Modernization
What if Congress doesn't want to move OPM?
If Congress doesn't go along with a plan to reorganize the Office of Personnel Management, the agency still plans to push ahead administratively through outsourcing and other strategies.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: May 15
Top stories, quick hits and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Emerging Tech
Senators Urge FCC Not to Use 24GHz Spectrum for 5G
Experts across government are concerned it will disrupt the future of weather forecasting.
Modernization
Strong Narratives Can Drive Digital Transformation
Sometimes all it takes is a good story.
Modernization
DEOS award expected this summer; two-year integration to follow
A winner on the $8.2 billion Defense Enterprise Office Solutions procurement is expected to be announced this summer, with integration and initial testing planned for the fall.
Cybersecurity
Weichert: Budget shortfall, legacy IT woes drive planned OPM merger
The Trump administration plans this week to propose legislation to merge the Office of Personnel Management into the General Services Administration.
Cybersecurity
Senate bill restricts U.S. tech exports to China
New legislation would make it harder to sell certain technology products to China or Chinese-owned businesses, but it's not clear whether it would cut down on economic espionage.
Cybersecurity
Why the U.S. wants zero tolerance on Chinese 5G gear
With lawmakers increasingly wary of Chinese-made 5G infrastructure, cybersecurity experts say even peripheral use of the equipment in networks could lead nowhere good.
Podcasts
Critical Update: Enter The Innovators
Season 3 of Critical Update kicks off with a mythbusting session on what it means to be innovative in government.
Modernization
VA’s EIS Telecom Transition Starts With New Accounting Platform
The agency is looking to buy a holistic financial management system to manage as much as $445 million in telecom spending a year.
Ideas
Kids Might Close Government’s IT Talent Gap
Technology literacy rates are on the rise, likely due to the emphasis placed on STEM education in schools.
Emerging Tech
Can the Bay Area Rein In the Surveillance Tools It Created?
Oakland and San Francisco may become the first cities to ban use of facial recognition technology by government entities. But that’s only the beginning.
Digital Government
Poll: VA the least-liked federal agency
Americans like the Post Office, NASA and the Secret Service, but aren't thrilled by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration.
Digital Government
The Federal Agencies Americans Like (and Dislike) the Most
Survey finds the same winner once again.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: May 14
Top stories, quick hits and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Digital Government
Debating the future of cyber
Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) said the newly established Cyberspace Solarium Commission is getting its structure sorted before diving into debating three visions for defending U.S. interests in cyberspace.
Emerging Tech
The Pentagon Wants to Automate Software Assurance
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is working to build tools that determine what security criteria certain systems must meet and check whether they hit that threshold.
Cybersecurity