Modernization
Bill Would Set 2-Year Deadline for Agencies to Get Digital
The 21st Century IDEA would require agencies to have a digital option for all paper-based forms and in-person interactions.
Modernization
USCG boosts ceiling on IT contract to stay on .mil network
The tempo of task orders on a key Coast Guard IT infrastructure vehicle is accelerating so fast that the agency must raise the contract ceiling or risk getting booted off the Department of Defense's central .mil network.
Cybersecurity
House Committee Forwards State Department Bug Bounty Bill
The ethical hacking competition is modeled on the Hack the Pentagon program.
Cybersecurity
Kaspersky is Off All Federal Networks but Remains on Contractor Systems
The Homeland Security Department wants to impose greater consequences on contractors that haven’t removed the Russian anti-virus.
Modernization
DISA to close St. Louis data center
DISA will close or limit operations at four of its data centers around the world as a result of its Computing Ecosystem optimization initiative.
Ideas
Moving Your Agency From ‘Lights On’ to IT Transformation
Keeping most IT dollars tied up in O&M leads to inefficiency in the long run.
Modernization
DOE announces new funding for quantum research
The Energy Department opened a multimillion dollar funding pool for its national lab experts to further explore quantum computing.
Modernization
Why more agencies aren’t applying for TMF funds
Despite general agreement the Modernizing Government Technology Act was a win for federal IT, just nine projects were initially submitted for money from the central IT fund the law created.
Modernization
Transportation CIO Says She Doesn’t Want Any More Money
Vicki Hildebrand said she can find funding within the department and doesn’t plan to tap the Technology Modernization Fund anytime soon.
Modernization
GDPR and the compliance conundrum
The General Data Protection Regulation's effects already are being felt far beyond the European Union.
Modernization
VA Dems Demand Answers on Electronic Health Records Delay
A $16 billion contract to modernize health records has been in limbo during turmoil at the agency.
Emerging Tech
TSA Issues First Contract Call Through Homeland’s Silicon Valley Program
The Transportation Security Administration needs low-key, automated screening tools and is asking non-traditional vendors for ideas.
Emerging Tech
The Energy Department is Investing $30 Million in Quantum Research
Is quantum computing the next big thing? Energy thinks it may be.
Modernization
CBP officers test body cams
The short-term cost is the camera, a former agency chief said. The big expense is with data storage and retrieval.
Ideas
Why This is the Year of Smaller, Faster Federal Data Centers
Even data centers feel the need for speed.
Modernization
Centers of Excellence Are A 'Cultural Intervention' For USDA, Says CIO
The department shows a renewed energy and shift in strategic thinking even in the first phase of the program, Agriculture CIO Gary Washington said.
Modernization
Lawmakers Question the Office of American Innovation’s Activities and Ethics
A pair of senators wants to know who the office is meeting with, what it’s working on and how much it’s spending.
Modernization
Tech Firms Ask Congress to Intervene on Pentagon JEDI Contract
A group representing 80 technology companies is asking Congress to make sure the cloud procurement is a transparent process.
Modernization
4 steps toward IT consolidation
To successfully manage an IT consolidation, leaders must know the requirements, develop a strategy, get employee buy-in and measure the results.
Modernization