Digital Government
FCW Insider: Sept. 13
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Policy
Lawmaker Threatens to Give the Next Attack Plane to the Army
Tired of USAF slow-rolling, Rep. Michael Waltz has already spearheaded legislation allowing SOCOM to seek light attack aircraft.
Modernization
Feds Look to Application Programming Interfaces as Gateways to Modernization
The technology can boost partnerships and lead to new solutions across federal agencies.
Modernization
GSA Awards First Task Orders Under $2.5 Billion Payroll Modernization Contract
Under the orders, Carahsoft Technology Corporation and Grant Thornton will roll out commercial payroll systems that would be available for all civilian agencies.
Digital Government
The Pentagon Needs to Make More Software Open Source, Watchdog Says
The White House in 2016 required every agency to make at least 20 percent of its custom software available for reuse across the government, but the Pentagon isn’t even halfway there, according to the Government Accountability Office.
Digital Government
OMB Finalizes Long-Awaited Update to Internet Connection Policy
But practitioners will have to wait a few months more for the final use cases on which the policy is based.
Modernization
Twin shared-spectrum efforts close in on milestones
Two trailblazing efforts backed by DARPA and the FCC to share radio spectrum among federal and commercial users will hit significant milestones in the coming weeks.
Modernization
GSA makes first orders on payroll shared service BPA
GSA issued about $10 million in task orders for shared payroll services under its NewPay initiative.
Cybersecurity
White House updates Trusted Internet Connection policy
Federal CIO Suzette Kent announced the final release of a TIC update designed to accommodate cloud and managed services.
Emerging Tech
Device Offers a Way to Communicate During Disasters
A new tool called “Panacea’s Cloud” could give first responders a way to communicate during a natural or human-made disaster when devices such as cell phones may not work.
Digital Government
Doing digital differently at VA
The Department of Veterans Affairs CIO explains why digital transformation is not optional.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Sept. 12
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Modernization
Inside Defense Digital Service’s User-Centered Approach
Designing with users—not for them—has been a key to the agency’s innovative success.
Digital Government
Census is Asking the Public to Help Fight Misinformation Ahead of 2020
The bureau launched a website for dispelling common Census rumors and created a special email address where people can report misinformation and other malicious activities.
Artificial Intelligence
GAO Launches New Unit to Prepare Congress for the Future
The Center for Strategic Foresight held its first conference, focused on two problems closer to the present than the future: deep space and deepfakes.
Modernization
Who defends the Internet?
Much of the underlying architecture that powers the internet is under increasing threat -- and it's not clear who in government or industry can or should take the lead to protect it.
Ideas
In the Deepfake Era, Counterterrorism Is Harder
After failing to detect the 9/11 plot, spy agencies reinvented themselves for an age of terrorism, but a new generation of technological threats requires a new round of reforms.
Acquisition