Ideas
3 Ways Agencies Can Improve Cloud Security and Performance
It’s imperative agencies ensure their websites and hosted applications are secure and working at the expected performance levels.
Acquisition
GSA forecasts Stars III solicitation
The General Services Administration wants to issue the final request for proposals for a key governmentwide small business contract by end of the fiscal year.
People
Army splits CIO role
The Army announced June 11 that it will divvy up the CIO role to focus on policy and with a separate deputy chief of staff to lead military network communication challenges.
Digital Government
Cyber and IT challenges remain as Census resumes operations
The IT systems needed to carry out the 2020 Census still face numerous testing challenges and unaddressed critical cybersecurity flaws, according to a new oversight report.
Ideas
Bringing Lessons from Remote Work Back to the Office
A lot of people aren't going to want to return to their pre-pandemic commuter lives—and many won’t. Organizations will have to adjust.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: June 11
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Digital Government
See Which Agencies Are Bringing Employees Back to the Office
As states lift stay-home orders, many federal offices are reopening. Here is a roundup.
Modernization
FCC Proposes $225 Million Fine for Telemarketers Behind Massive Robocall Operation
The automated calls misled those who answered into thinking they were from major health insurance providers.
Modernization
DOD, GSA to Rethink $8B DEOS Cloud Contract—Again
In the works since 2018, the Pentagon’s Defense Enterprise Office Solutions contract remains on hold.
Emerging Tech
DHS Wants to Know What the Public Thinks About Using Drones During Emergencies
A forthcoming survey will ask people about their knowledge of unmanned aerial systems and how they are used, and their opinions on the ethical implications.
Acquisition
‘COVID penalty’ could cost Pentagon at least $10 billion in contractor claims
Ellen Lord, the Defense Department’s chief buyer, told Congress that defense companies coronavirus relief claims could cost upwards of $10 billion.
Digital Government
Federal Chief Data Officers Council Names First Chairman
The Agriculture Department’s data lead will take the reins of the new governmentwide council as agencies tick items off their data to-do lists.
Artificial Intelligence
USPTO is Looking to Hire a Senior-Level Emerging Technology Expert
CIO Jamie Holcombe said the official will support efforts to scale artificial intelligence, robotic process automation and more.
People
Fired State Department IG cites 'bullying' from senior officials
Steve Linick told lawmakers that he didn't know why he was dismissed from his post, but many Democrats say investigations of Secretary Mike Pompeo played a role.
Ideas
Chatbots: The New Government Official in the Fight Against Coronavirus
Even though there’s a deluge of questions from thousands of people, many of these questions are the same.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers want answers on Juniper backdoors
Members of Congress are pressing Juniper's CEO for details of an internal probe into how modified code for a compromised NSA encryption algorithm wound up in the company's firewall products.
Modernization
DOD's $7.6B cloud email buy heads for redo
Less than a week before a final protest ruling was due, the Defense Information Systems Agency and the General Services Administration are taking another corrective action in their big business software buy for DOD.
Digital Government