Policy
Biden Orders Agencies to Buy More American-Made Products and Publicly Post Exemptions
The order seeks to close existing loopholes and creates a new oversight regime, including a GSA-hosted website to post waivers publicly.
Cybersecurity
CISA Shares Specs for Threat-Hunting Solution
The Cyberspace Solarium Commission is now pushing the Biden administration to require the same thing for companies serving the Defense Department.
Cybersecurity
Promoting an innovative workforce through DevSecOps
DevSecOps has the power to set a new standard for the way the DOD -- and the rest of the federal government -- executes work.
Modernization
Former Federal CIO on the Tech Challenges the Biden Administration Faces
Vivek Kundra joins the GovExec Daily podcast to discuss the future of public sector cloud computing.
Ideas
The Role AI Plays in Safeguarding Government Data
Government agencies need to pivot to better filter and monitor incoming threats and data with velocity, efficiency and optimization.
People
Biden names senior OPM officials
The appointments come on the heels of executive orders in Biden's first days in office that started the rollback of much of the Trump administration's workforce policy.
Digital Government
They took all the tweets and put 'em in a tweet museum
Twitter cancelled @realdonaldtrump, but the National Archives will bring presidential tweets back via the Trump library website.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Jan. 25
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Cybersecurity
Senate Dems demand answers on DOJ's hack exposure
A group of Democratic senators want detailed answers from the Justice Department and the judiciary branch by the end of the month about the impact of the SolarWinds breach.
People
Biden elevates DuBester to chair the FLRA
The quasi-judicial Federal Labor Relations Authority was involved in some of the most contentious wrangling between the Trump administration and federal employee unions.
Digital Government
Biden Aims for Federal Contractors to Pay a $15 Minimum Wage
He directed his administration to work on an executive order within his first 100 days.
Digital Government
Dashboard Offers Data on Agency Hiring Processes and Lack of Objective Assessments
Federal hiring managers are asking applicants whether they’re qualified for open positions but aren’t getting hard data to back that up.
Digital Government
How NARA’s Preserving More Than 20 Terabytes of Trump Social Media Data
Those are among 500 terabytes of records from the former president that the agency’s curating.
Cybersecurity
The Hack Roundup: Biden Orders Intel Assessment of Suspected Russian Malfeasance
Here are the news and updates you may have missed.
Ideas
How to Stay Safe with a Fast-Spreading New Coronavirus Variant on the Loose
There is still a lot that scientists and doctors don’t know about the coronavirus and its mutations, but there are some clear strategies people can use to protect themselves.
Digital Government
Biden Appoints Acting Chairs at FCC, FTC
The appointments position the regulatory agencies to take a more aggressive stance against the tech industry.
Ideas
How to Modernize Mission-Critical IT Systems Without Disruption
Technology never stands still, so building new solutions based on requirements drafted in the past will always result in out of data solutions.
Acquisition
Army CIO details digital strategy, changes for IT enterprise
Army CIO plans to release new enterprise digital strategy and rein in $2 billion of bloated IT spending.
Cybersecurity