Modernization
IGs Announce Plan to Probe Joint DOD, VA Electronic Health Records Programs
The two inspector general offices are teaming up to determine whether the commercial EHR programs are meeting the main goal of interoperability.
Modernization
App Tells You Who's Collecting Your Data and Why
Find out what internet of things devices around you may be tracking you.
Digital Government
Data Center Issue Prompts GAO to Revert Redesigned Website Back to an Old Version
The new site’s host company, Contegix, is still working to resolve the technical difficulties, a GAO official said.
Policy
Taxing Internet Ads Could Raise Lots of Money, but Doubts Persist
Maryland could be the first in the nation to tax online ads.
Modernization
Lawmaker, DHS chief spar at hearing over border wall tech
Technology is a key to an effective border wall, the acting head of the Department of Homeland Security told a Senate panel.
Modernization
AWS looks to expand record in JEDI lawsuit
A recent filing also takes a hard look at the timing of Defense Secretary Mark Esper's recusal in the case.
Modernization
DOD releases first AI ethics principles, but there’s work left to on implementation
The Defense Department released its first official artificial intelligence ethics principles that it says will shape how it develops and implements the technology.
Modernization
Report: FedRAMP must evolve to meet demand, emerging tech
A new report lays out where FedRAMP has gone wrong – and what can be done to fix it.
Emerging Tech
NOAA Launches Supercomputing Upgrade to Beef Up Weather Forecasts
The agency is replacing existing systems with two new, more powerful Cray computers.
Cybersecurity
Presidential Advisers Set Timeline for Report on Options to Secure 5G Networks
Officials reaffirmed the administration’s view that software-defined networking is the best way to secure next-gen telecommunications.
Artificial Intelligence
White House Tech Chief Calls Europe’s AI Principles Clumsy Compared to U.S. Approach
Analysts disagreed with the assessment, calling the EU white paper a good start for developing a risk-based approach to regulating artificial intelligence.
Modernization
Senate panel passes VA tech oversight bill
In the wake of the Department of Veterans Affairs' delay of the initial go-live date of its $16 billion electronic health record modernization system, a Senate committee has passed a bill that requires the agency to be more transparent about the status of big-ticket IT projects.
Modernization
GAO Launches Upgraded, Mobile-Friendly Website
Agency officials hope it’ll increase users’ access to the watchdog’s work.
Emerging Tech
NOAA to Use Microsoft AI to Advance Protection of Endangered Species
The technology will help researchers determine ice seals from rocks and free up scientists from data notation.
Digital Government
Indian Health Service CIO Gets Ready to Update One of Government’s Oldest Systems
As chief information officer of the Indian Health Service, Mitchell Thornbrugh will play a critical role as the agency updates from a system that first debuted in 1969.
Modernization
TIC 3 Commenters Put Faith in Zero Trust over CISA’s Trust Zones
The draft policy creates a new framework for secure network boundaries at a time when the tech sector is moving away from boundaries altogether.
Emerging Tech
VA Reveals Industry Partners for First 5G-Enabled Hospital
Through early adoption, the Veterans Affairs Department aims to help the entire health care industry visualize, access and co-develop 5G’s full potential.
Ideas
To Protect Data, Organizations Must Stop Being ‘Cloud Dumb’
The first thing executives need to understand is that the cloud providers aren’t responsible for protecting data.
Modernization