People
SecDef: 'Murder of George Floyd was a wakeup call'
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he's heard similar stories from service members across the branches, which spurred DOD to stand up three initiatives to improve diversity and inclusion.
Modernization
Lawmakers seek red team testing of vulnerable grid networks
Senators want to craft authorities for federal agencies and private power infrastructure providers to allow more cybersecurity testing of energy grid network security.
Digital Government
Annual Government Spending Approaches Historic Territory
Driven heavily by the Defense Department, contract spending across government will exceed $600 billion in fiscal 2020.
Ideas
How to Update Agency Security Operations Centers
Evolving IT environments require officials to plan for the next-generation SOCs.
People
Maloney holds on to seat
The chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee appears to have won her primary after six weeks of vote counting that was complicated by a proliferation of contested absentee ballots.
Ideas
Deciding How and Whether to Reopen Schools Is Complex—Here's How Rocket Scientists Would Develop a Plan
Sending astronauts to the moon can be instructive today, even though a pandemic is a very different challenge.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Aug. 5
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Modernization
5 Ways the FITARA Scorecard May Evolve
Ten scorecards later, lawmakers and experts are looking for new ways to update the metrics on which agencies are graded.
Cybersecurity
More Federal Funds Could Help Small Jurisdictions With Technical Tools to Secure Elections, Expert Says
The potential for disinformation to disrupt the process casts a shadow on significant improvements made since 2016.
Digital Government
Lawmakers look to expand FITARA oversight
As agencies improve IT operations, lawmakers want to modernize FITARA scorecard categories.
Policy
Trump Executive Order Aims to Make Some Pandemic-Induced Telehealth Expansions Permanent
The president's directive also targets improvements to rural health care.
Digital Government
CBP seeks more data on small packages
Customs and Border Protection modified tariff rules to get more data on small packages that can bring in bogus medical supplies.
People
Trump's pick to head DOD's CAPE talks management
John Whitley, the nominee to lead the critical Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation office talked with the Senate Armed Services Committee about the future of the chief management officer position.
Digital Government
Trump Administration Issues Guidance on Overhauling Federal Hiring to Emphasize Skills Over Degrees
The guidance will help agencies implement an executive order President Trump signed in June.
Digital Government
IRS Floats Experimental Contract Vehicle to Help Administration Meet Procurement CAP Goals
The tax agency is using Pilot IRS—an iterative funding vehicle—to work on a governmentwide acquisition initiative.
Cybersecurity
NSA wants NatSec users to mask location data
The spy agency is advising users of Defense Department and National Security Systems to take steps to mask their location data on mobile devices and computers.
Cybersecurity
NTIA to Host Proof-of-Concept Summit in Software Transparency Effort
More agencies are starting to ask suppliers for a software bill of materials in building a foundation for better, faster cybersecurity.
Acquisition
Trump fires TVA chairman over IT outsourcing
The federally owned power company is rethinking plans to fire its internal IT staff and shift to managed services in light of Trump's intervention and a new executive order on federal contracting.
Ideas