Cybersecurity
Identity Theft Services Inefficient at Addressing Data Breach Risks, Watchdog Says
The Government Accountability Office also recommended that Congress should reconsider allowing federal agencies how much coverage is appropriate to offer.
Ideas
Understanding the Terminology Around Citizen Service Delivery Technology
The terminology surrounding these new tools can be confusing and misused
Digital Government
FCW Insider: April 1
The latest news, analysis and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Cybersecurity
Weak links in the defense supply chain
A panel of industry experts told Congress about the widespread ignorance many defense contractors have about the cybersecurity integrity of their own supply chains.
Modernization
FBI’s Long-Awaited $5 Billion IT Services Recompete Goes Back To Draft
The ITSSS recompete is getting a new name, new timeline and new draft solicitation, while the existing contract gets a one-year extension.
Artificial Intelligence
DARPA Wants AI to Learn Language like Human Babies
The Pentagon’s research wing is funding efforts to build AI language systems that learn more like people and less like machines.
Modernization
FBI needs more time to recompete $5B IT product contract
In a FedBizOpps notice, the bureau said it plans to extend by another year current Information Technology Supplies and Support Services contract, also known as ITSSS or "IT Triple-S."
Artificial Intelligence
Without JEDI, Pentagon’s Artificial Intelligence Efforts May Be Hindered
The Pentagon won’t be able to maximize artificial intelligence’s true capabilities without an enterprise cloud solution, something it’s currently trying to contract out.
Cybersecurity
TSA pushes on 3D baggage scanning
The Transportation Security Administration is moving quickly on acquisition plans to put "game-changing" 3D baggage scanning systems in place.
Modernization
Survey: Only One-Third of Agencies Are Sending NARA Electronic Records
Many are still relying on manual processes, the survey found.
Emerging Tech
Why Trump Wants to Go to the Moon So Badly
The administration has vowed to return Americans to the lunar surface in 2024 “by any means necessary.”
Digital Government
FCW Insider: March 29
The latest news, analysis and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Acquisition
Margie Graves: Making modernization happen
The deputy federal CIO brings both deep-agency experience and big-picture perspective to a management agenda that has IT at its core.
Acquisition
Peter Altabef: Aiming high
The U.S. needs a “whole-of-nation” approach to cybersecurity. Unisys' CEO stepped up to lead that effort.
Cybersecurity
How Las Vegas Stops Email-Borne Cyberattacks Pre-Delivery
“For most organizations email is a weakness, as much as we try and educate our user population,” said the city’s IT director.
Emerging Tech
How Instagram Replaced the Contacts List
The app has become the default way to connect with new friends, dates, or business contacts.
Digital Government