Cybersecurity
Scammers Are Spoofing DHS Phone Numbers to Get Your Personal Info
Recipients also are being pressured for money to avoid arrest.
People
House Dems to federal HR: Where's that pay raise?
Nine capital-area Democrats want answers from the Trump administration on when a 1.9 percent pay raise for civilian feds will start showing up in employee paychecks.
Modernization
Army plans new cloud program office
The Army is gaining momentum in its overhaul of legacy systems, starting with new cloud and enterprise-as-a-service pilots and a new data strategy.
Modernization
DHS moves IT services to governmentwide contracts
With EAGLE II expiring, Homeland Security is shifting to governmentwide contracts for IT services.
Emerging Tech
What’s So Special About the Next SpaceX Launch
Elon Musk’s company is on the edge of a new era in American human spaceflight.
Cybersecurity
Survey: Cybersecurity Threats from Careless Insiders and Foreign Governments Reach All-Time Highs
A survey suggests risks have risen substantially over the last five years, but cyber professionals still feel agencies are doing a good job in IT security.
Modernization
Cloud Computing Contributed $214 Billion to U.S. GDP in 2017
Exponential economic growth in the internet sector isn’t showing any signs of slowing down.
Digital Government
Report: States slow to retire old voting tech
States have made some progress getting rid of older and paperless voting machines, but the nation's security concerns in 2020 could still look a lot like 2016.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: March 5
The latest news, analysis and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Modernization
OMB Guidance on Digital Experience Mandates Still Pending as First Deadline Nears
The first deadline of the digital services-focused 21st Century IDEA Act is in June.
Modernization
Finding the Flaws in the Federal Broadband Maps
Frustrated with the FCC maps, the National Association of Counties and other federal agencies are looking to figure out which communities lack broadband access.
Cybersecurity
Federal CIO: Agencies Already Tracking Future Cyber Reskilling Graduates
Agencies are already interested in hiring the future graduates, according to Suzette Kent.
Modernization
Army points to system modernization focus for 2020
Army Under Secretary Ryan McCarthy said getting rid of and modernizing legacy systems is a key focus for 2020.
People
Trump picks candidate to lead OPM
Dale Cabaniss, a former chair of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, is set to take over as the federal government's top human resources official.
Emerging Tech
DARPA Highlights 10 Focus Areas for Innovative Small Businesses
The agency also stood up an in-house startup accelerator to propel the most promising tech to the commercial market.
Digital Government
Lawmaker Reintroduces Bill to Boost Morale at Homeland Security
Similar legislation to improve engagement at the troubled department passed the House in 2017.
Emerging Tech
Russia’s Pistol-Packing Robot Is Scrambling for Parts
The program’s foreign suppliers stopped shipping components after gunfire videos went viral.
Digital Government
Census’ Big Data Innovation Program Infects HHS with Promising Results
Officials at Health and Human Services took an idea from their colleagues at Census to use big data and public-private collaboration to design systems that can save lives.
Ideas