Emerging Tech
Why Local Governments Aren’t All Aboard the Blockchain Train
From high costs of implementation to more pressing regulatory concerns, current barriers to entry make the technology difficult to implement.
Ideas
How the Government Plans to Modernize its Workforce
Cloud-based tools can help woo the next generation of public sector workers.
Artificial Intelligence
DARPA Wants AI to Tell You When It's Dumb
In high-stakes situations, you don’t want tech that doesn’t know what it’s doing.
Modernization
DHS Seeks Industry Input as It Goes All-in for Cloud
The agency is moving to the cloud at fast clip but it wants feedback to ensure its strategy is sound.
Digital Government
Previous Incumbent Protests NASA’s $2.9 Billion IT Support Contract
NASA’s main IT services contract has a new name and a new vendor, but the old vendor isn’t ready to bow out.
Modernization
Army eyes enterprise-as-a-service model
The Army is expected to announce its implementation plans for moving to enterprise-as-a-service model in March.
Cybersecurity
Warner pushes health care sector on cyber
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) wants to partner with the health care industry to develop a strategy for dealing with an unprecedented wave of cyberattacks over the past year.
Modernization
FCC wants to open up high bandwidth spectrum
The Federal Communications Commission wants to see if extremely high bandwidth spectrum can be tamed for use.
Cybersecurity
Senator Seeks Input on Health Care Cyber Strategy
A Virginia senator sent letters to health sector leaders for preliminary feedback on what a national strategy should entail.
Cybersecurity
Pompeo: Huawei deals threatens info-sharing with allies
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said countries that fail to heed warnings about Chinese telecommunications provider Huawei are putting their security and information-sharing relationships with the U.S. at risk.
Ideas
The Dangers of a Mandatory DNA Database
A controversy in Arizona is a portent of future public-policy fights.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Feb. 22
The latest news, analysis and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Modernization
GSA Negotiates Governmentwide Virtual Computing Deal with Dell EMC
The agreement gives agencies another option in modernizing their data centers.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers probe for Stingray info in funding bill
Congress wants to know more about how the Department of Homeland Security and state and local partners use cell-site simulators and whether they are complying with existing departmental regulations.
Cybersecurity
ECS Wins a $38 Million Contract to Secure FBI Networks
The company will stand up multiple teams of cyber experts within the bureau to spot and address digital threats.
Cybersecurity
Trump Calls For More Biometric Scans, Data Sharing To Stop Terrorism
International travelers can expect to see more facial recognition and other biometric technologies per the latest national security strategy document.
Digital Government
Shutdown Thwarted Public Input on Agency Rules
Lawmakers, citing public health and environmental impact, want OMB to extend the rulemaking comment period.
Modernization
DISA looks to fix JRSS bugs
After a scathing internal evaluation, the Defense Information Systems Agency said it is working to resolve latency and reliability issues in the Joint Regional Security Stacks program.
Digital Government