Acquisition
DHS seeks permanent flexible acquisition authorities
Temporary acquisition authorities that aid the Department of Homeland Security in getting innovative commercial technologies and goods in response to the COVID-19 crisis should be lasting tools in the department's acquisition toolbox, the agency's top acquisition official told a Senate panel.
Ideas
Racing the Clock on Election Security
There are less than 100 days left until the presidential election.
Cybersecurity
Researchers disclose widespread bootloader vulnerability
New research from Eclypsium details a simple buffer overflow bug that could impact billions of devices using Linux and Windows operating systems.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: July 29
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Modernization
CBP Gets $15M from Modernization Fund to Ditch Its Last Mainframe
The Customs and Border Protection Agency plans to upgrade a system that tracks imported goods and still relies on COBOL.
People
Senior execs group pushes OPM re-org
As part of a plan to revitalize federal employment, the Senior Executives Association is looking to take the government's top human resources official out of the political fray with a 5- to 8-year appointment.
Digital Government
The State of Customer Experience
Federal agencies had been working to improve service delivery—then the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
Digital Government
NIH Commits $58 Million to Advance Data Science in Africa
The ultimate hope is to help advance quantitative and qualitative research and health on the continent.
Digital Government
4 Million Americans Waited Over an Hour in Line at Social Security Field Offices in 2019
Two separate Social Security Administration inspector general audits provide a detailed picture of customer experience over the past decade at the agency.
Cybersecurity
Navy shifts to zero trust mindset to deal with COVID-related telework
Yesterday's buzzword has become today's security imperative, according to the department's CISO.
Modernization
CBP lands TMF award to modernize legacy system
Customs and Border Protection won a $15M award to update a COBOL-based fee collection system and move it to the cloud.
Digital Government
HUD IG Warns Agencies to Watch Out for Bidding Fraud
Procurement officials should be on alert for anticompetitive bidding scheme and possible collusion, the agency’s inspector general says.
Ideas
A Test and Trace Strategy for Reconnecting to Government Networks
Agencies shifted to large-scale work from home operations but little thought has been given to how to secure these networks when workers return to the office.
Digital Government
COVID: We need to talk about social responsibility
Individualism is a big part of American culture, Steve Kelman notes. But it's not the only part, and leaders must encourage others.
Podcasts
Critical Update: Reinventing the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Technology is important but keeping and developing talent will be crucial, NGA Director Vice Adm. Robert Sharp says.
Ideas
The Mindsets of Innovators in Government
A series of Interviews with high achievers reveals some surprising things about what it takes to get things done in the bureaucracy.
People
Does the White House need a new risk management chief?
Recommendations from an ACT-IAC paper for the next presidential term include a chief risk management officer based at the Office of Management and Budget.
Digital Government