Digital Government
At South by Southwest, DOT’s ‘Secretary Pete’ Points To Federal IT Priorities
He’d like to help make the 2020s ‘a turning point in the story of American transportation.’
Cybersecurity
An ambitious cybersecurity strategy is just a starting point
With funding and the help of top experts, the Biden administration can make tangible progress toward modernization, but much work remains to be done.
Digital Government
VA Electronic Health Records Program Delayed Up to 12 Weeks For ‘Strategic Review’
House committee leadership plans to hold a hearing in April on the program and strategic review process.
Cybersecurity
Agency hacks could accelerate push to zero trust security model
Chris DeRusha, the federal chief information security officer, said agencies largely have the tools they need to adopt zero trust security protocols but making a change will "require a shift in mindset."
Digital Government
'Microbreaks' Keep You More Engaged on Tough Work Days
Microbreaks could be having a snack, chatting with a colleague, stretching or working on a crossword puzzle.
Modernization
DISA’s Infrastructure as Code Partnerships Aim to Speed Up Defense Cloud Adoption
Microsoft and Amazon Web Services are working to create preconfigured templates for defense agencies.
Modernization
VA plans 'strategic review' of $16B software program
New Veterans Affairs chief Denis McDonough announced a "strategic review" of the agency's Electronic Health Record Modernization program of up to 12 weeks.
Ideas
Do You See Yourself in the Room?
This moment in time presents a unique opportunity for the government to embrace representative innovation.
Ideas
Why Would Anyone Buy Crypto Art – Let Alone Spend Millions on What's Essentially a Link to a JPEG File?
Within the past few months, activity and prices seemed to snowball. Then the Beeple sale happened.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: March 19, 2021
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Cybersecurity
CISA, FBI Officials Say Federal Payroll Facility Was Not Targeted in Hacking Campaigns
CISA’s acting director identified ways the government is working to improve information sharing about cybersecurity incidents between agencies.
Emerging Tech
Energy Commits $30 Million to Advance Quantum Tech at Its Nanoscale-Focused User Facilities
Other investments are also on the horizon, a federal official confirmed.
Emerging Tech
DARPA Announces Microelectronics Program to Boost Domestic Manufacturing of Certain Chips
The research agency will partner with Intel and three university teams to boost domestic manufacturing of custom chips.
Digital Government
18F to help Wisconsin with UI tech
Many states have buckled under the pressure of delivering benefits to surges of claimants during the pandemic using antiquated technology. 18F is set to help Wisconsin modernize its unemployment insurance technology using agile procurement.
Digital Government
Automating the Plum Book and other Sunshine Week bills
Among the current crop of "Sunshine Week" bills are measures to continually update the Plum Book of federal appointments and to require the president to establish records management controls to store electronic messages in a way that they can later be searched and retrieved.
Digital Government
Study: OPM-GSA Merger Proposal Would Not Have Solved Problems It Aimed to Fix
A team of analysts has recommended elevating OPM's role in human capital management and making it less involved in “transaction-by-transaction compliance” activities.
Cybersecurity
Senators press for federal agency accountability over SolarWinds
Three top cybersecurity officials struggled to answer questions from lawmakers about who is to blame for the government's failure to stop the breach of nine federal agencies.
Cybersecurity