Ideas
Collaboration the Key to Resolving Spectrum Skirmishes
Spectrum is limited but it doesn't have to be a zero-sum game.
Digital Government
Hurd says tech can secure the border
Border sensors and a common tech platform are keys to border security, not a wall, said Rep. Will Hurd.
Artificial Intelligence
Mark Zuckerberg Is Rethinking Deepfakes
In an interview, the Facebook CEO hinted that the company is trying a new approach to misleading videos created through artificial intelligence.
Digital Government
How a VC model can help government 'spin in' commercial innovation
Federal agencies should adapt external engagement models from corporate venture capital to take advantage of innovation in the commercial sector.
Digital Government
House Approves 3.1% Pay Raise and Blocks OPM Furloughs, Merger
Lawmakers dealt the Trump administration’s proposal to merge OPM and GSA another setback.
Modernization
Lawmakers: OMB ‘Skirting the Intent of the Law’ With New Data Center Policy
The administration’s shift in focus to optimization, rather than closures, is not what lawmakers envisioned when they passed FITARA.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: June 27
Top stories, quick hits and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Grapple with Improving Election Security While Respecting States’ Rights
Experts say paper ballots are the way to go, but pushed back against efforts to federalize elections.
Modernization
Shifting Priorities, Metrics Lead To Relatively Flat FITARA Grades
The latest scorecard showed agencies are making progress in key areas. But new metrics and a few backslides brought most grades back down.
Artificial Intelligence
Non-Discriminatory AI Requires a Human Touch, Experts Say
Interdisciplinary teams that include social scientists can help curb bias, experts told Congress.
Cybersecurity
Report: Code Responsible for Equifax Breach Downloaded 21 Million Times Last Year
The situation highlights the challenge of securing open source software, which underlies virtually every IT system in government.
Digital Government
'People Are Crying When They Come Into Work:' Unions Protest OPM-GSA Merger
Lawmakers said they will try to amend an appropriations bill to block the acting OPM director from following through on her threat to lay off 150 agency employees.
Modernization
Federal CIO issues new data center strategy
Suzette Kent told a House panel that the new policy "focuses on enabling aggressive closure and ensuring efficient operations."
Cybersecurity
Senate turns up a decade of federal cybersecurity failure
Some of the biggest civilian agencies have failed to act on internal cybersecurity audits dating back multiple years, a Senate report found.
Cybersecurity
Agencies Are Leaving Sensitive Data Vulnerable to Hackers, Congress Says
Amid growing threats from China, Iran and Russia, most agencies are struggling to put in place even the most basic cybersecurity measures, according to congressional researchers.
Digital Government
The EIS transition: 5 things to think about
The transformative $50 billion governmentwide telecommunications contract Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions gives agencies the chance to escape the "like-for-like" trap.
Ideas
What Would 5G Technology Mean For Government?
The next big leap forward for cellular phone service is approaching.
Modernization
OMB Updates Data Center Optimization Initiative
The new policy bans agencies from budgeting resources toward new or expanded agency-owned data centers without permission from the Office of Management and Budget.
People