Modernization
IRS Leader Defends Agency’s Stimulus Check Performance
Lawmakers questioned whether lagging IT modernization efforts caused delays or missing financial relief payments for some Americans.
Ideas
Government Helps Design Tech to Improve Children’s Focus Amid Pandemic
Remote learning is more than just forcing your child to sit up and stare at the screen during online classes.
Cybersecurity
CISA Leader Puts Health Sector Project on the Level of Election Security Initiative
A senior adviser brought in to boost the pandemic-driven effort says new materials are coming and stresses the importance of organizations acting on the agency’s advisories as part of their risk calculus.
Digital Government
3 Ways Agencies Can Improve Customer Experience
One of the most important things agencies can do is build trust.
Emerging Tech
GSA Wants a Feedback Machine to Help Agencies and the Public Navigate Policies
The Office of Governmentwide Policy wants to know the cost and capabilities of platforms that can help manage questions on acquisition, public buildings and government travel.
Modernization
Report: Agencies Must Adapt Services More Quickly to Meet Customer Demands
The government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic suggests it should continue being agile in its approach to service delivery.
Modernization
Lawmakers See Equity-Enhancing Future for Telehealth Beyond Pandemic
Reps. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., and Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., view telehealth services as a key tool to promote equity in health care post-pandemic
Modernization
Space Force and cyber
Lt. Gen. John Thompson, commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center under the U.S. Space Force, said cybersecurity was increasingly integral to space missions and changes had to be made to infrastructure contracts.
Ideas
Setting Data-Driven Goals to Improve Citizens' Digital Experiences
Agencies need to find the best way to measure progress.
Modernization
A future-proof security model for a modern, mobile government
COVID-19 has shown the importance of the extensibility and scalability of the cloud and has been a forcing factor, expediting modernization initiatives – including security modernization.
Modernization
Treasury Rolls Out One-Stop Online Shop for Federal Financial Management Guidance
It’s all part of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service’s aim to reimagine how agency officials tap into relevant financial information.
Cybersecurity
CISA Releases Tips For Secure Teleworking
The short guide offers quick tips and links to deeper resources for employees at every level.
Cybersecurity
Industry Groups Spar Over NDAA Provisions on Sourcing of Electronics from China
Dueling letters to lawmakers support and oppose language requiring the department to phase out the procurement of some basic technology from adversarial nations.
Ideas
It’s Time for Government Agencies to Secure Their Multicloud Environments
Multicloud environments can be extremely challenging to organize, manage and secure.
Modernization
NASA sets internal contact tracing app
NASA leverages commercial software, CDO Council for the agency's COVID tracing app.
Emerging Tech
NIST Awards Millions in Innovation Funds for Projects on AI, Wildfire Forecasting—and Much More
Here are a few projects that received a financial boost through the Small Business Innovation Research program.
Digital Government
NIST Offers Cash Prizes for New Ways to Maintain Anonymity in Data
The agency is putting up cash prizes for new differential privacy algorithms, as well as methods for testing the quality of those solutions and using open source code.
Modernization
Lawmakers Propose Using FCC E-Rate Funds to Boost Individuals’ Internet Access
The Federal Communications Commission-provided funds have historically been distributed to institutions instead of people.
Modernization
VA Officials Hope to Wrap Training, Testing Before October Go-Live of EHR Program
Despite numerous obstacles, the Veterans Affairs Department expects to be ready for the October 24 deployment date its new electronic health records system.
Cybersecurity