Ideas
Teens Want COVID-19 Advice that Gives Them Safe Ways to Socialize – Not Just Rules for What They Can’t Do
As the pandemic continues, public health messaging will have to help young people find ways to socialize safely and speak to them in their language and on their platforms.
Ideas
Good Nutrition Can Contribute to Keeping COVID-19 and Other Diseases Away
Many Americans don’t consume nearly enough of the essential nutrients our bodies need to function properly.
Cybersecurity
Commerce Department to Bar TikTok, WeChat from U.S. App Stores
The Commerce Department announced a list of prohibitions meant to protect U.S. national security against the two Chinese-owned apps.
Modernization
Survey: Most Teleworking Federal Employees Expect to Remain Home for At Least Six More Months
Many more feds say COVID-19 is having little impact on operations than at pandemic outset.
Cybersecurity
How Good Is Your Phishing Training? NIST Launched a Tool to Figure That Out.
Researchers are looking to pool more data from outside organizations to further refine it.
Cybersecurity
Treasury needs better cybersecurity tracking
The Government Accountability Office wants Treasury to do more to track the progress of financial services industry cybersecurity mitigation efforts.
Digital Government
Trump Administration Appeals Block on Census Immigration Plan
Experts have been skeptical about the feasibility of the plan to identify people living here illegally.
Digital Government
Survey: More than Half the Tech Workforce Say Pandemic Hurting Career Progression
Networking opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic have been at a minimum, and it’s negatively impacting the private-sector workforce.
Cybersecurity
Shared services poised for adoption
Quality Service Management Offices shared service offerings move closer to reality for federal agencies.
Acquisition
Culture and IT modernization
Attempting to modernize without a comprehensive approach that accounts for an agency's culture, engages its workforce and addresses critical business practices can actually create new or additional challenges that limit effectiveness and negatively affect mission outcomes.
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence Commission Pushes New Programs to Recruit Tech-Savvy Talent into DOD
Adopting emerging technologies will also need a top-down push and restructured leadership, according to National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence recommendations.
Emerging Tech
VA-Made ‘Smart Bandage’ Can Track Chronic Wounds—and Treat Them
The innovation also sparked a new startup to bring the technology to market.
Ideas
Why Data Lakes Are More Powerful for the DOD than Commercial Industry
The ability to share information about fleets, weapons systems, supply chain and adversarial intelligence is too much of a draw to ignore the power of a data lake.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Sept. 18
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Ideas
Inclusion Starts with Better Management – Here's What Employees Say about Making Diversity Work
To fully tap into the positive outcomes of diversity, organizations need to focus on inclusion.
Cybersecurity
CISA Data Shows Federal Civilian Agencies Faster Than Industry at Patching
The nation’s risk adviser continues to expand its role in what it’s dubbed the year of vulnerability management.
Cybersecurity
FBI Fights Intellectual Property Theft from University Offices
Director Christopher Wray noted the importance of attribution in the bureau’s strategy amid growing difficulty investigating cyber crime.
Cybersecurity
Intel and BYOD
The intelligence community is warming to the concept of bringing your own device to work -- except when it comes to highly classified work.
Ideas