Digital Government
When the Bureaucracy is Stifling, Recharge
Part of being an innovator at work involves avoiding burnout, federal officials said.
Emerging Tech
One Defense Agency is Building a Bot Army
And it's saving the department hundreds of thousands of work hours a year, a defense official said.
Policy
Russians Will Soon Lose Uncensored Access to the Internet
A new law allows the Kremlin to spy on, filter, and control the country’s online activity, alarming human-rights watchdogs.
Digital Government
White House's Push for More Oversight of Agency Data Has Some Scientists Concerned
OMB wants to make more agency data public, peer reviewed and reproducible.
Cybersecurity
DISA Awards Two Contracts to Build a Moat Around the Pentagon’s Internet
The two selected vendors will prototype cloud-based systems that isolate the department’s internal network from the public internet while still allowing employees to browse the web.
Modernization
NARA’s Plans to Ensure Agencies Have the Tools for Electronic Recordkeeping
Agencies won’t have to figure it out themselves, a NARA official said.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: April 25
Top stories, quick hits and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Digital Government
It’s Official: Trump Shifts All Security Clearance Work to Pentagon
An executive order renames the Defense Security Service and sets a timeline for the office to take over background investigations for the entire federal community.
Artificial Intelligence
Here Come AI-Enabled Cameras Meant to Sense Crime Before It Occurs
The future of video surveillance is about detecting not just faces, but behaviors.
Emerging Tech
FAA Greenlights Drone Company to Deliver Food in One Virginia Town
The Federal Aviation Administration gave its first OK to drone company to deliver commercial goods.
Policy
Progress Is Finally Being Made on Security Clearance Backlog
Improvements to processing times are still needed.
Cybersecurity
Threats known and unknown loom in 2020 elections
It remains to be seen whether election officials and federal agencies will be facing the same type of threats targeting election infrastructure and online discourse as they experienced in 2016 -- or if they should expect the unexpected.
Cybersecurity
IRS’ Outdated App Security Leaves Taxpayers at Risk of Identity Theft, Watchdog Says
The agency is updating identity verification controls for its suite of web applications, but the effort won’t be wrapped up until 2023.
Digital Government
OMB previews next steps on data policy
The White House will soon unveil its plan for managing data within and across agencies, as well as guidance for recently passed legislation, per top two IT officials in the administration's tech management policy office.
Acquisition
Federal supply chain efforts look to work together
A supply chain security task force at DHS is working to align its efforts with OMB's Federal Acquisition Security Council.
Modernization
SEC Pulls On-Ramp For $2.5 Billion IT Contract
The agency is reworking the on-ramp solicitation for its massive enterprise IT vehicle, which, if officials aren’t careful, could take down the entire contract.
Modernization
DOD's AI hub looks to push out new solutions
Defense Department CIO Dana Deasy said the Joint AI Center plans new capabilities for fiscal year 2020.
Ideas
Speed: The Most Essential Concept in Cyber
Speed defines both the success of the defender and the attacker.
Digital Government