Cybersecurity
Cyber, IT personnel, and acquisition changes in the 2020 NDAA
The Defense Department is on the brink of major acquisition changes to help encourage faster tech adoption.
Digital Government
Russia Plans to Cut Off Some Internet Access Next Week
The Dec. 23 test aims to evaluate a system meant to control traffic, veil hackers, and quash dissent.
Digital Government
NOAA Contracts With 3 Major Cloud Providers on Big Data Project
More than four years after starting the Big Data Project, NOAA signs with three cloud companies to provide free access to its wealth of data.
Digital Government
Senate Sends Shutdown-Averting Spending Bills to Trump
President is expected to sign the $1.4 trillion measures that would boost funding for most agencies and provide a 3.1% pay raise to civilian feds.
Emerging Tech
U.S., Japan Sign International Statement on Quantum Cooperation
The move comes as both nations are making strategic investments to accelerate advancements across the quantum landscape.
Acquisition
A busy 2020 for GSA
The first three months of 2020 are critical for some of the General Services Administration's key modernization projects.
Ideas
The State of Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation
Many agencies face the same challenges when trying to implement CDM capabilities.
Modernization
Automation in acquisition
Acquisition leaders say automation technologies will allow for more accountability in government.
Digital Government
NOAA taps cloud providers for data
The agency that provides daily weather data for commercialization officially moves it to the cloud by tapping three of the largest commercial providers.
Emerging Tech
Laser-Linked Satellites Could Deliver 'Internet from Space'
Such a network could potentially reach remote and underserved areas.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Dec. 20
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Digital Government
Trump Announces Picks to Replace Outgoing Leaders at NSF, CISA
The administration plans to nominate a replacement for the National Science Foundation director and appoint a new assistant director for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
Emerging Tech
NSA, Army Research Aim for More Advanced—And Less Noisy—Quantum Systems
Through a new broad agency announcement, the two solicit proposals to help identify the strength and type of errors affecting quantum computation.
People
Senate passes 2020 funding bills
With a day left before the current stopgap measure funding the federal government expires, the Senate advanced two bills to avert a shutdown and keep government open through the end of fiscal year 2020.
Cybersecurity
Watchdog: OPM is At Risk of Not Being Able to Restore IT Systems Post-Disaster
The massive 2015 data breaches that exposed personal information of current and former federal employees are the subject of an ongoing lawsuit.
Modernization
GSA’s $50B Telecom Contract Is Now Truly Open for Business
More than two years after awards were announced, agencies can now issue task orders to all nine vendors on the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract.
Modernization
DOT harnesses machine learning for regulations
The Department of Transportation is leveraging a machine learning-based dashboard to help agency employees navigate its ocean of rules and regulations.
Digital Government
USPS, CBP share shipping data to track opioids
The Postal Service still needs to work on its ability to share international shipment data with Customs and Border Protection, according to an oversight report.
Digital Government