Modernization
New docs outline scope, security requirements for CIA enterprise cloud
The agency is looking to reap the flexibility and benefits of operating in a multicloud environment, supercharge its AI capabilities and implement new supply chain security measures.
Artificial Intelligence
Highway Administration to Explore How AI and Blockchain Can Transform Transportation
The agency aims to spur innovation through “longer-term, higher risk” research.
Digital Government
Obama team couldn't cope with Russian election meddling, report says
The administration did not view cyber activities by Russia as part of a larger overall campaign and limited information-sharing efforts in ways that inhibited a more cohesive response.
Digital Government
Agencies look to 'low code' to speed development
Increasingly federal agencies are looking to easy-to-use "low code" development techniques to build public-facing apps.
Ideas
Astroturfing Is Bad But It's Not the Whole Problem
The shift to a digital process has made commenting easier yet also inadvertently opened the floodgates to voluminous, duplicative and, yes, even “fake” comments.
Artificial Intelligence
Report: Federal Agencies Must Be 'Better Connected, More Collaborative'
Agencies need to work together and with the private sector to improve how they manage IT systems, data and their workforces, researchers say.
Modernization
Why Congress holds the key to DOD tech
Defense company leaders said Congress may have to relax its oversight -- or at least learn to take leaps of faith -- when funding defense technology research if it wants to see dramatic improvements in capabilities.
Artificial Intelligence
Energy Names Inaugural Director of New Artificial Intelligence and Technology Office
The agency launched the center in September to coordinate and streamline its heaps AI-focused efforts.
Modernization
Iowa and the maladministration of technology
Government agencies take note: When IT is woven into essential civic missions, failed execution can threaten the entire enterprise.
Cybersecurity
FBI Director Argues Private Companies Shouldn’t Decide Encryption Debate
A key lawmaker questioned whether the Justice Department’s position is at odds with the Defense Department’s.
Digital Government
Court Shuts Down Hundreds of Fake Government Sites After FTC Complaint
A court approved a preliminary injunction pending a full trial.
Cybersecurity
Iowa’s Lesson: Political Parties Are Not as Good as Government Officials at Counting Votes
Most primaries are run by state and local governments. But caucuses are different—and Iowa shows how that can be a problem.
People
Retirement claims for feds spike in January
Retirement claims for January 2020 is largest in eight years.
Modernization
CIA Issues Draft Solicitation for Next Step in Multibillion-Dollar Cloud Journey
The intelligence community will opt for multiple cloud service providers for its planned Commercial Cloud Enterprise contract.
Cybersecurity
FBI still not pushing for encryption legislation
FBI Director Christopher Wray declined to say whether he would endorse legislation that would create a pathway for law enforcement to access encrypted apps and devices.
Modernization
Procurement Reporting Tool Is Moving to SAM But FPDS.gov Isn’t Going Anywhere
GSA is moving the central reporting function of the Federal Procurement Data System to beta.SAM while Treasury works to improve the quality of data reported through the site.
Digital Government
NSF Tech Leader Aims for a Data-Savvy, Innovation-Focused Workforce
Dorothy Aronson, the National Science Foundation’s dual-hatted chief information officer and chief data officer, discusses her role in shaping the data literacy of the agency’s workforce.
Ideas