Modernization
Report: Management Drama Threatens to Derail VA’s Health Records Overhaul
The vendor’s software is also falling short of the department’s requirements, according to ProPublica.
Cybersecurity
Supply Chain Group Aims to Reduce Counterfeits in Federal Systems
The proposed acquisition rule will require only original manufacturers or vetted resellers supply some components.
Ideas
Where Are All the Threat Hunters?
Fewer than a fifth of organizations have a dedicated threat hunting team.
Digital Government
Transportation Wants to Use Data to Predict Accidents and Make Roads Safer
The Transportation Department collects a wealth of data on traffic accidents but can't present it in the most impactful way to policymakers.
Digital Government
Administration’s Shared Services Push Starts In Familiar Place: Payroll
Officials said the NewPay payroll and work schedule system will be a case study for rolling out other shared services across government.
Cybersecurity
Google Introduces New Security Push For User Accounts
These are small tweaks to close out Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
Cybersecurity
Supply chain task force looks to keep 'lemons' out of the federal IT ecosystem
At a Nov. 1 Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board meeting, a Homeland Security official detailed the composition and mission of the new group.
Artificial Intelligence
European Countries to Test AI Border Guards
A new program replaces human border guards with artificially intelligent avatars to watch for deception in travelers. It follows similar efforts that go back a decade.
People
Can OPM retain its independence?
As the Trump Administration looks to split OPM between the White House and the General Services Administration, longtime human resources experts hope the HR shop can retain some autonomy.
Emerging Tech
China Is Exporting Its Digital Surveillance Methods to African Governments
The country is providing a mix of official training and infrastructure.
Cybersecurity
Cyber ‘Intrusion Campaigns’ Increasingly Target Utilities
Here are malicious behaviors CIOs can look to help prevent a disruption.
Cybersecurity
Why DOD is sending cyber teams to DHS before the election
The Defense Department has loaned personnel to Homeland Security in effort to prevent -- or react to -- election hacking attempts.
Modernization
IBM's Red Hat deal targets long-term federal success
IBM's planned $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat is not aimed at bringing a quick hit to Big Blue in the federal market.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Nov. 1
Top stories, quick hits and more from FCW's reporters and editors.
Modernization
5 technologies agencies need for mission optimization
Making sense of the emerging technologies that promise to have a real impact.
Cybersecurity