Emerging Tech
5G Compromise Bill Still a Hit to Local Government
Wireless industry groups support the new Senate bill, but the Institute for Local Self-Reliance argues it sacrifices too much local government authority.
Digital Government
Donald Trump Nominated a Man With No Space Experience To Be NASA’s Second-in-Command
Trump is passing over Dr. Janet Kavandi, an astronaut and respected leader of one of the space agency’s research centers.
Modernization
VA Creates Special Office to Direct $16B Health Record Overhaul
The House Veterans Affairs Committee also unveiled the lawmakers who will track the project from its new subcommittee.
Cybersecurity
DHS Would Get More Power to Bar Risky Contractors Under Dueling Proposals
Congress and the White House are zeroing in on supply chain threats.
Cybersecurity
Congress Wants the Scoop on Gmail User Privacy
Do you really know who has access to your Gmail account?
Digital Government
NASA’s Chief Wants Former Astronaut Janet Kavandi to Help Run Things. Trump Is Looking at the Senate’s Admin Guy
The wrong person in that job could create new problems for NASA.
Digital Government
Facebook Tells Congress It Shared User Data with More Companies
Some tech companies got special access.
Digital Government
Congress Studies the 3 Rs: Re-org, Re-clearance, Reauthorization
The bill that would name and shame hackers that attack U.S. targets also advanced.
Cybersecurity
Only 6 Non-Federal Groups Share Cyber Threat Info with Homeland Security
The government’s big idea to bolster the nation’s collective cyber defense isn’t attracting private-sector participants.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Demand to Know How Americans Got Their Hands on OPM Hack Data
The Justice Department says Americans may have used data from the breach in bank fraud scheme.
Cybersecurity
Bill to Reinstate and Elevate Top Cyber Diplomat Advances from Senate Committee
The Trump administration first removed the position, then combined it with State’s internet governance chief.
Digital Government
VA’s Billion-Dollar Health Records Project Will Be Tracked by New House Subcommittee
Lawmakers worry the department’s lack of leadership and hiccups in Defense’s rollout of its MHS Genesis platform could derail the $16 billion project.
Digital Government
Congress Lays Out Tech Funding in Spending Bills and Focuses on Supply Chain Threats
It's a busy week ahead for Congress.
Cybersecurity
White House Reorganization Addresses Cyber Workforce Gap
The White House wants to build a single, unified strategy for strengthening the cybersecurity workforce at every agency across government.
Modernization
The Tech Side of Trump’s Plan to Reorganize Government
The plans would force government to get digital, as well as improve the way it provides services to citizens.
Cybersecurity
Draft Reauthorization Pushes NTIA to Investigate Telecom Cyber Supply Chain Threats
The draft bill also orders a study on advanced location tech for mobile 9-1-1.
Cybersecurity
Senate Bill Boosts Homeland Security Cyber Funding
The bill increases spending on Homeland Security’s Einstein and Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation cyber systems.
Cybersecurity
New Bill Aims to Prevent the Next Kaspersky, ZTE
The bill would establish an interagency commission to help vet supply chain cybersecurity risks.
Digital Government
NDAA, ZTE and the Rest of Congress' Agenda
Congress and the executive branch continue wrestling over Chinese telecom ZTE.
Digital Government