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
The ACLU Used Amazon’s Facial Recognition And It Labelled Congress Members As Criminals
The ACLU is using this demonstration to call for a moratorium on police use of facial-recognition technology.
Modernization
New bill bakes FedRAMP into law
Virginia Democrat Gerry Connolly is pushing a bill to set clear lines of responsibility and compliance for the cloud authorization process.
Digital Government
House Democrats Introduce Legislation to Protect Telework at Agencies
Bill would prohibit policies to reduce telework like those announced for Education and Agriculture departments.
Digital Government
Shoddy IT is Limiting FEMA's Ability to Respond to Disasters, IG Says
Some of the outstanding recommendations go back to 2005, just after Hurricane Katrina.
Emerging Tech
Drug Company Gains Access to 23andMe's Massive DNA Library
Do you know who has access to your DNA?
Emerging Tech