Artificial Intelligence
Homeland Security Wants AI to Help Realize a 5-Year-Old Financial Services Mandate
The Financial Systems Modernization Program hasn’t met its requirements, but officials hope an injection of artificial intelligence and automation can help.
Modernization
Pentagon awards OTA for online AI marketplace
The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center awarded an other transaction agreement to build and manage an online environment for rapid procurement of AI capabilities.
Modernization
Defense Agencies Can Access Amazon Web Services Cloud Through MilCloud 2.0
The milCloud 2.0 contract offers an expanded suite of cloud offerings and services to defense agencies.
Modernization
Pentagon Hints It Could Abandon the JEDI Cloud Effort
The department still urgently needs an enterprise cloud and indicates it may consider other options.
Modernization
DOD signals it could move on from JEDI if court battles drag out
The Pentagon is committed to enterprise-wide cloud capabilities at the unclassified, secret and top secret levels, but if a court case around the JEDI procurement doesn't go their way, DOD is signaling it could find other paths to the cloud.
Cybersecurity
Justice Notches Major Win with Global Botnet Takedown
Law enforcement also announced their disruption of the commoditized NetWalker ransomware.
Modernization
Library of Congress Will Put $15M Grant Toward Minority-Focused Digital Futures Program
The program aims to bring forward minority voices through digital storytelling.
Digital Government
House Dems Push for $9B for Tech Modernization Fund in Next COVID Package
The funding would come from President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan.
Modernization
Oversight Dems push $9B TMF boost
President Biden included the massive uptick in the Technology Modernization Fund in his $1.9 trillion pandemic relief and recovery proposal, and key lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee are pushing to include the measure in legislation.
Digital Government
IRS Appoints Chief Taxpayer Experience Officer
The IRS announced its first senior leadership position under the Taxpayer First Act.
Emerging Tech
5G in Action
Civilian and defense agencies lay the groundwork for next-generation communications.
Artificial Intelligence
HHS Makes Strategic Moves to Achieve Ultimate ‘Artificial Intelligence Ambition’
The department’s chief AI officer shed light on what went into a new guiding document—and what’s next.
Digital Government
White House Directs Agencies to Revise Their Pandemic Plans
The “paramount concern is the health and safety of all federal employees, on-site contractors, and individuals interacting with the federal workforce,” OMB said.
Modernization
Former Federal CIO on the Tech Challenges the Biden Administration Faces
Vivek Kundra joins the GovExec Daily podcast to discuss the future of public sector cloud computing.
Ideas
How to Modernize Mission-Critical IT Systems Without Disruption
Technology never stands still, so building new solutions based on requirements drafted in the past will always result in out of data solutions.
Cybersecurity
DOD’s Cybersecurity Certification Requirements to Appear in DHS Contracts
Official says a selection of the first contractors to be audited will be vetted by members of the new administration.
Digital Government
Buttigieg Points to Transportation’s ‘Generational Moment’ in Confirmation Hearing
Pete Buttigieg’s addressed challenges and tech issues before senators Thursday.
Digital Government
Biden’s Wave of COVID-19 Executive Orders Relies On Data To Implement
While technology is not the main focus of the pandemic response plan, collecting and disseminating more data is a recurring theme.
Cybersecurity
The Hack Roundup: Trump Orders U.S. Cloud Providers to Log Foreign Users
Here are the news and updates you may have missed.
Digital Government