People
Pentagon tightens workplace restrictions as COVID cases spike
The increase of coronavirus cases in the Washington, D.C. region preceded the Pentagon’s decision to revert to stricter workplace protocols.
Ideas
Focus on Data Quality Now is Key to Reaping Future Benefits of CPIC Benchmarking
One of the most immediate benefits is the ability to identify what we call “shadow IT.”
People
OMB seeks to reclassify workforce under Schedule F
The agency is gearing up to make 88% of its positions subject to at-will employment.
Digital Government
House Bill Would Create NOAA-Led National Database to Help Coastal Communities Confront Rising Seas
The hope is to ready them up to face future weather threats.
Cybersecurity
State Department Facing 'Significant' Information Security Issues, OIG Says
Information security and management was one of seven major management and performance issues the State Department faced in fiscal year 2020.
Digital Government
Federal Employees Say They’re Willing to Download COVID-19 Apps But Few Agencies Have Them
The results of a Nextgov/Government Business Council survey offer insights into how federal employees feel about apps to trace coronavirus exposure and their agency’s efforts to track infections.
Cybersecurity
DHS veteran Mayorkas tapped to lead agency under Biden administration
The former USCIS director and DHS deputy secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will lead the Department of Homeland Security.
Digital Government
Tech Trade Group: IT Modernization Investment May Increase Under Biden
The group expects the Biden administration to expand IT modernization efforts, in part to respond to COVID-19.
Ideas
Mask Mandates Boost Spending with Saving Lives
While social distancing reduces consumer spending, mask mandates have the opposite effect.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Nov. 23
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Ideas
Why Face Masks Belong at Your Thanksgiving Gathering – 7 Things You Need to Know about Wearing Them
Just because you’re with people you know doesn’t mean you’re safe from the coronavirus.
Digital Government
Election Disinformation Fears Came True for State Officials
Some state and local Republican officials are refusing to concede elections and claiming voter fraud.
Ideas
How Edge Computing and Hybrid Cloud Are Shifting the IT Paradigm
With cloud at the center of a whole new operating model, organizations will have distributed DevOps teams spinning up new applications in real time.
Cybersecurity
Peters calls on White House to protect health care systems from cyber threats
Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) is asking the White House to take more aggressive actions to shield the country's health care systems from state-sponsored cyber threats.
Cybersecurity
Agency Cybersecurity Waivers Would Face New Time Limits, Oversight Under New Bill
The proposal would require approval from the Office of Management and Budget for skipping encryption and multifactor authentication.
People
VA union claims victory in termination case
In win for the National VA Council, the Federal Labor Relations Authority dismissed the VA's exceptions to an arbitrator's award that requires it to reinstate union employees fired without performance improvement plans.
Digital Government
DOD Needs IT Support for Security Clearance Background Investigations Program
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency took over management of the background investigations process but does not own all of the related IT systems—yet.
Acquisition
Tech experts call on feds to coordinate benefits solutions
With surges in unemployment insurance applications straining legacy IT systems at the state level, digital services specialists say that the federal government should take a more central role in fielding tech infrastructure.
Modernization