People
Biden's GSA transition team brings deep agency ties
The six volunteers tasked with General Services Administration transition planning have worked at GSA, the White House or both.
Ideas
Foundations of a Sound Social Media Retention Strategy for Federal Agencies
A lack of a clear social media strategy also leads to key bits of information getting lost.
Digital Government
Coronavirus Cases Are Spiking at Federal Agencies
More than 100,000 federal personnel have now tested positive for COVID-19, with some agencies experiencing acute upticks.
Policy
Federal Government Runs Deficit for 13th Consecutive Month
The federal government continues to run monthly budget deficits in the hundreds of billions of dollars.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Nov. 13
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Artificial Intelligence
AI, ML Tech ‘Needed Today’ to Enhance Decision-Making Process at the Edge, DOD Officials Say
Automation is proving its efficacy in exercises and pilot programs.
Cybersecurity
Transportation IG to Examine Security of Financial Systems Dispersing CARES Act Funds
A new audit will hone in on the security controls of systems being used at the Federal Transportation Department.
Cybersecurity
Tech Association Wants Biden Team to Focus on Public-Sector Supply Chain Security
A Biden administration might require even more of private-sector entities than President Trump has on the issue.
Cybersecurity
DHS panel says 2020 vote was 'most secure in American history'
The statement directly contradicts the most recent in a raft of conspiracy theories put forth by President Donald Trump stating that a voting machine vendor secretly changed votes.
People
OPM veterans on the Biden-Harris transition team
In advance of the General Services Administration designating Biden as president-elect and releasing transition funds, the Biden-Harris team is working outside of government, consulting with former officials and experts.
Emerging Tech
AFWERX Looks to Buy Thousands of COVID-19-Spotting Wearable Devices
The innovation unit is interested in accessing them in as quick as 60 days.
People
A Biden-Harris 'reset’ for feds
Federal employee unions and associations are hoping for concrete day-one rollbacks of Trump administration workforce policies on diversity training, official time, collective bargaining and the new 'Schedule F' classification.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Nov. 12
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Modernization
Biden Review Teams Include Many Former Tech Officials and Digital Service Members
The transition also includes a U.S. Digital Service-specific review team.
Artificial Intelligence
VA Turns to Machine Learning to Automate Prescription Workflows
One of the agency’s senior innovation-focused officials also shed light on how additive manufacturing might disrupt modern health care.
Policy
Biden’s Top Priorities Offer Few Clues for Technology Policies
Washington policy experts believe President-elect Joe Biden’s approach to big tech companies and regulation may differ from both the Trump and Obama administrations.
Ideas
DOD Must Expand Its Mission-Critical Cybersecurity Focus to Include Connected Weapons
Lapses in cyber hygiene that could have real-world consequences.
Cybersecurity