Digital Government

The Pentagon Has Officially Taken Over the Security Clearance Process

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency is now responsible for conducting 95% of the government’s background investigations.

Digital Government

It’s Finally Here: GSA’s New Consolidated Schedule

The solicitation will begin the process of turning 24 award schedules into a single contracting vehicle for products and services.

Modernization

Federal CIO Council Turns Customer Experience Expectations On Itself

The relaunched CIO.gov is designed to help federal IT employees better engage with their community.

Acquisition

GWACs see steady spending season

The end of the fiscal year saw continued growth at governmentwide acquisition contracts, according to managers.

Ideas

The Case for Commercial Solutions in Government

The applications an agency is looking for are very likely already on the market, cost-effective and field-proven.  

Cybersecurity

Report: Cyber Criminals Target More Firms in Search of Bigger Paydays

Tech, telecom and professional services companies are the most popular targets for nefarious online actors, according to researchers at CrowdStrike.

Modernization

DHS looks to 5G campus

DHS CIO wants to make agency's headquarters campus in Washington 5G-ready.

Acquisition

GSA awards COMET

GSA has notified winners of its internal IT blanket purchase agreement.

Artificial Intelligence

Upgrades Aim to Improve Deep Brain Stimulation

Upgrading deep brain stimulation devices could help make them smarter and less intrusive.

Digital Government

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Digital Government

Your Pay and Work Schedule Affect Your Health

Elements of your job—including your pay, hours, schedule flexibility, and job security—influence your overall health as well as your risk of being injured on the job, according to new research.

Cybersecurity

Lawmakers Propose $1 Billion Purge of Chinese Telecom Equipment

The Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act would help small and rural providers pay to replace equipment from Huawei, ZTE and other foreign vendors with safer alternatives.

Modernization

An Insider’s Take on How to Focus on Government's IT Strengths

From Healthcare.gov to 18F, Ed Mullen shares insights on how APIs and user experience could fundamentally change service delivery.

Emerging Tech

DHS Awards Blockchain Contract to Fight Forgeries in Immigration

The agency awarded a phase one contract that tasks an Austrian company with providing a new level of interoperability across the Homeland Security Department’s siloed efforts.

Digital Government

Can a joint DOD-VA oversight body catch up with health record deployment?

Lawmakers want to put teeth in a governance body to corral DOD and VA health record deployment, but facts on the ground may be getting ahead of planned governance.