People
USDA IG says relocation plans may violate laws
An oversight report states that the Department of Agriculture may have skirted appropriations laws in its push to move two research agencies from Washington, D.C. to the Kansas City region.
Modernization
Iran Has Hundreds of Naval Mines. U.S. Navy Minesweepers Find Old Dishwashers and Car Parts.
That there are problems with the mine warfare unit is well known to the Navy.
Cybersecurity
How government entities can combat cyber threats
Rather than getting to the point of no return, agencies should manage cybersecurity through preventative action, technological excellence, hygiene and training.
Cybersecurity
Survey: Cloud Customers, Not Providers, Increasingly Responsible for Managing Threats
The Cloud Security Alliance found the issues that traditionally plagued cloud service providers aren’t as big of a problem today.
Digital Government
Watchdog urges IRS to expand e-filing
The inspector general at IRS wants the agency to ditch its error prone and largely manual process for examining amended individual tax returns and allow users to submit their changes through the same streamlined e-filing portal used for original returns.
Digital Government
Boost in High School Students Taking Advanced Computer Science Could Change the Face of Tech
A more diverse workforce could lead to technology that serves the needs of all, not some.
Modernization
Politics in the cloud
Sens. Mark Warner and Jack Reed want assurances from Defense Secretary Mark Esper that politics isn't impinging on the Pentagon's ability to run its cloud acquisition program.
Emerging Tech
IRS Doesn’t Have An R&D Shop, So It Built A $7M Procurement Vehicle Instead
The Pilot IRS program is about to issue its first solicitation, offering the agency a new way to automate low-level functions while testing a new acquisition method.
Policy
Video-Game Violence Is Now a Partisan Issue
For decades, both Republicans and Democrats saw games as cultural dangers. That changed after the Parkland shooting.
Emerging Tech
DISA Wants to Vet Mobile App Security in a Day or Less
The agency is asking experts to submit ideas for an app development platform that would automatically check apps against the Pentagon’s numerous security standards.
Emerging Tech
FDA Seeks Virtual Heart to Test Medical Devices
The agency is looking for a computational model of a whole human heart for simulated device testing.
Artificial Intelligence
This Dashcam App Can Map Traffic in Near-Real-Time
The traffic safety app Nexar’s new “Live Map” feature lets anyone peek in on near-real-time video footage of city streets.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Look to Virtual Reality for Training Feds
"It's not just a video game," says spokeswoman for New York Democrat who wrote bill creating advisory committee.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Urge State Department to Warn American Travelers about Chinese Surveillance
Sens. Marco Rubio and Ron Wyden want travelers to know of tracking threats abroad.
Ideas
Passwords and Badges Are No Longer Enough
The Defense Department could strengthen its cyber posture by finding alternatives to static authentication methods.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Aug. 5
News, analysis and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Acquisition
OTAs primed for growth
The Pentagon and DHS are leading the way in using other transaction authority to leverage emerging technologies.
Cybersecurity
Senators look to codify CDM
Two senior lawmakers are teaming up on a bipartisan effort to codify the Continuous Diagnostics Mitigation program run by DHS.
Digital Government
