Digital Government
FAA Knows It Needs More Tech Experts, Just Not How Many
The Federal Aviation Administration needs IT experts, as well as specialists in emerging technologies like drones and 3-D printing, but doesn’t have hard, quantitative data on those workforce gaps.
Cybersecurity
Watchdog: 'Uncertainty' may undermine CBP's enforcement of social media policy
The Office of Inspector General at the Department of Homeland Security found divisions among senior Customs and Border Protection officials about the agency's social media posting policies.
Ideas
Zero Trust or Bust
One primary consideration should drive implementation: who gets to see what content?
Digital Government
Will COVID Vaccines Be Required for Federal Contractors, and How Would a Mandate Be Enforced?
Increased vaccination rates and more people returning to the workplace raise these questions.
Ideas
To Navigate the Dangers of the Web, You Need Critical Thinking – but also Critical Ignoring
Learning to ignore information is not something taught in school.
Acquisition
Nominations now open for 2021 Rising Stars
Help us identify the early-career innovators and change agents in government IT.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: May 17, 2021
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Cybersecurity
CMMC board adds new training head, board members
Melanie Kyle Gingrich will take over training daily operations for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body as the vice president of training and development.
Cybersecurity
House lawmakers re-introduce pipeline security bill after Colonial hack
Lawmakers in previous years have tried to clarify and change which agencies are responsible for regulating the cybersecurity of oil and gas pipelines.
Ideas
Here’s How Much Your Personal Information Is Worth to Cybercriminals – and What They Do with It
Though data breaches can be a national security threat, 86% are about money, and 55% are committed by organized criminal groups, according to Verizon’s annual data breach report.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Call for Pentagon to Prioritize Cyber Investments
Rep. Jim Langevin suggested in a hearing the Defense Department has not elevated its focus on the cyber domain enough.
Modernization
GSA Seeks Industry Input on Governmentwide Cloud BPA
Industry has until May 24 to offer feedback.
Cybersecurity
Army’s Cybersecurity ‘Greatly Concerns’ Wormuth After Pipeline Attack
Biden’s Army Secretary nominee told the Senate she’d fight deep troop cuts and support long-range fires and new measures against sexual crimes and extremism, if confirmed.
Artificial Intelligence
NIST Wants Help Assessing China’s Influence on Emerging Technology Standards
The agency wants insight into how the nation might engage in international standardization activities for artificial intelligence and quantum information science.
Cybersecurity
DISA Releases Initial Zero Trust Reference Architecture
The architecture will help the military “maintain information superiority on the digital battlefield,” according to the press release.
People
Watchdog report finds OPM didn't always alert employees of COVID cases
The Inspector General at the Office of Personnel Management found that the agency wasn't requiring mask-wearing and failed to notify employees of COVID cases during the height of the pandemic.
Acquisition
Lawmakers reach bipartisan deal to probe Jan. 6 attack
The proposed commission would have investigative and subpoena powers and would hold hearings to produce a report by the end of 2021.
Digital Government