Digital Government
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A chance to tell your colleagues across government about innovative approaches you’re implementing.
Cybersecurity
GAO highlights security threats to federal employees
Extremist views on public land control put federal employees at risk, and government officials have played a part, according to the chairwoman of a House subcommittee.
Modernization
Esper steps aside on JEDI, pushes decision to deputy
After months of review, the defense secretary has recused himself from decisions regarding the controversial $10 billion JEDI cloud buy.
Artificial Intelligence
Trump Reestablishes Science and Tech Advisory Council
After lying dormant for almost three years, the president signed an executive order reestablishing the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and naming seven of 16 potential members.
Ideas
Data Lakes: Where Big Businesses Dump Their Excess Data, and Hackers Have a Field Day
These valuable repositories are a tempting target.
Modernization
OMB Focused on Trust and Agility in Tech Improvements
Increased agility will help tech officials maximize their IT modernization efforts—and perhaps build more trust in government among the public.
Digital Government
Some movement in the Senate on funding, but concerns remain
The Senate is moving ahead on a package of funding bills with bipartisan support, but spending levels for homeland security and defense continue dog lawmakers, with a shutdown still a possibility.
Emerging Tech
Marines Try Using Drones to Bring Blood to Battle
The light unmanned aircraft made hundreds of supply drops during recent Australian live-fire wargames.
People
OPM offers a 'second chance' at federal employment
The Second Chance Act aims to help lower barriers for otherwise eligible federal employment applicants with criminal records.
Cybersecurity
Russian Hackers Co-Opt Iranian Cyber Tools to Attack 35 Countries, NSA Warns
In a joint advisory, U.S. and British authorities said the Turla group is piggy-backing off the work of Iranian rivals to advance its own agenda.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Oct. 22
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Emerging Tech
Justice to Require DNA Sampling of Nearly All Detained Migrants
Once collected, the samples will be moved into the FBI’s massive DNA database.
Modernization
Technology Modernization Fund Tapped for Two More Projects
The latest batch of grants leaves the fund with only about $24 million, less than 20% of its total endowment.
Modernization
FedBizOpps Will Be Retired After Veterans Day Weekend
The public repository of federal contracting opportunities will be migrated to a central procurement website following a weekend-long “data freeze.”
Modernization
New rules of the road for $4B DHS financial management buy
The Department of Homeland Security announced it would eliminate conflict-of-interest restrictions in a pair of highly connected procurements to allow vendors to bid on both.
Modernization
FCC Wants Public Feedback on Plans to Fully Digitize Its Largest Licensing System
The agency filed approximately 5,000 applications manually last year.
People
OPM's new guide to reading employee viewpoint data
A new toolkit from the Office of Personnel Management focuses on using data to understand and improve employee-manager relations.
Digital Government