Cybersecurity
Army Awards $5M Bridge Contract for Cyber Training
The service justified skipping a competitive bidding process citing urgent need.
Digital Government
Air Force Buys Streaming Data Warehouse for Pathfinder, JADC2 Concepts
Data company Kinetica will ingest trillions of records of sensor data to create visual representations of the operating environment across domains.
Digital Government
OMB Nominee to Prioritize Efficient, Tech-Savvy Government
Neera Tanden cited cybersecurity as one of her top priorities and pushed for Congress to add to the Technology Modernization Fund.
Digital Government
GSA’s Central Procurement Hub Will Keep the ‘Beta’ A Little Longer
Users will see a new beta.SAM.gov come April but the final transition is still to come.
Modernization
Tech and tweets: Tanden talks policy and social media on Capitol Hill
President Biden's nominee for OMB director came under fire during her hearing for mean tweets aimed at Republican lawmakers. "I regret the language," she said.
Digital Government
DHS Taps California-Based Startup to Test Privacy in Contact Tracing Apps
It marks the first of multiple forthcoming awards through the department’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program.
Digital Government
4 Steps to Deliver a ‘Future Fit’ Technology Strategy
A Forrester report offers suggestions for tech leaders looking to develop a modern tech strategy that allows for emerging technologies.
Modernization
FERC proposes incentives for electric companies to improve cybersecurity
The new rule, proposed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, would subsidize electric companies that upgrade their cybersecurity infrastructure beyond the minimum requirements.
Emerging Tech
FEMA’s Acquisition Office Aims to Embrace More Bots and Automation
A recently released matrix highlights a few RPA-driven improvements the agency might pursue.
Ideas
How Forward-Thinking Investments Will Build the Future of Digital Government
To succeed, governments must create long-term integrated plans that encompass enterprise architecture, funding and policy support.
Emerging Tech
Microsoft Partnership Will Bring New Cloud Service to DOD Microelectronics Project
The tech giant also announced a new cloud agreement with GDIT.
Modernization
Federal Cloud Spending Tops $6.6 Billion
It’s the most the federal government has ever spent on cloud computing services.
Modernization
ATO ASAP: Let’s finally fix the security compliance problem
The process federal agencies go through to prove a system is secure may actually be making us less secure. This is a problem that we must fix today, not tomorrow.
Ideas
Agencies that Put People First Will Close the Equity Gap
In the coming months, federal agencies will be asked to look anew at whether and to what extent they are serving everyone.
Digital Government
Survey: Majority of Senior Executives Feel Burned Out
Overall, more than one in three feds attribute burnout to COVID-19 circumstances.
Modernization
Tech Groups Urge Congress to Add Billions to TMF and Drop Some Repayments
Twelve advocacy groups representing the biggest names in tech asked for a major infusion of cash and some substantive changes to how the Technology Modernization Fund operates.
Emerging Tech
VA Partners with AT&T to Extend its 5G Experimentation
A fresh installation was many months in the making, officials explained.
Modernization
Agencies feel IT staff shortages from Trump administration hiring freezes
Trump administration hiring freezes have been causing a strain on federal agencies trying to cope with the demands put on IT staff because of telework.
Ideas
The Transition to TIC 3.0: Ensuring Agency Readiness for Network Modernization
IT and security teams will need the right building blocks to accommodate a range of use cases.
Modernization