Modernization
Agencies seek betters ways to track past performance
Federal officials want new methods to get feedback on their vendors into the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System.
Modernization
How to train your algorithm
The federal government is starting to bet big on artificial intelligence in the federal space, but agencies must be careful not to repeat IT mistakes of the past that have resulted in insecure legacy technology.
Modernization
USDA Launches Tool to Match Farmers to the Loans They Need
The latest tool on farmers.gov helps take the mystery out of the loan application process.
Modernization
Pentagon Will Default To Trusting Other Agencies’ Cloud Security Assessments
The department has had success reusing other agencies’ authorizations and will make reciprocity the rule rather than the exception.
Policy
Trump’s Tax Law Threatened TurboTax’s Profits. So the Company Started Charging the Disabled, the Unemployed and Students.
The move by TurboTax maker Intuit to charge more lower-income customers has helped boost revenue.
Modernization
Connolly pushing for new FedRAMP bill
The House oversight operations subcommittee chairman's legislation would provide more clarity to the federal approval process for cloud services.
Cybersecurity
Census Chief Assures Lawmakers IT and Cyber Risks are Under Control
But with less than a year until the 2020 count kicks off, the bureau still has little room for error, the Government Accountability Office warns.
Modernization
Panel Dems say spectrum process is 'broken'
A squabble over protecting incumbent federal users in the recently auctioned 24 GHz spectrum points to breakdown in collaborative process, Democrats on the House spectrum panel say.
Modernization
DISA pilots zero-trust networking
The Defense Information Systems Agency is testing out zero-trust networking on DOD's classified network.
Modernization
Mr. FedRAMP is Leaving Government
Matt Goodrich is headed to the private sector after a decade in civil service.
Modernization
The Pentagon is Trying to Enable Software to Upgrade Itself
The research could one day help the government address its legacy IT problem.
Modernization
Office of American Innovation on Keeping Modernization Apolitical
The office is turning its attention to finding secure identification systems.
Modernization
'Mr. FedRAMP' leaving GSA
Matt Goodrich, who helped elevate the General Services Administration's cloud security program, is headed to the private sector.
Modernization
The Slackification of the American Home
Stretched for time, some households are starting to operate more like businesses.
Artificial Intelligence
VA Appoints First-Ever Artificial Intelligence Director
The move represents a broader push to improve veteran care through AI-enabled solutions.
Artificial Intelligence
OMB: How Can We Enhance Federal Data to Boost AI Research?
Artificial intelligence runs best on strong datasets and the White House wants the public to weigh in to improve both.
Modernization
Court Rules in Favor of Pentagon in JEDI Lawsuit
The ruling against Oracle clears the way for the government to award the contract in August to Microsoft or Amazon Web Services.
Modernization
DOD prevails in JEDI case; award can proceed
A federal judge rejected complaints by Oracle that conflict of interest and unfair requirements warranted a rebid of the $10 billion, 10-year Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract.
Policy
Trump Executive Order Directs ‘All Agencies’ to Share Citizenship Data with Commerce Department
The executive order followed President Trump’s Rose Garden remarks Thursday but doesn’t provide many specifics regarding how to move the records.
Emerging Tech