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NIST Kicks Off CHIPS Act Programs With Requests for Public Input
The requests will help the National Institute of Standards and Technology gain guidance from stakeholders on initiatives to help boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing.
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More Than Half of People are Frustrated by Digital Government Services, Survey Finds
The report found that 46% of respondents would be more likely to use digital technology to access government services if the technology was easier to use.
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VA adds 6 months to health record deployment pause
The delay is designed to give the Department of Veterans Affairs and Cerner Oracle more time to iron out serious performance issues in the multibillion dollar software upgrade.
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OPM Watchdog Seeks a Background Search Tool to Help Investigations
The Office of Personnel Management’s Inspector General asked industry to offer insights about a potential online search and retrieval service to help with its investigations.
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Report: Empathetic Tech Can Improve the Government Contact Center Experience
A little empathy goes a long way.
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Tech Wanted: Government Calls on Industry to Help with Net-Zero Carbon Buildings
Two agencies released a request for information Tuesday.
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The Presidential Innovation Fellows Program Turned 10, What’s Next?
Presidential Innovations Fellow Director Rebeca Lamadrid discussed the “stay flexible” mentality of the program and where it is heading for its next 10 years.
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TMF announces $36.4M in awards
The Army, the Office of Personnel Management and the Federal Housing Authority are the latest recipients of awards from the Technology Modernization Fund.
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NOAA Looks to Transition Ground-Based Radio Processing to the Cloud
The agency plans to offer industry and academia the chance to demonstrate how cloud solutions could enable their radio processing objectives.
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State Department issues $3.5B in EIS task orders
Verizon and BT Federal secure awards worth more than $1 billion each for work in overseas locations.
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State Department Awards Verizon $1.58B IT Modernization Contract
The contract tasks Verizon with modernizing communications infrastructure and providing IT services to the agency’s embassies and other important locations.
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IT Spend Reporting Requirements Still Stuck at Halfway Point, Watchdog Finds
The Government Accountability Office report found that agencies failed to disclose approximately $31 billion in fiscal year 2021 investments under the two layers of the Technology Business Management framework that were required.
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Federal Agencies Still Face Several Cloud Challenges, Watchdog Says
Years after prior watchdog reports, agencies still have not fully implemented Government Accountability Office recommendations.
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VA ‘Moving Toward Full Compliance’ With Geospatial Data Law, Watchdog Finds
The VA’s Office of Inspector General found said the agency is noncompliant with three of the law’s requirements but is currently in the process of addressing its deficiencies.
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Collaborative Tools Are More Needed Than Performance Tech in Remote Work, Study Says
According to the study, current tools focus on productivity, but there needs to be a transition for the government to also focus on collaboration.
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Bipartisan Senate Bill Aims to Safeguard Open Source Software
The Securing Open Source Software Act would task the Office of Management and Budget with issuing guidance around the secure usage of open source software and give new oversight responsibilities to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
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VA Official Has 'Deep Concerns' About Agency's EHR Deployment
But leadership at the agency pushed back against projected cost overruns and delays moving forward.
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Acquisition Failures at VA Lead to Congressional Calls for Enhanced Oversight
Republican leaders on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee want the VA to halt major purchases until a new binding acquisition management framework is implemented.
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DHS to Begin Electric Vehicle Adoption for Law Enforcement
The Mustang Mach-E model is currently undergoing cybersecurity risk tests.
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