Digital Government
FCW Insider: July 12
Top stories, quick hits and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Policy
Trump Executive Order Directs ‘All Agencies’ to Share Citizenship Data with Commerce Department
The executive order followed President Trump’s Rose Garden remarks Thursday but doesn’t provide many specifics regarding how to move the records.
Cybersecurity
Langevin presses Trump for details on cyber ops
The Trump administration has yet to brief Congress on new rules governing offensive cyber operations, and some on the Hill are getting impatient.
Acquisition
DHS gets serious about a new financial system
The Department of Homeland Security is trying to unify its highly federated structure by switching to enterprise financial management
Emerging Tech
Interior Approves Chinese Drone Purchases Despite Spying Concerns
However, the agency has multiple technical measures in place to ensure the manufacturer can’t use the aircraft to spy on the U.S., according to the director of Interior’s drone operations.
Digital Government
House NDAA includes prohibition on OPM merger
The move comes as the Office of Personnel Management is taking steps to integrate its IT operations with the General Services Administration.
Digital Government
GSA Offers First Look at Unique IDs to Replace DUNS
The General Services Administration gives a first look at the new Unique Entity ID, the validation system that will replace the long-standing DUNS number.
Modernization
Clock Starts on Naming Leaders, Beginning Work on Evidence Act
Agencies now have official guidance on how to meet the first phase of requirements under the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act.
Modernization
DOT wants to preserve spectrum for connected vehicle apps
The Department of Transportation wants to keep the 5.9 GHz spectrum band reserved for connected vehicle technology, but the FCC has other plans.
Modernization
GSA's Centers of Excellence Wants Industry Feedback on Pending OPM Effort
The General Services Administration’s Centers of Excellence effort at the Office of Personnel Management is ramping up.
Modernization
6 steps for federal cloud migration success
Meeting the expectations of end users and agency leaders means ensuring applications perform at the same levels or better once they are operating in the cloud.
Modernization
NARA, GSA Planning to Offer New Tool to Support Agencies’ Records Management
Acquiring records management software may change in a hurry for agencies.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: July 11
Top stories, quick hits and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Emerging Tech
Telecom Officials Defend America’s Position on 5G Landscape
American companies may not be Huawei, but they're innovating 5G in their own ways.
Digital Government
Experts Tell Congress Facial Recognition’s Bias Problem May Be Here to Stay
Despite significant improvements in the tech’s overall performance, he said, “it’s unlikely” researchers will ever make systems equally accurate across racial and other demographic lines.
Modernization
CBP Is Looking for a Vendor to Manage Its Multi-Cloud Environment
The winning company will have to stitch together multiple cloud services and architectures and enable the agency to add new ones as needed.
Ideas
Government May Tap Older Tech to Secure Modern Infrastructure
There might be something to keeping physical switches in power grids.
Emerging Tech