Digital Government
FCW Insider: June 8
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Cybersecurity
DOD Officials, Cybersecurity Accreditation Partners Struggle with the China Question
Officials are also still hammering out conflict-of-interest issues, as watchdogs flag failures in Defense acquisition practices.
Digital Government
CBP Has Seized Nearly 900,000 Counterfeit and Unsafe COVID-19 Supplies
Customs officers have picked up hundreds of thousands of unapproved test kits, unproven medicines and substandard protective equipment.
People
Public sector employment continues to slide
However positive signs in the May jobs report could sideline federal legislation to extend aid to local governments.
Digital Government
Federal Managers Should Model Self-Care for Their Employees
Government officials offered tips for managing workplaces during unusually stressful times.
Artificial Intelligence
Congress Seeks Creation of National Research Cloud for Artificial Intelligence
Lawmakers introduced bicameral legislation this week aimed at keeping the United States ahead of China and other adversaries in AI efforts.
Modernization
What agencies want from EIS
A case study shows agencies have made $7.4 billion in orders, seeking a mix of old and new technologies via the governmentwide Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions telecommunications contract.
Ideas
The Case for Using Commercial Tools to Allow Classified Telework
Programs like the National Security Agency’s Commercial Solutions for Classified could be a path to transmit classified information without specialized hardware.
Cybersecurity
Essye Miller: The exit interview
Essye Miller, DOD's outgoing principal deputy CIO, talks about COVID, the state of the tech workforce and the hard conversations DOD has to have to prepare personnel for the future.
People
Civic tech internship programs wins Harvard innovation challenge
Steve Kelman notes the latest accomplishment for the federally focused Coding it Forward initiative.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: June 5
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Cybersecurity
DOJ Says Foreign Actors Trying to Fuel Violence at Protests Through Misinformation
The nation’s chief law enforcement official said adversaries are using digital means to increase unrest in the United States.
Policy
Effort to Develop Open Standards for 5G Moves in Intelligence Authorization Act
The bill cleared committee with one conspicuous hold out over an unsustainable proliferation of government secrets.
Emerging Tech
Energy Curates New Tools, Unveils Funding to Assist Research Efforts Against COVID-19
Through its COVID-19 Technical Assistance Program, the department will provide roughly $500,000 to support research against the pandemic.
Cybersecurity
Sen. Hassan digs into agency IT plans
The push comes, the New Hampshire Democrat explained, because of technology weaknesses exposed in the federal government response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Modernization
Lawmaker Wants Hard Details on Agencies’ Plans to Upgrade Legacy IT
Sen. Maggie Hassan gave 10 agencies until August 3 to answer six questions about their modernization plans—or lack thereof.
Digital Government
Ransomware attack hits federal IT contractor
Files containing sensitive data from DMI's work with NASA were leaked on the web, and the agency said it is following up with law enforcement. Other key customers for the firm include DOD, HHS and the State Department.
People