Digital Government
FCW Insider: June 25
Top stories, quick hits and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Digital Government
Interior Department Announces Modest Cutback to Telework
Beginning next month, front-line employees with telework agreements will be required to report to a physical office once a week, while supervisors will be eligible only for situational telework.
Policy
GAO: Don’t Boot Emergency Personnel from T-Band Spectrum
First responders don’t have an easy replacement.
Cybersecurity
Researchers Show How to Send Fake Presidential Alerts To Your Phone
Your phone’s thirst for a better signal leaves it open to bogus messages, new research shows.
Ideas
3 Ways Government IT Leaders Can Get Off the Budget Merry-go-round
Some business practices can lessen the impact of fiscal uncertainty.
Digital Government
More than Half of D.C.-Area Feds Say Agencies Aren’t Supportive of Telework Amid Metro Closures
Majority of respondents to a GovExec.com/Government Business Council survey report that the temporary shutdown of six Metrorail stations would have at least a moderate impact on their ability to do their jobs.
Digital Government
New bill takes aim at social media data goldmine
Two senators have introduced legislation that would require social media companies to calculate the value of the data they collect and provide clear options for users not to share it.
Modernization
White House Makes Subtle But Significant Changes In Final Cloud Smart Policy
The final version puts added emphasis on app rationalization, a new role for FedRAMP and finding cloud champions.
Digital Government
Chinese drone maker tries to quell talk of data siphoning
DJI's U.S. operation tells lawmakers its technology is secure and is approved for use by state, local and federal agencies.
Modernization
DIA dives into analytics
The Defense Intelligence Agency hopes to start building Machine-Assisted Analytic Rapid-Repository System in fiscal 2020 to help re-engineer its data environment.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: June 24
Top stories, quick hits and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Emerging Tech
A Robot Has Been Stuck on Mars for Months
NASA will conduct a delicate rescue mission to free a probe trapped just inches below the red planet’s surface.
Digital Government
Job Density Is Increasing in Superstar Cities and Sprawling in Others
A study finds job density increased in the U.S. over a 10-year period. But four cities: New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Seattle, accounted for most of it.
Ideas
Mass Surveillance Is Coming to a City Near You
A tech entrepreneur wants to track the residents of a high-crime American community.
Emerging Tech
Survey: Many Americans Support Facial Recognition in Airports
Though some think it’s invasive, a new survey suggests attitudes about the emerging tech might be improving.
Emerging Tech
DHS Small Business Innovation Research Awards 1,000th Contract
The Homeland Security Department program celebrated a small business contracting milestone this week.
Digital Government
America is Aging and Growing More Diverse, Census Data Shows
“More than four out of every five counties were older in 2018 than in 2010," said one Census Bureau official about new population estimates.
Digital Government
How to make the Federal Data Strategy succeed
A chief data officer can drive strategy and execution, but a vision where every employee is empowered by data requires leaders at all levels helping to create an environment where the right business and mission processes and business analytic tools become the center piece of decisions.
Acquisition