Digital Government
FCW Insider: Sept. 4
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Cybersecurity
Big Tech Moves Against Certification as a Government Solution for Cybersecurity
The trade association for the industry’s largest companies recommends relying on vendor declarations.
Digital Government
Customs Deploying Biometric Tech at Ports Without Fully Addressing Privacy Requirements, GAO Finds
A new audit shows Customs and Border Protection isn’t providing enough transparency to travelers regarding facial recognition technology at ports.
Modernization
VA reboots health record rollout
Leaders of the VA's $16 billion health record modernization plan look to jumpstart their implementation schedule.
Digital Government
Trump Administration Releases Draft Framework for the Ethical Use of Data
The draft Data Ethics Framework offers seven tenets for agencies to follow, complete with legal authorities, use cases and links to additional resources.
Artificial Intelligence
Microscopes Powered by Google’s AI Could Change Cancer Diagnostics
A DoD pilot program could help make artificial intelligence useful not just to researchers but to physicians.
Digital Government
Civic tech intern discovers that human-centered design is happening at the IRS
Steve Kelman checks in on the Coding it Forward initiative.
Cybersecurity
National Guard plans all-virtual cyber exercise
The National Guard is taking its annual Cyber Shield training exercise virtual due to COVID-19 with a spotlight on information operations.
Ideas
I’m a Public Health Researcher, and I’m Dismayed that the CDC’s Missteps Are Causing People to Lose Trust in a Great Institution
Americans have come to trust the CDC for accurate information.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Sept. 3
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Cybersecurity
CBP isn't alerting air travelers to biometrics collection, watchdog says
Customs and Border Protection's facial recognition program that collects photos of air travelers is hitting its performance targets according to a Government Accountability Office audit, but passengers aren't seeing privacy information and opt-out signage.
Cybersecurity
OMB Starts Clock on Agencies Implementing Policies to Welcome Public Security Research
CISA also released a binding operational directive and will start scanning government systems for the policies when time is up in six months.
Digital Government
‘Invest in Yourself,’ Female Federal CISOs Tell Women Seeking Cyber Jobs
Three female federal chief information security officers discussed how women can advance their careers in the cybersecurity field at a Wednesday webinar.
Emerging Tech
D.C. Airport Pilots TSA’s New ‘Self-Service’ Biometric Tech To Confirm IDs in Real-Time
The work builds on a prior test of the credential authentication technology.
Modernization
Coast Guard Begins Deploying Pentagon’s New Electronic Health Records System
The service kicked off a deployment schedule that aims to have all land-based clinics using DOD’s MHS GENESIS by 2024.
Digital Government
Oracle Loses Another JEDI Appeal
Oracle had argued the Pentagon’s decision to award the contract to a single award was flawed.
Ideas
What Agencies Need to Know About TIC 3.0 and Enabling Technology
The third version of the Trusted Internet Connection policy brings government IT closer to the capabilities available to the private sector.
Cybersecurity
CISA, White House release vulnerability disclosure policies
The Office of Management and Budget and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have released a memorandum and Binding Operational Directive guiding federal agencies on how to set up their vulnerability research and disclosure programs.
Modernization