Modernization
NIST to Update Online iEdison Tool for Reporting Federally-Funded Inventions
The National Institutes of Health managed the original platform since 1995.
Ideas
FITARA Hits Its 5-year Anniversary
An enhanced scorecard will drive better government services for citizens.
Modernization
GSA Reissues E-Commerce Platform Solicitation With Significant Changes
Vendors that bid on the original RFP will have until Jan. 15 to revise their proposals.
Ideas
Can the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program Secure a Cloud Smart Government?
The good news is that CDM is proactively reaching out to leading cloud service providers for soltuions.
Digital Government
OPM Abandons Effort to Make It Easier for Feds to Transfer and Re-Enter Government
The agency had already hit key milestones in its employee digital record project.
Policy
Experts Recommend Expanding Agencies’ Authorities to Combat Online Deception
At Facebook’s first congressional testimony of the 2020s, experts said agencies’ jurisdiction should include the digital spaces.
Modernization
Defense Officials Tout Smoother Electronic Health Records Rollout
The second deployment of MHS Genesis went “much, much smoother” than the first, as officials take lessons from both rollouts to 25 more bases this summer.
Modernization
TSA's vision for self-screening comes into focus
The Transportation Security Administration is asking vendors to imagine technology and processes to allow air travel passengers to screen themselves.
Digital Government
Your Phone Isn't Making You Less Social
People’s personalities influence their digital media use.
Modernization
Building a Digital Archive for Decaying Paper Documents, Preserving Centuries of Records about Enslaved People
High-resolution photographs of centuries-old documents is only the first step.
Modernization
Farm credit agency looks to cloud
The small independent agricultural loan regulator wants to go all-in on cloud-based financial reporting.
Artificial Intelligence
Space Force Sets First Pitch Day Using Alternative Acquisition Authority
The military’s newest branch wants to hear about innovative solutions to tough problems in installation support and space operations.
Modernization
State looks to the cloud for building management services
The State Department's building administration agency is investigating software-as-a-service solutions for its site managers as an alternative to an existing shared services platform.
Modernization
DOD seeks a quick end to Oracle's JEDI appeal
Microsoft won the Pentagon's $10 billion cloud deal, but Oracle is pushing ahead with claims that the requirements favored Amazon Web Services.
Digital Government
Oracle’s JEDI Appeal Continues
There was an abundance of legal activity over the holidays in Oracle’s JEDI appeal.
Ideas
A Month at Sea with No Technology Taught Me How to Steal My Life Back from My Phone
No app is really going to help you quit using your phone.
Modernization
IRS Reforms Free File Program, Drops Agreement Not to Compete With TurboTax
The changes come after ProPublica’s reporting showed how TurboTax maker Intuit tricked customers into paying for tax prep they could have gotten for free.
Policy
President Trump Signs Law to Curb Unwanted Robocalls
The law supports several federal agencies in more aggressively combating the annoying, automatic calls.
Modernization
Survey: Feds View Security as Biggest Hurdle to Cloud Adoption
While agencies are becoming increasingly reliant on cloud services, a survey reveals pain points in getting there.
Digital Government