Modernization

GSA Wants On-Call Vendors for the Centers of Excellence

The agency is asking for feedback on a new contracting vehicle for the program.

Modernization

Citing cyber risk, Pentagon watchdog wants to pause JRSS

A new report from the Defense Department's operational test and evaluation director says the Joint Regional Security Stacks program is undermanned and should be halted until security issues are resolved.

Podcasts

Critical Update: 3 Major Programs to Watch in 2019

To wrap season two, we run down three programs with high stakes for the agencies in play, as well as the rest of government.

Modernization

Poor Leadership Set Back VA Data Center Consolidation Efforts, Watchdog Says

The agency failed to report an estimated 860 data centers, which violates FITARA requirements, auditors said.

Digital Government

What the Shutdown Taught Us About Federal Payroll

Pay is one of the federal government’s biggest expenses. It’s imperative that we get it right every time.

Modernization

IG says VA is falling short on data center optimization

The Department of Veterans Affairs is failing to meet key data center optimization requirements under the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act, a new government audit finds.

Digital Government

The Shutdown is Over

And one lawmaker wants to make sure it never happens again.

Artificial Intelligence

The Pentagon Wants to Stop Enemies From 'Poisoning' AI

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking to defend machine learning tools against outside manipulation.

Modernization

Marine Corps Wants Cost-Effective Ways to Migrate Apps to the Cloud

The service wants to make sure it actually saves money moving applications from on-prem data centers to the cloud.

Modernization

DISA looks to pilot AI platform, DevSecOps model by summer

Terry Carpenter, DISA's program executive officer for the National Background Investigation Service, talks about what to expect from a system in transition.

Digital Government

Chamber of Commerce Says Shutdown has Cost Small Businesses $2.3 Billion

Small government contractors are choosing between laying off employees and going out of business.

Modernization

New intel strategy stresses data collection, cyber threats

A new U.S. strategy document calls for the U.S. intelligence community to boost cyber threat intelligence sharing and augment data collection and analysis capabilities.

Modernization

The House Oversight IT Subcommittee is Dead

The panel’s responsibilities—which include oversight of FITARA and other federal tech initiatives—will be swept up by the Government Operations subcommittee.

Modernization

What's driving federal IT in 2019?

Disruptive technologies, customer experience, security are coming to the fore in the federal IT landscape.

Modernization

Library of Congress Needs Volunteers to Digitize Its Records

Vendors would work for free, but they’d essentially gain exclusive rights to the materials for up to three years.

Modernization

Latest Bills to End Shutdown Include $25 Million Bump to Technology Modernization Fund

Previous spending packages didn’t allocate any additional money for the revolving fund.

Ideas

The Coming Digitization of the Regulatory Environment

Here's what the U.S. can learn about digitizing regulations from two of the largest economies.

Modernization

VA Selects Booz Allen Hamilton to Build New Mobile Application Cloud

The company is also responsible for migrating between 20 and 30 apps from the existing platform to the new cloud environment.