Emerging Tech
NASA, Virgin Galactic Team Up to Advance Supersonic Tech for Point-to-Point Travel
The work will be conducted via a Space Act Agreement.
Modernization
Homeland Security’s Biometrics Database Is on Its Way to the Amazon Cloud
The Office of Biometric Identity Management released a privacy impact assessment as the program begins moving the nation’s biometric database to Amazon’s GovCloud.
Cybersecurity
Government Absence Leaves Big Tech to Steer Privacy for Contact Tracing Apps
Agency CISOs will have to weigh the ramifications of apps that could combine health and location data of federal employees, a security professional said.
Digital Government
Senators Push for $26 Billion in the Next Stimulus Package to Support U.S. Researchers
The growing group hopes to help address the pandemic-induced challenges that research universities, academic medical centers, national labs and others are facing.
Digital Government
Esper Says Pentagon Is Bracing for a ‘New Normal’ That Lasts ‘An Extended Period of Time’
"What do we do over the next 6, 12, 18 months?" the defense secretary asked at a Monday virtual event.
Digital Government
Bipartisan Senate Group Urges Hazard Pay for Feds
Nineteen senators encourage authorization of a 25% pay increase for frontline federal workers during the coronavirus pandemic, along with more guidance enhancing telework, leave and other protections for employees.
Ideas
Preparing for the New Normal
We’ve figured out how to use technology to help conduct business without needing to be face to face, and in many ways it’s a lot more efficient.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: May 6
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Digital Government
People with Anxiety Trust Others a Little Too Much
People who are anxious, the study concludes, continue to trust and invest in people who display increasingly untrustworthy behavior.
Emerging Tech
Energy Offers Advanced Computing Resources to Solve Domestic Manufacturing Challenges
The agency launched a new opportunity for industry and academic partners to tap into its top tech tools.
Digital Government
Despite Reporting Improvements, IRS Continues to Issue Billions in Improper Payments
In one program alone, the IRS shelled out $17 billion in improper payments.
Modernization
DISA wants to scale web-browsing protection pilot
The Defense Information Systems Agency has expanded use of a web-browsing pilot that protects DOD’s networks via cloud-based internet isolation. Production is expected to begin this summer.
Digital Government
CFPB Seeks Health Guidance for Bringing Employees Back to Offices
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is looking for advice on health protocols, personal protective equipment, and general guidance for a workforce “re-entry” plan.
Digital Government
Trump’s Intelligence-Chief Nominee Vows to ‘Speak Truth to Power’
GOP lawmakers are seeking to fasttrack Rep. John Ratcliffe’s nomination, but his careful answers did not appear to satisfy skeptics.
Digital Government
Lessons learned from the rocky transition of FedBizOpps
GSA's beta.SAM contracting system modernization is moving ahead, incorporating lessons learned from earlier shift.
Cybersecurity
US, UK Cyber Authorities Warn State-Backed Hackers Are After COVID-19 Treatment Data
Attackers use password spraying tools to target pharmaceutical and research organizations.
Artificial Intelligence
Pentagon Wants AI to Predict Behavioral Changes in Troops
The Defense Department wants artificial intelligence that can tell when shifts in behavior could have “unwanted negative outcomes” for troops, their units and their missions.
People
Attracting today's students to careers in public service remains a problem
A new report sets an ambitious goal of revising the public sector workforce by 2031, but engagement remains a sticking point.
Cybersecurity
How COVID-19 is changing the game on ransomware
More money is needed to tackle the problem, especially as states deal with an unprecedented economic crisis caused by the pandemic. It's unclear whether Congress will foot the bill.
Podcasts