Cybersecurity
Promoting an innovative workforce through DevSecOps
DevSecOps has the power to set a new standard for the way the DOD -- and the rest of the federal government -- executes work.
People
White House names GSA senior leaders
The Biden-Harris administration tapped former officials to senior slots at the General Services Administration, but the nomination of an administrator is still to come.
Digital Government
Innovation among feds is alive and well
Steve Kelman shares some survey data on how career executives see innovation in their agencies.
Digital Government
Non-traditional small IT contractors: 'A well-established niche that is here to stay'
Steve Kelman check in with another startup firm finding its way into government IT.
Digital Government
White House mulls CXO role at agencies
The White House is considering whether to formalize the customer experience officer role, but also thinking about the position's impact on IT.
Digital Government
A tribute to micro-innovations
Steve Kelman thinks more organizations should take a lesson from the Peak Academy's commitment to incremental change.
Modernization
Ethics vs. compliance in AI
Tech experts warn against treating ethics as like just another box on a compliance checklist.
Digital Government
GSA announces 2021 Presidential Innovation Fellows
The upcoming group is the most diverse cohort to date, including 34 fellows that will work across 22 federal agencies.
People
Army tests out augmented reality with training
As social distancing becomes the norm, the Army increasingly looks to virtual training.
Digital Government
Army experiment highlights need for coders at the edge
After a big experiment using more than 30 different developing technologies at Yuma Proving Ground, the Army is certain it will need two things: more software workers and smaller tactical operating units.
Acquisition
DOD refreshes acquisition policies
The Defense Department released a long-awaited update of policies governing its buying practices, with an eye to rapid technology acquisition.
Modernization
VA reboots health record rollout
Leaders of the VA's $16 billion health record modernization plan look to jumpstart their implementation schedule.
Modernization
To save billions, let's finally put government forms to work
Reimagining form-based data collection as a shared service could transform many agencies' operations.
Modernization
Speeding up the military's 'kill chain'
The military's need for quick technological development is hamstrung by politics, acquisition, and culture. FCW talks with former Senate staff director Christian Brose about his new book on the future of warfare.
Modernization
Secure and rapid modernization takes innovation from all sides
As the past few months have shown, close collaboration and aggressive sharing of lessons learned can pay big dividends.
Digital Government
Cheriyan to exit GSA
After leading a rapid expansion of the General Services Administration's Centers of Excellence program, the agency's Technology Transformation Services director will leave for the private sector in a couple of weeks.
Modernization
DOD wants to overhaul its software development by 2025
The Defense Department wants virtually all of its new software initiatives to use modern software development methodologies, such as agile and DevSecOps, by 2025.
People
Civic tech internship programs wins Harvard innovation challenge
Steve Kelman notes the latest accomplishment for the federally focused Coding it Forward initiative.
Modernization
The internal Air Force startup trying to drive mobile computing
COVID-19 and telework exposed the Air Force's lack of mobile capabilities. BESPIN is trying to change that, that one app at a time.
Digital Government
Using tech to combat the coronavirus
Steve Kelman reports on early efforts to leverage technology for better contact tracing.
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