Digital Government
Women in Government Tech Have ‘One Bad-Ass Mission,' New Federal CIO Says
Suzette Kent highlighted the power of women in government in her first address as federal CIO.
Digital Government
Shulkin’s Firing Leaves $16B Effort to Merge DoD/VA Health Records Up In The Air
Secretary Shulkin championed a contract with Cerner to develop a new health records system for Veterans Affairs, but the deal seems precarious now.
Emerging Tech
Meet The Woman Who’s Making Soldiers More Energy Efficient
On the battlefield, power matters in more ways than you think.
Cybersecurity
Here’s What a Company’s Data Breach Game Plan Looks Like
Companies should know who to call in law enforcement and which data is most valuable before a breach occurs, the Chamber of Commerce says.
Digital Government
Customs Needs A Vendor To Manage Financial IT In And Out Of Agency Borders
Customs and Border Protection is looking for information on a single vendor to support its financial systems and prepare to become a shared services center.
Modernization
Mobile network infrastructure at growing risk from cyber attack
The FCC's communications security advisory group warned on threats to mobile networks that are similar to those impacting industrial control systems.
Modernization
5G push could require federal spectrum
Communications policy leaders are looking put federal spectrum in the pipeline as the U.S. gears up for faster mobile broadband.
Ideas
Could the Online Marketplace Be a Catalyst For Procurement Transformation?
Customization and legacy systems are just two of the things federal agencies might need to let go of.
Digital Government
General Dynamics’ Acquisition of CSRA Is An Even Bigger Deal Than You Thought
If General Dynamics’ $9.7 billion acquisition of CSRA goes forward, the company will be the federal government’s largest technology services provider by a wide margin.
Modernization
U.S. Digital Service to Congress: We’ve Made A Measurable Impact
The government’s technology tiger team gives an update on what it accomplished in 2017 and the projects it has in process.
Modernization
Make way for the MGT Act
Three ways federal IT program managers can proactively adapt to change.
Modernization
Industry Sounds Off On Pentagon’s Cloud Strategy
The Defense Department received more than 1,000 comments from industry regarding its JEDI cloud acquisition.
Digital Government
Government Has No Idea Whether The Billions It Spends On STEM Education Is Working
An audit by the Government Accountability Office suggests the White House isn’t measuring how well STEM education programs work.
Modernization
The Scary New Contracting Model That Isn’t Scary or New
“Other Transaction Authorities” might seem like a risky new acquisition method, but it’s been around longer than the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Modernization
FCC chief floats new supply chain rules for telecom
The plan would bar the use of funds in an $8.5 billion telecom subsidy from going to foreign equipment suppliers who are deemed a threat to national security.
Modernization
Tech trade groups urge DOD to rethink cloud strategy
The Department of Defense reaped more than 1,000 comments on cloud procurement, including suggestions for technology trade groups to reshape its approach on a planned single-vendor cloud deal.
Emerging Tech
DHS Commercialized A Tool That Applies AI To Pharmaceutical Research
It comes as the seventh piece of tech the agency shepherded from lab to the marketplace this year.
Cybersecurity
Education Department Knows It Needs Cyber Skills, But Doesn't Know Which Ones
The department issued a request for information on how best to train, retain and track its cyber workforce.
Modernization
Google Cloud Targets Federal Government
Google wants to compete with Amazon, Microsoft and other companies for a share of the government’s massive cloud computing market.
Modernization