Cybersecurity
Trump shakes up official watchdog ranks
The White House removed an official designated to provide oversight to the $2 trillion rescue and relief fund and nominated a raft of new appointees to handle oversight chores at multiple agencies.
Digital Government
VA delays Cerner health record deployment
The Department of Veterans Affairs is delaying the rollout of its $16 billion health record modernization project so that the health system serving 9 million veterans can focus on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ideas
No, 5G Radiation Doesn't Cause or Spread the Coronavirus. Saying It Does Is Destructive.
Many outlets and people have rushed to debunk this myth but myriad groups and public figures continue to perpetuate it.
Ideas
How Companies, Governments and People Rise to the Conoravirus Challenge
Here are some good examples, both big and small, that make the world a little brighter while we combat coronavirus.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: April 8
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Certification Program Still Working on Third-Party Auditors
Participants in a webinar plagued by technical difficulties still appear to be in denial about the end of self-verification.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Seeks Innovative Commercial Tech to Address COVID-19 Pandemic
The Air Force solicitation outlines seven mission areas it’s looking to support, including citizen welfare.
People
Union warns of coronavirus exposure in federal prisons, VA facilities
The American Federation of Government Employees filed complaints with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration about alleged violations of safety standards.
Artificial Intelligence
White House Expands Coronavirus-Focused Supercomputing Consortium
Officials are putting high-performance computing resources to work across the country to help combat COVID-19.
People
Army accelerates virtualization of training, recruitment
Army training and recruiting leaders said the service has been gradually digitizing recruiting and training, but has now shifted online amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
People
Acting Navy secretary resigns
Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned after audio surfaced of him calling the now-ex commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt “stupid” in front of crew members.
Emerging Tech
'Smart Toilet' Checks You for Diseases Like Cancer
Gadgets inside the toilet bowl can detect a range of disease markers in stool and urine.
Cybersecurity
The Pentagon Is Using Zoom. Is it Safe?
Experts say the ubiquitous videoconferencing tools bear some risk of accidentally exposing mundane details, and even inviting a new wave of deep fakes. But the risks can be managed.
Cybersecurity
CISA to release emergency TIC guidance for telework surge
The guidance will expire at the end of the year and will address capabilities such as email, networking, DNS, intrusion detection and data protection.
People
Senate Dems push hazard pay for essential workers
Feds are included in the proposed premium pay increase that would float $13 dollars per hour into the paychecks of frontline workers.
Podcasts
Critical Update: How CISA Defines ‘Trust’ in the Trusted Internet Connection Policy
Nextgov offers a deep dive into TIC 3 and the purported conflict between CISA’s trust zones and zero-trust security.
Modernization
How will DOD’s workforce shift post-COVID-19?
What will working in DOD look like on the other side of the COVID-19 curve?
Digital Government