Digital Government
President Trump Signs $2.2 Trillion Stimulus
Agencies will receive $340B, helping to boost hiring, telework and office cleaning.
Digital Government
With Coronavirus Cases Spiking, VA Employee and Patient Cases on the Rise
Report finds testing, equipment and staffing shortfalls at VA facilities around the country.
Cybersecurity
Tech Industry Voices Concerns about the Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Certification Plan
Officials say an updated rule for implementing the program will be open for comment later this spring.
Emerging Tech
Air Force Seeks Partnerships to Produce Space Innovations and Base of the Future
The anticipated challenges aim to spur innovations in space technology and produce a base of the future.
Emerging Tech
FCC Issues Waiver For Telecom Supporting Zoom and WebEx Traffic
Without the waiver, Inteliquent would be subject to “significant cost increases” that would prevent the companies from offering free teleconference services.
Modernization
Microsoft Upgrades Classified Cloud Offering
Microsoft achieved a provisional authorization to host Defense Department data classified as secret.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: March 27
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Cybersecurity
Coronavirus Will Not Delay Pentagon’s Contractor Cybersecurity Program, Official Says
The Defense Department signed an agreement with an accreditation body for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification.
Digital Government
DHS Makes a Master List of Knowns and Unknowns of COVID-19 Outbreak
The agency developed the master question list as a reference for government decision-makers.
Emerging Tech
ICE Wants to Connect Its Facial Recognition System With a Pennsylvania County’s Gang Intel App
Immigration and Customs Enforcement wants to develop an offshoot of Lehigh County’s Gang Intelligence App over the next year.
Digital Government
Senate Stimulus Bill Includes Resources for Federal Telework and Contracting Community
Portions of the Senate’s stimulus bill address immediate technological challenges for government.
Ideas
Amid Coronavirus, CISA and NIST Issue Guidelines to Boost Federal Telecommuting
Hackers are taking advantage of the telecommuting chaos to launch attacks across the spectrum.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: March 26
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Digital Government
Stimulus Deal Gives Agencies $340B, Helping to Boost Telework, Office Cleaning and Hiring
A Senate aide says other House-backed provisions to give feds more benefits did not make into the final deal.
Emerging Tech
White House Releases National Strategy for 5G Security
The strategy focuses on four lines of effort and will guide how the government approaches 5G for the near future.
Digital Government
Real ID Deadline Postponed Due to Coronavirus
President Trump pushed back the Oct. 1 deadline that would have required Americans to have Real ID compliant driver’s licenses and other identification cards in order to board an airplane.
Cybersecurity
Defense Agency Renews Antivirus Software Subscription for Workers’ Home Use
The one-year license excludes contractors from a crucial factor in secure “maximum telework.”
Digital Government