Digital Government
Mothers Are 3 Times More Likely Than Fathers to Have Lost Jobs in Pandemic
“This will set gender equity back quite a bit.”
Emerging Tech
NASA to Debut New-and-Improved Space Toilet
Astronauts informed the unit's creation and have high hopes that it’ll bring more comfort to all who use it.
Digital Government
Lawmakers: Did DHS Surveil Portland Protesters’ Phones?
Lawmakers want to know if federal agencies intercepted messages or collected cellphone data—including through commercial sources—during Portland protests.
Digital Government
Army experiment highlights need for coders at the edge
After a big experiment using more than 30 different developing technologies at Yuma Proving Ground, the Army is certain it will need two things: more software workers and smaller tactical operating units.
Cybersecurity
Foreign Hacker Sentenced in $1M Scam Targeting Federal Employees and Contractors
The criminal ring used phishing emails and fake websites to get almost $1 million worth of printer toner to sell on black markets.
Emerging Tech
U.S., Greece Formally Agree to Collaborate on Science and Technology
The nations hope to promote research and development activities across their collective agencies, universities, institutions, and private sector businesses.
Ideas
How Nontraditional Hires Can Fill the Tech Talent Gap
Individuals with a high emotional intelligence, creativity and problem-solving skills can be well-suited to IT roles.
People
White House offers details on diversity training crackdown
Diversity training that teaches federal employees about "unconscious bias" or "systemic racism" or "intersectionality" are being banned under a new White House policy.
People
Federal court ruling sidelines acting head of Bureau of Land Management
A federal district court ruled Sept. 25 that Pendley's appointment as acting director of BLM was unlawful under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act.
Cybersecurity
How to shift CMMC for the future
While the goal of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification is to establish a unified standard for cybersecurity practices across the DOD, it does not directly address specific control expectations or risks associated with organization-specific threat actors.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Sept. 28
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Cybersecurity
CMMC clears key regulatory hurdle
The White House approved an interim rule to mandate defense contractors prove they adhere to existing cybersecurity standards from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Take Data for Further Reconnaissance in Breach of Federal Agency
Initial access to the agency’s system was possibly due to failure to fix a known VPN vulnerability, a patch for which was released in April 2019.
Emerging Tech
Lawmakers Propose $1M to Examine How Mis- And Disinformation Impacted COVID-19 Response
In particular, they’d like to know more about foreign and domestic sources propagating false information.
Emerging Tech
Oak Ridge Considers Supplementing In-House Cybersecurity Operations, CISO Says
Oak Ridge National Lab's top information security official told Nextgov he’s looking at moving to managed threat detection and response services.
Digital Government
HHS to Start Testing Your Poop for COVID-19
Testing will cover approximately 10% of Americans within the next eight weeks, with an option to expand that to 30% within another nine weeks.
Cybersecurity
DHS watchdog weighs in on 2019 biometrics leak
Customs and Border Protection didn't adequately safeguard data that eventually leaked by subcontractor, a recent Inspector General report states.
Ideas
Addressing Insider Threats with Event Triggers
An insider threat program that incorporates financial triggers can help identify at-risk individuals.
Modernization