Modernization
NDAA pushes DOD-VA cooperation on health record modernization
The $20 billion health record modernization efforts at the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs are going to be joined a little more closely under an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act.
Modernization
Deepfakes are coming and lawmakers are looking for answers
Experts worry false video and audio created by deep learning algorithms can wreak havoc during the next election, but finding those responsible and punishing them is no easy task.
Modernization
Show Cloud Impact Early and Often to Boost Adoption
Find early wins and share them often, Veterans Affairs and Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency officials said.
Modernization
In Kansas, Using an App to Streamline DMV Registrations
The state launched the iKan app as a way to make it easier for residents to renew driver’s licenses or vehicle registrations. A state official said it also ended up generating new revenue.
Modernization
$733 billion defense bill passes committee
The House Armed Services Committee debated into the early morning, pushing the 21 hour mark before passing its version of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act.
Digital Government
Federal Agencies Rank Dead Last in Forrester Customer Experience Index
Once again, only the National Park Service scored on par with the industry average.
Modernization
10 Government Legacy Systems Cost Taxpayers $337 Million Every Year
Outdated tech can be costly.
Modernization
Congress Questions Leadership of VA Health Record Overhaul
Veterans Affairs officials said their upgraded health record platform will start rolling out in March, but lawmakers worry they might be jumping in too soon.
Modernization
DOD and VA's decisionmaking body for health record modernization lacks a decider
Defense and Veterans Affairs officials revealed a plan, decided March 1, to set up a joint governance board to make decisions on implementation of their commercial electronic health record system at a House hearing.
Modernization
How CBP saved thousands of staff hours with RPA
Customs and Border Protection's email migration project is an example of emerging tech's practical payoffs.
Cybersecurity
NIST Asks for Input on Building Secure Software
The draft framework is intended to both instruct developers on building safe tech and help IT buyers, like the government, know which companies they can trust.
Modernization
Top U.S. Intelligence Official Says Cloud ‘One of Best Decisions We Made’
Cloud computing is changing the way U.S. spy agencies meet their missions.
Modernization
5G, AI could get more funding in Republican amendment to defense bill
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, wants to add $17 billion to the top-line defense budget with boosts to tech initiatives.
Modernization
House Passes Revamped Bipartisan IRS Reform Bill
The Taxpayer First Act would redesign the agency and boost identity theft protection.
Digital Government
GSA Seeks Industry Feedback in Schedules Consolidation Effort
The agency wants buyers and sellers to weigh in as it works to modernize the Schedules process.
Digital Government
Why the Salesforce Acquisition of Tableau Matters to Government
Salesforce is positioning itself as more of a federal player with its purchase of Tableau.
Modernization
5 steps to critical infrastructure collaboration
Two experts explain how to put homeland security front-and-center in today's connected world.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Want Government to Help Workers Prepare for Automation
Senators introduced a bipartisan bill that would require the Labor Department to analyze the impacts of automation and prepare workers for a tech-driven job market.
Modernization
Senator Questions Administration’s Efforts to Combat China's Surveillance Exports
Sen. Ed Markey asked the State Department how its working to stop the spread of Chinese surveillance techniques.
Emerging Tech