Digital Government
FCW Insider: Feb. 4
The latest news, quick hits and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Modernization
What Public Safety Agencies Can Do While Waiting for Next Generation 911
The old system has been the victim of its own success, a software executive argues.
Ideas
Apple’s Empty Grandstanding About Privacy
The company enables the surveillance that supposedly offends its values.
Digital Government
How Two Agencies Handled Expired Credentials After Historic Shutdown
Despite agencies reopening, some feds weren’t able to get right back to work due to expired PIV cards and passwords.
Digital Government
The Various Plans to Avert Future Government Shutdowns
Lawmakers have a lot of ideas to keep the government running, aside from passing spending bills on time.
Acquisition
Final census test to include citizenship question
The Census Bureau is including a controversial question about respondent citizenship on its final test, while courts decide its ultimate fate.
Modernization
Draft Solicitation for Multibillion DEOS Contract Released
Industry responses are due Feb. 15.
Modernization
GSA Wants On-Call Vendors for the Centers of Excellence
The agency is asking for feedback on a new contracting vehicle for the program.
Cybersecurity
Cyber red teams find DOD systems tougher to crack
A Pentagon watchdog noted improvements in cyber capabilities but worried that adversaries are improving their attacks faster than defenders are shoring up their systems.
People
GSA taps acting official to lead Office of Systems Management
Judith Zawatsky will head a key office at the Federal Acquisition Service.
Cybersecurity
Moving the needle on cyber norms
In an increasingly crowded field of international frameworks for cyber norms, a non-governmental organization is seeking to shape the terms of the debate.
Cybersecurity
Report Finds Feds Tower Over Other Sectors In At Least One Cybersecurity Metric
That includes Fortune 500 and tech companies worth more than $1 billion, according to a new report.
Ideas
The Shutdown’s Impact on Cybersecurity Talent
The government cannot afford to lose these people.
Cybersecurity
Feds lead industry in DMARC adoption
A new report finds that the federal government is far and away the leading adopter of tools designed to snuff out email and website spoofing compared to other sectors and industries.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Feb. 1
The latest news, quick hits and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.
Digital Government
Trump on a Feb. 15 Shutdown: 'We've Set the Stage for What Is Going to Happen'
Negotiations over border security funding appear to have hit some snags.
Policy
Freshman Lawmaker Will Oversee VA’s Multibillion-dollar EHR Overhaul
Rep. Susie Lee will lead the House Veterans Affairs Technology Modernization subcommittee.
Modernization