Modernization
Your Streaming Binge Could Soon Be Interrupted by Emergency Alerts and Tests
The FCC is in the early stages of investigating how audio and video streaming platforms would participate in the Emergency Alert System.
Digital Government
Gallup: Americans’ Anxiety About Energy Prices, Supply Sharply Rises
In the organization’s latest poll, 73% of those surveyed say they worry a “great deal/fair amount” about the availability and affordability of energy.
Emerging Tech
Watchdog to Review How Postal Inspectors Handle Cryptocurrency
Digital currencies have already been seized by the law enforcement arm in previous investigations.
People
Cultivating small talk when there's no office
Federal managers should look for ways to create the virtual water cooler environment.
Digital Government
Biden Asks Feds Across Government to Volunteer to Assist at the Border
Employees would serve four-month stints and work directly with migrant children.
Digital Government
IRS plots $2.6B IT services consolidation
The tax agency plans to combine its modernization and sustainment contracts into a single task order on a governmentwide acquisition contract as it pushes ahead with the replacement of legacy systems.
Ideas
Service Dogs Can Help Veterans with PTSD – Growing Evidence Shows They May Reduce Anxiety in Practical Ways
Unlike emotional support dogs or therapy dogs, service dogs must be trained to do specific tasks.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: March 29, 2021
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Ideas
Lessons From 30 Years of Government Reform Efforts
There’s much that newcomers to government should learn from the past.
Ideas
Closing the Cyber Skills Gap Will Take New Technologies in Addition to New Talent
The cybersecurity resources gap is no longer a problem we can solve with humans alone.
Policy
Buttigieg Underscores Urgency of Transportation Infrastructure Investment
Republican lawmakers are skeptical of the scope of the Biden administration’s planned infrastructure package, which the president is expected to provide more details on next week.
Cybersecurity
FedRAMP Outlines Requirements for Using Containers
Container technology allows operability across operating systems and faster development but is a primary security concern for implementers.
Cybersecurity
Air Force Working on Foundational Zero Trust Activities, CIO Says
Some programs are already operating under a zero trust framework, but the enterprise as a whole still needs basic tools for things like identity, credentials and access management.
People
Dismantling the 'old boys' club' at State
Several witnesses scrutinized the State Department's placement and promotion practices when it comes to minority foreign service officers.
Digital Government
COVID-19 Drove .Gov Search Traffic in 2020 But Not Always About Health
Data on searches performed on .gov websites shows people wanted information on every aspect of the pandemic, as well as continued interest in NASA and immigration.
Digital Government
Which Federal Agencies Are Giving Their Contractors Access to COVID-19 Vaccines?
Agencies are taking different approaches to inoculating their contract employees, even though—as one trade association executive put it—“The virus doesn’t care whether someone is wearing a blue government badge or green contractor badge.”
Modernization
VA chief looks at spend, productivity on $16B health record modernization plan
Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough told House lawmakers on Thursday that performance and joint execution were issues driving the 12-week "strategic review" of the Electronic Health Record Modernization program.
Artificial Intelligence
Survey: Pandemic Accelerating AI Adoption
Multiple drivers are pushing federal agencies and industry toward AI technologies.
Ideas