Modernization
Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Map Correlation Between Maternal Mortality and the Digital Divide
The bipartisan, bicameral legislation would add a maternal mortality overlay to connectivity maps produced by the FCC.
Modernization
JEDI’s Legal Challengers Make Their Next Moves
Amazon Web Services asks a federal judge to stop work on the cloud contract and Oracle knocks back assertions that the procurement was fair because Microsoft won.
Modernization
GSA Publishes Web Standards for Year-Old Digital Services Law
The website design standards pull together existing guidance for complying with the 21st Century IDEA Act, which requires all digital services to have a base level of quality and accessibility.
Modernization
Night court and the cloud
The Army's zero-based budgeting approach is said to turn up extra money for tech modernization.
Modernization
Pentagon Issues JEDI Task Order for Training
The $1 million task order signals the Pentagon wants to move forward with JEDI.
Emerging Tech
Air Force’s ‘Base of the Future’ Ideas Will Be Tested on Tyndall Rebuild
The service’s private sector outreach program, AFWERX, will host a series of workshops in 2020 to hear innovative ideas.
Ideas
In 2020, Employees Are the New Constituent
In order to deliver on their missions, government agencies must start prioritizing their employees’ experiences – and that starts with right technology.
Modernization
DIU seeks tech to support fast patching, inventory management
The Defense Department's innovation arm is looking for companies with existing solutions that will help revamp its inventory management system.
Digital Government
GAO Calls Out IRS’ Taxpayer Experience Issues
The 2019 tax filing season was more problematic than usual for IRS.
Policy
As Putin Schemes to Extend His Reign, Expect New Forms of Internet Repression
Russia under a president-for-life will likely grow more insular and less open to Western influence.
Digital Government
Report: Feds Are Increasingly Interested in Leaving for Certain Private Sector Jobs
An estimated 50% pay gap in technology jobs could be a driving factor, researchers say.
Modernization
CenturyLink wins $1.6 billion telecom task order from Interior
After a protest from rival Verizon failed, CenturyLink emerged as the winner of the Interior Department's telecom modernization task order under the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract.
Modernization
CDO Council, TBM updates
Federal CIO Suzette Kent said that work is happening behind the scenes to launch the Chief Data Officers Council and make progress on Technology Business Management.
Modernization
What to watch in federal IT in 2020
This will be the year when IT governance practices drive a new wave of mission benefits, rather than just better control over IT infrastructure spending.
Modernization
Body Cameras May Not Be the Easy Answer Everyone Was Looking For
Four states last year considered requiring police body cameras.
Modernization
EPA Could Save Taxpayers Thousands of Dollars Through Stronger Oversight of Mobile Phones
The agency “missed an opportunity” to better use $12,000 spent over two years on unnecessary voice and data services, watchdog finds.
Modernization
Amazon Will File Injunction to Stop JEDI Work
The latest twist in the Pentagon’s JEDI cloud contract could halt further action.
Modernization
Lawmakers urge Treasury, USDA to push on EIS
In a flurry of letters from Capitol Hill before Christmas, the Agriculture and Treasury Departments got advice on leveraging Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions for modernization.
Modernization