Modernization
4 modernization best practices
To support long-term modernization initiatives, agencies must invest in skilled staff and open, automated and collaborative processes.
Artificial Intelligence
Military Scientists Harness AI To Fight Synthetic Opioids
A DIA group that scans millions of websites is overwhelming law enforcement with solid tips.
Digital Government
Shared services and the future of CISA
Chris Krebs, the head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at DHS, said that many federal agencies will be outsourcing cyber to a shared service provider in the future.
Digital Government
Defense Department Inaction Is Hurting Effort to Improve Pentagon Efficiency
Officials are nearly two years late in meeting some congressional requirements, a watchdog found.
Acquisition
Lawmaker sounds alarm on supply chain risk
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) wants the Defense Department to shore up cyber vulnerabilities in the defense supply chain and says the newly formed Cyberspace Solarium Commission could help.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Aug. 22
News, analysis and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Digital Government
Your Brain Doesn't Recharge If You Use Your Phone on Break
Participants who took phone breaks experienced the highest levels of mental depletion.
Cybersecurity
Cyber Reskilling Grads Gained Valuable Skills But Not New Jobs Yet
Two graduates from the first class of the new Cyber Reskilling Academy said the program changed the way they see technology and their current jobs but won’t be changing their job titles anytime soon.
Cybersecurity
Playing Defense Against Chinese Tech Threats ‘Will Only Get Us So Far,’ Lawmaker Says
Rep. Mike Gallagher said the government needs to take a more active role in curbing the global rise of Huawei and other Chinese tech companies.
Modernization
Agencies May Not Meet EIS Deadline, But Future Extensions Aren’t in Sight
GSA’s Office of Telecommunication Services director offered an update on the contract vehicle’s progress.
Modernization
GSA softens line on looming EIS due date
Think of the September deadline for agencies to award contracts under the General Services Administration's $50-billion telecommunications contract as a "yellow light," said GSA's telecom services director.
Modernization
Supply chain concerns make GSA rethink refurbished IT
GSA is thinking about taking the rebuilt IT equipment special item number off Schedule 70 as part of a larger overhaul.
Emerging Tech
The Pentagon Is Turning to Nature to Solve Its Most Complex Problems
DARPA is exploring ways to harness chemical reactions, biological processes and other natural phenomena to build a more efficient computer.
Cybersecurity
Coordinated Ransomware Attack in Texas Seen as Escalation From Prior Hacks
Twenty-three local governments were attacked over the weekend. The willingness of city governments to pay ransoms may be emboldening opportunistic hackers, security experts warn.
Ideas
How Cities Are Getting Smarter
There isn’t one definition of a smart city technology, but here are places governments are making progress.
Digital Government
ICE extends Palantir's case management contract
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is sticking with Palantir's Gotham as its case management tool, and granted Palantir a three-year sole source extension to operate and service the system.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Aug. 21
News, analysis and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Modernization