released report, the inspector general at the Department of Veterans Affairs indicates that the $16 billion estimate for the switch to the Cerner electronic health record system doesn't incorporate billions in needed physical infrastructure costs.
Digital Government
IG Says VA Underestimated Health Records Project Costs by Up to $2.6B
An audit showed Veterans Affairs didn’t properly account for physical infrastructure costs for its new $16 billion electronic health record system.
Ideas