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
DEA Never Checked If Its Massive Surveillance Operations Are Legal, Watchdog Says
The administration “failed to conduct a comprehensive legal analysis” of three NSA-style bulk data collection programs, according to the Justice Department Inspector General.
Policy
HUD Sues Facebook For Violating Fair Housing Rules With Targeted Ads
Facebook’s ad system allowed companies to target users based on a number of protected classes, including race, sex, nationality and general interests.
Ideas
What to Do When the Russian Government Wants to Blackmail You
Russian officials have a long history of using compromising material, or kompromat, as a weapon against political opponents.
Modernization
How NARA’s Helping Agencies on the Path to a Fully Electronic Government
Officials are developing ways for agencies to measure their efforts to achieve fully digital records management by the December deadline.
Modernization
Analysts: Pentagon’s Multibillion-Dollar DEOS Contract is Guaranteed for Microsoft
The entire department will be required to adopt whatever platform wins.
Cybersecurity
How two supply chain security efforts can co-exist
A new task force and an interagency council are tackling supply chain issues, but the government shutdown delayed efforts to sync them up.
Modernization
Five myths of change management
Why the federal government needs to fund change management efforts alongside IT modernization.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: March 28
The latest news, analysis and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Artificial Intelligence
The Pentagon is ‘Absolutely Unapologetic’ About Pursuing AI-Powered Weapons
The controversy surrounding military artificial intelligence is rooted in “grave misperceptions” about what the department is actually trying to do, according to current and former Defense officials.
Artificial Intelligence
The U.S. Military Is Creating the Future of Employee Monitoring
A new AI-enabled pilot project aims to sense “micro changes” in the behavior of people with top-secret clearances. If it works, it could be the future of corporate HR.
Modernization
DOD AI chief: 'Grave misperceptions' about military programs
The head of the Defense Department's Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, Lt. Gen. John Shanahan, said misunderstandings stymie much-needed discourse around emerging tech.
Digital Government
GSA Rescinds All Awards Made on $15B Alliant 2 Small Business Contract
A court decision requires the agency to revisit some of its scoring.
Modernization
NTIA looks to boost lasting spectrum plan
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is asking agencies for their 15-year plans when it comes to spectrum use.
Cybersecurity