Modernization
Census Targets Data Modernization, Cybersecurity Ahead of 2030 Rollout
Officials at the Census Bureau want to give the agency’s operations a strong, data-centric approach to collecting and securing American demographic information.
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Digital Government
VA Has a Plan to Attract Workers Displaced by Widespread Tech Industry Layoffs
Amid a recent wave of layoffs across the technology sector, the VA is working to position itself as an enticing destination for unemployed tech workers.
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House Modernization Leaders Have High Hopes for Tech Proposals, Even as Committee Disbands
The chair and vice chair of the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress told Nextgov they’re hopeful lawmakers will continue to advance their recommendations for improving congressional operations.
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DHS wants to deploy 'easy button' for cloud adoption
Deputy Chief Information Officer Beth Cappello said the department is developing a new contract vehicle to make it easier for coterie of components to buy cloud services.
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White House, Agencies Still Sorting Out Who Will Pay for Cross-agency Service Delivery Work
OMB’s customer experience lead said Tuesday that more specifics for life experience projects will be made public in coming weeks.
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5 Tips from Practitioners to Improve Government Customer Experience
Good customer experience doesn’t happen by accident.
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Interior Unveils $1B Cloud Solicitation
Data center consolidation and the movement of more core technology services are top priorities for the department in this acquisition.
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Maloney Introduces Presidential Records Reform Bill
Outgoing House Oversight and Reform Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) has a new bill meant to beef up compliance with White House records requirements.
Digital Government
What a Divided Government Could Mean for Tech Policy
Here’s what a split Congress might mean for tech, cybersecurity and governance.
Digital Government
Pentagon on Track to Award $9 Billion Cloud Contract in December
The Pentagon’s Chief Information Officer said the multi-cloud, multi-vendor JWCC contract will be awarded “in about a month.”
Modernization
TMF Invests $1.78M to Modernize AbilityOne’s ‘Obsolete’ Software
The funding will help to improve the software security of the commission—the largest employer of persons who are blind or have significant disabilities—while bringing the software into a cloud environment.
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NOAA planning to join DOD’s electronic health record system
A spokesperson for the office overseeing the rollout of the Oracle Cerner electronic health record system said that NOAA’s deployment of the software is “targeted for summer 2023.”
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TMF invests in major disability employer's modernization efforts
The Technology Modernization Fund will invest $1.7 million to support modernization efforts at one of the nation's largest employers of people who are blind or have other significant disabilities.
Emerging Tech
White House Kicks Off Second International Counter Ransomware Initiative Summit
The gathering, featuring a total of 36 countries, will focus on preventing large scale cyber attacks and money laundering via digital currencies.
Modernization
'Mixed progress' so far for Office of Federal Student Aid's modernization push
A new report from the Government Accountability Office says that the Office of Federal Student Aid doesn't have reliable cost and schedule estimates for the project.
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Cloud Training for All is Critical to Migration Efforts, Experts Say
Panelists at an ATARC conference highlighted the importance of workers, not just technologists understanding the cloud to enhance its efforts.
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New ‘More Flexible’ TSA Screening Systems Debut in Las Vegas
A collaboration between the TSA and Homeland’s Science & Technology Directorate yields compact baggage screening.
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Paper-Based Government Forms Cost Federal Agencies $37.8B
A report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce underscored the environmental and consumer need for a digital government services modernization.
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Tech woes still trouble OPM, watchdog says
While a solution appears to be in play for the agency's budget shortfall, deficiencies in the tech workforce remain a cause for concern.
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