Artificial Intelligence
The State of Tech Modernization
Will 2019 be the year federal IT breaks into the 21st century?
Modernization
FEMA On Course For Another Grants Modernization Disaster, Watchdog Says
The emergency response agency is on its second attempt to modernize its grants IT infrastructure.
Artificial Intelligence
Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Curb Algorithmic Bias
The Algorithmic Accountability Act would force companies to check whether their tech is making biased, inaccurate, discriminatory or otherwise unfair decisions.
Ideas
How Ghost Army Tactics Can Help Federal Agencies Win the War on Hackers
Traditional strategies no longer suffice.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: April 11
The latest news, analysis and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Modernization
VA Turns to App Developers to Overcome Legacy Tech
The agency is already working with Apple to connect medical records to veterans’ iPhones, and there are more projects on the horizon, according to CIO James Gfrerer.
Cybersecurity
Will DHS leadership upheaval affect CISA?
As the Department of Homeland Security scrambles following the abrupt departures of Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and number of top officials, the newly formed Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency could get caught up in the chaos.
Cybersecurity
IRS and Private Partners Tout Success in Combating Identity Theft
Numbers of reported taxpayer victims fell 71 percent from 2015 to 2018.
Digital Government
NIST Expands Hiring Authorities for Top-Level Tech Talent
The standards-setting agency is making it easier for hiring managers to onboard IT managers, engineers and scientists through new direct hiring authorities.
Modernization
Pentagon Says No JEDI Conflict, Narrows Field to AWS and Microsoft
The Pentagon’s Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud contract could be awarded by mid-July.
Modernization
Cloud Success Starts at the Top
Top-down support is “game-changer” for innovation efforts, federal tech leaders said.
Modernization
JEDI cloud deal down to AWS and Microsoft
A Defense Department probe into conflict of interest relating to its $10 billion cloud buy didn't find anything to derail the solicitation. An award could be coming in mid-July.
Cybersecurity
National Guard looks to industry for weekend cyber warriors
The National Guard wants to increase cybersecurity capacity by attracting exiting servicemembers and full-time private-sector professionals.
Digital Government
Watchdog Questions NSA’s $636 Million in Award Fee Incentive Contracts
Justifications of costs and benefits may not have served government’s interests.
Digital Government
Advocacy group sues Education Department over blacklisted website
The advocacy group Public Citizen claims that the Education Department networks are blocking its website.
Digital Government