Digital Government
Watchdog: Without a Plan, Motor Carrier Safety Agency Can’t Update I.T.
A GAO report dinged the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for a half-baked IT modernization plan.
Modernization
FedRAMP tweaks programs to speed authorizations
A new web form for FedRAMP Forward will ease submission of business cases for priority authorization, and proposed requirements for the FedRAMP Tailored baseline are out for public comment.
Modernization
Survey: Feds Still Use Shadow I.T. to Do Their Jobs
Many federal employees turn to personal devices to boost their productivity, a recent survey found.
Modernization
Keep Hackers Out of Your Netflix and Hulu Accounts
Only you can binge watch on your account.
Modernization
Why Are Companies Trying to Make it Illegal to Repair Our Electronic Devices?
Users’ right to repair objects they own is in jeopardy.
Modernization
Will MGT pass before recess?
As the Senate grapples with lingering challenges, an IT modernization bill that sailed through the House of Representative and enjoys White House support still awaits committee markup.
Modernization
A Farmer-Focused Agency Wants to Ditch Data Centers Completely
"Farmers don’t care that I run a data center," an Agriculture Department chief information officer said.
Modernization
$50B telecom award due in late July
GSA says it is still on track to award its $50 billion EIS telecommunications contract at the end of the month.
Modernization
SBA CIO grapples with modernization
A House committee urged the Small Business Administration CIO to flatten the org chart and improve on cybersecurity.
Modernization
How FedRAMP Keeps Getting Faster
The accreditation time frame is shrinking and GSA is working with the Office of American Innovation to speed up even more.
Ideas
House of Clouds: The Federal Transition to New Network Infrastructure
Antiquated systems are a major reason why agencies have experienced security problems.
Emerging Tech
These Scanners Could Let You Travel With Liquids and Electronic Devices
A San Diego-based company is in talks with TSA to test out a scanner that could search tablets and cellphones for explosives.
Modernization
Will nuclear breaches melt down information sharing?
While cybersecurity and nuclear experts say the recently disclosed cyber breaches do not pose a risk to nuclear safety, the fallout could be that critical infrastructure firms grow more reluctant to share cyberthreat information with the government.
Modernization
Survey: Cyber pros fear attack on critical infrastructure
A majority of security professionals say a successful cyber attack on critical infrastructure is likely within the next two years.
Modernization
Why this IT modernization push could actually work
A former agency CIO suggests that the key pieces are finally falling into place.
Emerging Tech