Digital Government
FCW Insider: March 7
The latest news, analysis and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Digital Government
GAO Flags VA Buying, Security Clearance Process as High Risk
“We keep finding the same problems over and over,” GAO Comptroller General Gene Dodaro told lawmakers.
Emerging Tech
Virtual Reality Could Make Disaster Response Training More Effective
In early tests of its augmented reality training software, a Texas-based startup made first responders perform faster and more accurately.
Emerging Tech
The Servant Economy
Ten years after Uber inaugurated a new era for Silicon Valley, we checked back in on 105 on-demand businesses.
Cybersecurity
Cyber strategy short on specifics and metrics, says GAO
The Trump administration's national cybersecurity strategy is a good start but more accountability is needed, the head of the Government Accountability Office told two congressional panels on March 6.
Digital Government
2019 Will Be The Year For Building Trust in Government IT, Says Federal CIO
As more services are automated, agencies must keep the public’s trust by being transparent about the algorithms and data being used.
Modernization
VA to Pilot Health Records System in March 2020
Lawmakers still have serious concerns about the agency’s multibillion health records overhaul.
People
Federal unions face a busy 2019 in Congress and in the courts
Much of the legislative wish list for one of the federal government's largest unions consists of fighting against workforce changes proposed in the first two years of the Trump administration.
Cybersecurity
Watchdog: IRS needs new tech to fight fraud
A Government Accountability Office report flagged identity theft and unpaid taxes as two of the most pressing challenges facing IRS. Better tech and planning could help solve both.
Cybersecurity
Census braces for cyberattacks
With less than a year before the 2020 census officially begins, the bureau knows it'll be a prime target for cybersecurity attackers.
Cybersecurity
The U.S.-China Tech War Is Being Fought in Central Europe
The Czech Republic’s complicated relationship with the Chinese giant Huawei offers a lesson in the benefits and pitfalls of courting Beijing.
Emerging Tech
We’ll Soon Learn Whether You Can Post 3D-Gun Plans Online
A proposed export-rules change has snagged over the question: is publishing such designs a boon to U.S. business or foreign terrorists?
Ideas
How to Boost Federal Email Security
National Institute of Standards and Technology issued new guidance to protect agency email.
Modernization
The U.S. must lead in artificial intelligence
Despite a promising recent executive order, the U.S. has not created strategy to promote the development of AI in an effort to reap its benefits.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: March 6
The latest news, analysis and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Digital Government
How Data Analytics Could Help the Government Reduce Traffic Deaths
A D.C.-based startup with roots in the insurance market is using machine learning to predict the probability of car crashes on just about any stretch of road.
Digital Government
Trump Taps Former Labor Board Chairwoman to Lead OPM
Dale Cabaniss previously led the Federal Labor Relations Authority and spent more than 20 years overseeing civil service issues in the Senate.
Emerging Tech