Modernization
One Army corps sees data education as the foundation of AI-enabled targeting
Expanding data education has proven to be foundational and a defining metric as the Army tests artificial intelligence to improve weapons targeting for the 18th Airborne Corps.
Ideas
Accidental Data Deletion: The Fear Is Real
Data handling is an organization-wide responsibility.
Digital Government
Help Celebrate the Boldest Projects in Government
Nextgov and Government Executive’s BOLD Gov showcases excellence in government—and nominations are open.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Ask How They Can Help Agencies Fight Crypto-enabled Ransomware Hacks
A new bill would require public and private entities to report on ransomware payments, including the nature of currency used, to DHS within 48 hours.
Modernization
IT, supply chain figure in agency climate plans
Federal agencies release climate adaptation and resilience plans, many of which feature new initiatives to combat current and future risks to critical infrastructure and information technology.
Cybersecurity
CISA Finalizes Guidance for Securing Federal Networks for Remote Users
The latest guidance is the third of four use cases to be released as part of the Trusted Internet Connection 3.0 initiative.
Cybersecurity
Federal CISO Considers Including Technology Modernization in Cybersecurity Metrics
Chris De Rusha is also thinking about how to use the Technology Modernization Fund to create a new shared services program for zero-trust implementation.
Artificial Intelligence
NSA Cyber Chief Spells Out Near-Term Priorities
Ransomware is a top concern, but the agency is also looking ahead to defending networked weapons and post-quantum encryption.
Modernization
Supreme Court Ends Oracle’s JEDI Challenge
Oracle first challenged the Pentagon’s Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud contract in 2018.
Emerging Tech
DHS Issues Roadmap to Help Organizations Prepare for Quantum Computing Threat
Officials say there’s a lot agencies and other entities should be doing, even though it may be more than a decade before a quantum computer can decode current levels of encryption.
Modernization
IRS’ New Digital Case Management System Failed to Meet Early Expectations
The first releases did not include functionality end-users were expecting and failed to meet Section 508 accessibility standards.
Modernization
DISA reorganizes cloud office
The Defense Information Systems Agency has reorganized its cloud offices, combining the Cloud Computing Program Office with DISA's hosting services directorate and ecosystem.
Digital Government
DOD Now Continuously Monitoring Clearance Holders’ Credit and Criminal Records
The long-awaited change to the background investigations process will flag concerning information for further investigation.
Ideas
5 Lessons Learned as the CISO for the U.S. Postal Service
Agencies cannot stop hackers from targeting them. But we can—and should—develop risk management strategies.
Emerging Tech
Health Technology in Action
In this special report, Nextgov examines how the COVID-19 pandemic is shaping technology tools and policies in health care.
Cybersecurity
White House Announces 7 TMF Awards with Big Focus on Zero Trust
Half of the awards announced publicly went to zero trust cybersecurity projects, with no funding going directly to pandemic response tech. One project remains classified.
Emerging Tech
NASA’s Planning a New Initiative to Train People How to Make Use of Its Space Data
A NASA initiative aims to teach the public how to effectively use open-source tools and software to answer data-centered questions on their own.
Modernization
Congress Gets First Look At Upcoming TMF Awards
The federal CIO offered a few details of the project proposals received and upcoming award announcements.
Digital Government
Labor Department Awards Verizon $887M to Radically Revamp IT Backbone
No other Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions selections are planned by the department.
Modernization