Emerging Tech
White House, NSF Launch Partnership to Boost K-12 Access to Quantum Education
Founding members from industry weighed in on how they aim to contribute.
Digital Government
'Unprecedented' challenges to safe, secure 2020 vote
Our election infrastructure is bending under the stress of multiple crises. Administrators say they are doing all they can to ensure it doesn't break.
Cybersecurity
CISA Director Identifies Main Targets of Russian Adversaries in Election Security Efforts
Appeals made to the information security community apply just as much to the average voter—the last line of defense is a patient voter.
Policy
Democratic Senators Join Industry Groups in Calls to Extend CARES Act Funding Authority for Contractors
Industry groups are asking for an extension for the authority to reimburse defense contractors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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