Emerging Tech
The Age of 3D-Printed Guns in America Is Here
The guns are untraceable, and require no background check to make or own.
People
New bill would restore IRS critical pay for IT hires
A new bill by Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) would reinstate a key hiring tool to boost IT talent at the Internal Revenue Service.
Acquisition
GSA rolls out shared services pilot for SBIR
GSA and the Small Business Administration look to make tech innovation and commercialization easier across government.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Creates ‘Do Not Buy’ List of Russian, Chinese Software
Increasingly alarmed at foreign hacking, DOD and intelligence officials are racing to educate the military and defense contractors.
Cybersecurity
3 steps for putting the DHS cybersecurity strategy to work
Some attacks against the corporate world can have national security consequences, further validating the need for public-private partnerships.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Unveil Plans for Agency Telework and Cloud Security
Plus the annual defense authorization bill is poised to pass.
Cybersecurity
Trump picks Gfrerer to head VA IT
A career Marine Corps officer and cybersecurity specialist, James Gfrerer most recently worked for Ernst & Young.
Digital Government
Who Should Pay for the Mistakes on NASA’s Next Big Telescope?
The space agency has always coughed up the extra cash, but some politicians wonder if the contractor responsible for major errors should pitch in.
Artificial Intelligence
Report: IBM Watson AI Recommended Unsafe Cancer Treatments
The system was trained using hypothetical scenarios.
Cybersecurity
Economic cyber espionage will only get worse, ODNI report says
A new report says companies in the IT, defense, energy, biotechnology, environmental protection and manufacturing sectors have the most to fear from nation-state groups looking to conduct economic cyber espionage.
Acquisition
FAS on the move
Despite challenges, Federal Acquisition Service leaders remain confident in their big telecom contract, ecommerce portal plans and transactional data initiative.
Emerging Tech
NASA Wants to Know If Space Travel Affects Plant and Animal Evolution
The agency is laying the groundwork for long-term human missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond.
Digital Government
Even Tech Workers Think They’re Underpaid
This is in an industry where interns can make over $50 an hour.
Modernization
Bill Would Force Agencies to Honor FedRAMP Authorizations
The FedRAMP Reform Act would codify the program, as well as the “authorize once, use many” mantra.
Cybersecurity
Defense bill requires cyber warfare doctrine
The Cyberspace Solarium Commission, mandated in the 2019 defense bill, will evaluate current national cyber policies and determine strategies on enforcing cyber norms and what attacks deserve a response.
Cybersecurity
China Is Still Stealing America’s Business Secrets, U.S. Officials Say
The 2015 agreement between Xi and Obama produced only a lull in Beijing’s economic espionage.
Ideas
Using the MGT Act to Fuel IT Modernization
We are already beginning to see the positive impact of this legislation, including empowered CIOs.
Artificial Intelligence
