Cybersecurity
More Federal Funds Could Help Small Jurisdictions With Technical Tools to Secure Elections, Expert Says
The potential for disinformation to disrupt the process casts a shadow on significant improvements made since 2016.
Policy
Trump Executive Order Aims to Make Some Pandemic-Induced Telehealth Expansions Permanent
The president's directive also targets improvements to rural health care.
Digital Government
Trump Administration Issues Guidance on Overhauling Federal Hiring to Emphasize Skills Over Degrees
The guidance will help agencies implement an executive order President Trump signed in June.
Modernization
Most Agencies Are C-Students on 10th FITARA Scorecard
The latest FITARA scorecard marked a milestone since the first report in 2015—no agency received a D or an F grade. But fewer agencies improved grades this time around.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Push FTC to Investigate Online Advertisers Tracking and Selling of Consumers’ Data
They warn consumers’ bidstream data can be used to “compile exhaustive dossiers about them.”
Digital Government
Lack of Public Data Hampers COVID-19 Fight
Thin public health budgets and dated technology stymie reporting efforts.
Digital Government
GSA Enters Third Phase of Multiple Award Schedule Consolidation
Customers will be able to find a company's offerings under one identifier.
Cybersecurity
EU’s First Cyber Sanctions Target Russian, North Koreans, Chinese Attackers
The EU singled out perpetrators that attacked British hospitals, Ukrainian infrastructure, and the Pyeongchang Olympics.
Emerging Tech
State Department Brings Financing Partners to Help Fund Huawei Alternatives
The State Department is working with financial institutions to help close deals for Western technology providers around the globe, an official says.
Modernization
Senate Passes Veterans Affairs IT Reform Act
The bill would require annual reports on projects that cost more than $25 million and affirm CIO authority in planning.
Modernization
CISA Releases Final TIC 3 Guidance
The agency plans to finalize the first two use cases for the Trusted Internet Connection program later this summer.
Policy
Democratic Senators Introduce Bill to Include Feds in Coronavirus Response Decisions
A task force of administration and union officials would make recommendations for how agencies should protect workers during the pandemic.
Digital Government
National Data Service Should be Created Within the National Science Foundation, Data Foundation Says
The service could serve a central point for agencies—and state governments—to share data.
Ideas
Energy Is a Basic Need, and Many Americans Are Struggling to Afford It in the COVID-19 Recession
And the problem could get worse as the economy continues to struggle.
Cybersecurity
CMMC Official Backs Light-touch Option for Continuous Monitoring of Defense Contractors’ Cybersecurity
The Pentagon’s certification program is looking for a way to keep tabs on companies during the three-year intervals between independent audits.
Ideas
Lawmakers Keen to Break Up 'Big Tech' Like Amazon and Google Need to Realize the World has Changed a Lot Since Microsoft and Standard Oil
Those cases may seem similar to today’s situation, but this era is different in one crucial way: the global technology marketplace.
Ideas
Racing the Clock on Election Security
There are less than 100 days left until the presidential election.
Digital Government
The State of Customer Experience
Federal agencies had been working to improve service delivery—then the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
Digital Government
NIH Commits $58 Million to Advance Data Science in Africa
The ultimate hope is to help advance quantitative and qualitative research and health on the continent.
Digital Government