Modernization
Lawmakers Tell National Archives to Use Tech Modernization Funding to Fix Veterans’ Backlog
Congressional oversight chiefs want the National Archives to apply for funding through the Technology Modernization Fund.
Digital Government
EEOC Wants a Quality Check For Its Data and Automation Strategy
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s inspector general wants an independent third party to look over the agency’s Digital Process Transformation and Automation strategy.
Modernization
Why VA's electronic health record mega-project is failing
The agency's former top technology official explains how management problems, reliance on outmoded development methodology and lack of customer buy-in are combining to sink (for now) a critical modernization project at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Modernization
House panel advances slate of cybersecurity bills
Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said eight new bills will bring the United States "one step closer to a safer and more secure wireless future."
Modernization
The workforce and mission arguments for modernizing human capital management systems
HCM software can help improve efficiency through self-service and automation, enable HR to better understand and address employee wellbeing and engagement, and prepare for the future while aligning people resources with the organization’s mission today.
Ideas
Screentime Can Make You Feel Sick – Here Are Ways to Manage Cybersickness
Your devices can trigger symptoms similar to motion sickness.
Digital Government
OPM Makes Acting CIO Permanent
Guy Cavallo, who has been serving in an acting capacity since March, launched a major cloud initiative this spring.
Modernization
VA Halts Health Records Deployments Through 2021
The decision follows a 12-week strategic review ordered by VA Secretary Denis McDonough.
Modernization
Access Board Wants an Appropriately Accessible Records Management System
The independent agency in charge of enforcing accessibility wants to make sure its new electronic records system works for everyone.
Cybersecurity
CBP Cybersecurity Failures Left Travelers' Personal Info at Risk, IG Says
A new internal watchdog report finds Customs and Border Protection failed to conduct required cybersecurity activities for its Mobile Passport Control applications.
Cybersecurity
CISA Considering Open-Source Registrar Platform For .Gov Domain
The agency is looking for support services to help manage the .gov registry as it takes control of the top-level domain from GSA.
Modernization
Can JADC2 fly without budget reform?
Tim Grayson, the director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Strategic Technology Office, said there's a risk that "monolithic platforms get replaced with monolithic architectures."
Ideas
The State of Data Security in the Federal Government
Most agencies don’t have a solid grasp of what data they have or where it is located.
Cybersecurity
Bill Would Require Federal Agencies and Contractors to Report Cyber Intrusions Within 24 Hours
The bill leaves it up to an interagency rulemaking process to determine whether entities would be required to report incidents they’re aware of but not directly involved in.
Digital Government
Zero Trust-Like Approach Needed for Microelectronics Industry, Former DOD Official Says
Onshoring doesn’t mean vulnerabilities associated with chips will be instantly mitigated, the official said.
Modernization
House Bill Would Create Long-Awaited Software and Data Roles at Federal Agencies
The proposal would create new positions, including software development, software engineering and data scientists.
Ideas
DOD’s Forecast Post-JEDI: Multi-Cloud with a Chance of Peril
The Defense Department's needs are diverse and have become even more disparate amidst the post-SolarWinds landscape.
Modernization
Lawmakers balk at cost-overruns, transparency issues with VA's $21 billion health record program
At a Senate hearing last week, Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough noted deficiencies in training including the lack of a real system available for use by clinicians in advance of the go-live date for a new, integrated health care software system.
Cybersecurity
VA Needs a Security Check For Its Social Security Number Reduction Tool
The app was recently migrated into a VA-managed cloud environment and needs a new authority to operate and some upgrades.
Ideas