Digital Government
Army Futures Command staffed up, plans small business office
Army Futures Command will hit full operating capacity July 31 and will start focusing on courting small businesses in hopes of connecting to the latest tech.
Modernization
Agencies seek betters ways to track past performance
Federal officials want new methods to get feedback on their vendors into the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System.
Digital Government
GAO again warns of risks in 2020 census
Untested innovations, implementation of IT systems and cybersecurity issues are adding risk to the decennial population count, GAO says.
Ideas
Closing the Cybersecurity Poverty Gap
Far too many government entities simply lack the resources and expertise needed to keep pace with the velocity of cybersecurity threats.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: July 18
News, analysis and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Modernization
How to train your algorithm
The federal government is starting to bet big on artificial intelligence in the federal space, but agencies must be careful not to repeat IT mistakes of the past that have resulted in insecure legacy technology.
Emerging Tech
Your Smart Toaster Can’t Hold a Candle to the Apollo Computer
Despite what everyone says about the power of modern devices, they’re nowhere near as capable as the landmark early NASA system.
Modernization
USDA Launches Tool to Match Farmers to the Loans They Need
The latest tool on farmers.gov helps take the mystery out of the loan application process.
Digital Government
DOD looks to do more with acquisition data
DOD plans to release a data access and dissemination guide for acquisition by the end of 2019.
Cybersecurity
IRS Urges Tax Pros to Take Cyber Seriously
The agency released a list of basic cybersecurity procedures the entire tax industry should use to stop digital identity theft.
Acquisition
Deadline extended for 2019 Rising Star nominations
Help us identify the early-career innovators and change agents in government IT -- and be sure to do so before the Aug. 2 deadline.
Modernization
Pentagon Will Default To Trusting Other Agencies’ Cloud Security Assessments
The department has had success reusing other agencies’ authorizations and will make reciprocity the rule rather than the exception.
Policy
Trump’s Tax Law Threatened TurboTax’s Profits. So the Company Started Charging the Disabled, the Unemployed and Students.
The move by TurboTax maker Intuit to charge more lower-income customers has helped boost revenue.
Modernization
Connolly pushing for new FedRAMP bill
The House oversight operations subcommittee chairman's legislation would provide more clarity to the federal approval process for cloud services.
Cybersecurity
Census Chief Assures Lawmakers IT and Cyber Risks are Under Control
But with less than a year until the 2020 count kicks off, the bureau still has little room for error, the Government Accountability Office warns.
Digital Government
High-Level Vacancies Are Weakening Agency Management and Oversight, Lawmaker Says
Rep. Gerry Connolly’s comments marked the release of a bipartisan report recommending ways agencies can deliver better on their missions.
Ideas