Emerging Tech
Energy Department to Fund Research into All Forms of Nuclear Matter
The agency has $10 million for projects that blend quantum information science with nuclear physics.
Modernization
Funding is only part of the answer for UI modernization
State workforce agencies have funding for unemployment modernization and administration thanks to pandemic relief legislation but there are policy impediments, experts said.
Cybersecurity
Enhancing the impact of Technology Modernization Fund
Developing connections across the TMF and with larger IT investment programs will yield sustained positive outcomes for the government.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: May 11, 2021
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Policy
Online, Mug Shots Are Forever. Some States Want to Change That.
People are innocent until proven guilty, but the public release of mug shots taken at the time of arrest can become a barrier to housing, employment and personal relationships.
Cybersecurity
Energy Department Leading White House Interagency Response to Pipeline Attack
The hack highlights jurisdictional issues on pipeline cybersecurity.
Emerging Tech
DHS Drops Proposal to Expand Immigration-Related Biometrics Collection
The Biden administration withdrew the controversial rule, which garnered more than 5,000 comments when it was proposed last fall.
Artificial Intelligence
DARPA Researchers Develop Sarcasm Detection Capability (Yeah, Right)
The artificial intelligence-enabled deep learning model achieved a “nearly perfect sarcasm detection core” on a major Twitter dataset.
Digital Government
Federal Tech-Focused Officials Are on the Move
Both new and familiar faces are taking on information technology-aligned positions.
Cybersecurity
White House, CISA react to pipeline ransomware attack
Senior administration officials say multiple government agencies are working to distribute information to industry about the ransomware attack that led to the shutdown of a key natural gas pipeline for the East Coast.
Digital Government
A Year from the Start of the Women’s Recession, 2 Million Women Are Still Out of the Workforce
About 165,000 women left the workforce in April as the economic recovery sputters. Unemployment rates continue to be higher for women of color.
Ideas
Look to the Roman Empire to Truly Understand Zero Trust
With the network border blurry at best, we no longer have a single and convenient point of telemetry collection to force the attacker in the open.
Cybersecurity
Why zero trust is having a moment
Improved technologies and growing threats have agencies actively pursuing dynamic and context-driven security.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: May 10, 2021
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
People
OPM extends deadline on implementing Trump-era hiring policy
The Biden administration extended the deadline for federal agencies to implement portions of a Trump-era executive order aimed putting less reliance on educational attainment in federal hiring.
Acquisition
Lawmakers press White House for space acquisition chief
House appropriators lamented the absence of a dedicated space acquisition chief, challenging the new administration to make a nomination soon.
Cybersecurity
US, UK Agencies Warn Russian Hackers Are Adapting Based on Government Advisories
The adversary is changing its tools to avoid detection while attacking the vulnerabilities governments issue warnings about.
Modernization