Cybersecurity
Interior IG: Nation’s Dams Safe From Hacks But Vulnerable to Insider Threats
An inspector general review exposes significant weaknesses to dam cybersecurity that have grown more serious over time.
Modernization
Why it's getting harder to find sharable federal spectrum
The government is sitting on a goldmine of radio spectrum that could be used to accelerate 5G deployment, but crafting a coordinated policy to get there is complicated.
Modernization
Lawmakers push to expand agency spectrum sharing
New legislation would provide more money for agencies to research how to free up their federal spectrum holdings for commercialization.
Modernization
Technology Modernization Fund Board Doesn't Want Boring Proposals
Agencies that want a shot at funding had better make their proposals interesting.
Ideas
Embrace IT Modernization Without Creating Cybersecurity Risks
IT modernization alone won't fix your cybersecurity issues, but implemented correctly can make a huge difference.
Modernization
How the VA is Personalizing Veteran Services With a Single Website
The VA Digital Service thinks veterans shouldn’t have to know the agency’s bureaucracy to find the benefits they’re looking for.
Modernization
Modernization Board Awards Half Its First Year Funding to Three Projects
They are the first projects to receive Modernizing Government Technology funds.
Modernization
Verizon hits EIS milestone
The telecom is the first of 10 prime contractors on the government's $50 billion communications contract to report success on back office requirements.
Modernization
U.S. reverses ZTE ban
After a personal intervention by President Trump, the Commerce Department rescinded export restrictions aimed at Chinese telecom manufacturer ZTE.
Cybersecurity
GAO Probing FCC Claims of Denial-of-Service Attack
Critics have questioned whether the FCC’s commenting site was actually hit with a distributed denial-of-service attack or just deluged with comments opposing net neutrality repeal.
Modernization
GSA Announces New Start Date for $50B IT Service Contract After Legal Challenges
The Alliant 2 Unrestricted contract awards survived four lawsuits, but the delay means a later start and a later end date.
Ideas
5 Recommendations for Meeting NARA’s Vision of a Digital Future
Meeting the 2022 mandate will having agencies thinking retention policies, storage space and IT investments.
Modernization
In House bill, Pentagon cloud funding comes with strings attached
The House defense appropriations bill includes new reporting requirements on the JEDI project and the Defense Enterprise Office Solutions cloud efforts.
Modernization
Pentagon’s Second Multibillion Cloud Contract to Be Bid in Coming Months
Officials say the Defense Department’s multibillion Defense Enterprise Office Solutions contract is expected to be bid out in the fourth quarter of this fiscal year.
Modernization
FCC gets pushback on supply chain security proposal
Telecom carriers and device manufacturers are telling the Federal Communications Commission that it may be overstepping its authority with a plan to police supply chain security.
Modernization
IRS Plans to Hire 1,700, Upgrade Outdated Technology
In a new strategic plan, the agency projects a 17 percent increase in phone calls as it implements the new tax law.
Digital Government
How NIH is Organizing Its Enormous Troves of Data
The agency has a new strategic plan for how to manage, store and analyze its scientific data.
Modernization
It's time to fix our cloud procurement problems
Cloud presents some unique problems for contracting officers, and addressing those ambiguities would pay big dividends.
Modernization
DISA in high gear on MilCloud migration
Facing an accelerated schedule, the Defense Information Systems Agency is staffing up and adding training to help DOD agencies migrate to MilCloud 2.0.
Modernization