Ideas
What's at Stake in Trump's War on Huawei: Control of the Global Computer-Chip Industry
It's not just about 5G.
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.
Emerging Tech
Air Force Wants Custom-Built Online Game Environment to Test Out New Capabilities
The branch will host a three-phase interactive challenge to identify possible solutions.
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
FCW Insider: Oct. 1
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
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.
Emerging Tech
Energy to Fund Critical Infrastructure Projects for Native American Communities
Formal applications will open by November’s end.
People
Thornberry won't seek re-election
Mac Thornberry, the House Armed Services Committee's top Republican and a leading voice for consolidations and closures in the Defense Department's "fourth estate" announced he won't seek reelection in 2020.
Digital Government
Tech Companies Are Quietly Phasing Out a Major Privacy Safeguard
More and more companies are failing to issue transparency reports to tell consumers how much of their information governments have demanded.
Digital Government