Digital Government

GSA Hopes eBuy Transparency Will Lead To More Competition, Not More Protests

A select group of buyers will be posting their award information on FedBizOpps during the one-year pilot.

Emerging Tech

Most Big Cities Are Planning for Autonomous Vehicles

The National League of Cities has seven recommendations for those looking to launch pilots.

Digital Government

JEDI leaves room for other clouds

The DOD's big commercial cloud contract allows for other cloud migration efforts, a senior Army official says.

Digital Government

Trump Demands 5 Percent Spending Cuts From Every Cabinet Agency

Reductions will "get rid of the fat," president says.

Ideas

Boring Details Make Effective Legislation

In a perfect world, you’d see the addition of mandates come with some much-needed subtraction as well.

Digital Government

FCW Insider: Oct. 18

Top stories, quick hits and more from FCW's reporters and editors.

Digital Government

Quick Hits for Oct. 18

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Digital Government

18F wants you to buy IT faster and cheaper

When it comes to buying digital tools, too many agencies are hung up on what they believe is not allowed.

Digital Government

GSA Releases Customer Experience Playbook

The government released a go-to guide for customer experience practitioners.

Modernization

NASA extends incumbent on troubled ACES contract

It looks like NASA is going to go the full 10 years on its agencywide $2.5 billion IT services contract ACES, despite early hiccups.

Digital Government

Pentagon to Young Techies: We Want You (To Come Work for Government)

The Defense Department is trying new methods of engagement to recruit young tech talent.

Cybersecurity

Global Cyber Workforce Shortage Mirrors Government’s Struggle

The lack of qualified cyber workers outpaces concerns about budget and resources for a large share of the cyber workforce.

Cybersecurity

BlackEnergy successor targets critical infrastructure

The hacker toolkit that crippled the electrical grid in the Ukraine in 2015 has a virulent successor that is busy stalking critical infrastructure industrial control systems, according to new research.

People

Graves: TMF is about more than the money

The Technology Modernization Fund's proposal process and review board are teaching agencies how to put together a solid business case.

Digital Government

FEMA Wants a New Way to Verify Survivors After Disasters

The new system will need to handle up to 750,000 cases at the same time to ensure survivors get what they need while fraudsters get shut out.

Cybersecurity

If You’re Worried About Online Privacy, You No Longer Have An Excuse

Just about every web service that isn’t selling you something is selling you to someone else.

Emerging Tech

China’s Moon Missions Could Threaten U.S. Satellites: Pentagon

A satellite on the far side of the moon might not be quite what the Chinese say, Air Force official warns.

Ideas

Could Do-It-Yourself AI Make People More Comfortable with It?

As artificial intelligence makes strides in government, it could be helpful to see for yourself what the tech can do.

Digital Government

Quick Hits for Oct. 17

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