Ideas
Government Should Embrace the Advantages of the MVP Approach
The MVP is meant to eliminate waste—save money and time that would otherwise be spent on fruitless ideas.
Cybersecurity
FDIC’s Temporary Wi-Fi Network Tool Doesn’t Have Needed Security Authorizations
The program is in limbo while the tool awaits an ATO, prompting the inspector general’s office to express its “concerns.”
Modernization
Pilot IRS awards five scanning contracts
The IRS is using an innovative procurement program to test and deploy experimental solutions to digitize paper files as part of an agencywide effort to reduce the reliance on non-machine-readable documentation.
Cybersecurity
Background Check Agency Wants a Social Media Search Tool
The Defense Department office charged with investigating potential insider threats wants to use social media to add context to allegations.
Digital Government
GSA’s First Centers of Excellence Customer Touts $50M in Cost Avoidance
After three years, the Agriculture Department launched a cloud office, consolidated contact centers and stood up more than a hundred dashboards.
Ideas
Building Resiliency into the Future of the Federal Government
Creating a digital workplace that enables government users to work virtually from anywhere with the productivity, personalization and security they need is vital to digital resiliency.
Modernization
What a Top Secret Cloud Means for Microsoft
A commercial platform announced last year is now generally available to government customers.
Artificial Intelligence
AI Research Infrastructure Task Force Needs Input on ‘Democratizing’ Resources
The group is developing an implementation plan for how the U.S. could increase access to artificial intelligence research resources.
Modernization
Agriculture Launching New IT System to Manage Discrimination Complaints
The new Civil Rights Management System will live in a USDA-owned and operated cloud environment.
Ideas
How Turning to a Digital Workforce Is Government’s Path from Legacy IT to IT Transformation
Digital workers can address most automatable tasks at an agency.
Modernization
Microsoft touts top secret cloud ATO
Azure Government Top Secret is now "generally available" for national security workloads, Microsoft announced in a blog post.
Modernization
GSA, Executive Councils Seek Vendor to Improve Transparency in IT Acquisition
The new Governmentwide IT Transparency Professional Support Services contract will assist a wide swath of GSA’s tech-focused offices, as well as all the federal executive councils.
Modernization
Navy looks to build cyber resilience beyond RMF
The Navy wants to fortify its cyber resilience to keep pace with rapid software development needs, but changing workforce habits has to come first.
Digital Government
Report: Biden Administration Must Prioritize Workforce, Tech Modernization
The government employs 19 times more mission-critical IT employees over the age of 50 than under the age of 30, according to the Partnership for Public Service.
Ideas
Dissecting FedRAMP for Containerized Applications
Five essential things federal programs need to know.
Modernization
Digital ID left out of infrastructure bill
A plan to get federal support and funding behind digital identity proofing as a way to combat benefits fraud wound up on the cutting-room floor as the Senate crafted its $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill.
Modernization
State Department Still Struggling With 5-Year-Old Recommendations to Fix IT Management Issues
The agency is doing better about reporting through its internal system but six of seven outstanding issues remain a concern for the inspector general.
Modernization
State Department expands push to the cloud
The State Department wants to go all in on the cloud, starting with a new multiplatform toolset to add flexibility and innovation to IT services.
Ideas