Acquisition
Connolly: Federal IT won't get lost in House Oversight
While the House Committee on Oversight and Reform plans hard hitting probes of the Trump administration, the panel isn't abandoning tech and federal IT priorities.
Digital Government
GAO expands and elevates tech assessment
In response to a demand from lawmakers, the Government Accountability Office is launching a new team to provide technology expertise to Congress.
Acquisition
Judge in JEDI case limits documents, witnesses
Oracle's push to crack open Amazon's bid to run the DOD's $10 billion cloud program and hear from former Amazon employees was rejected by a judge.
Cybersecurity
Patriot Act updates lurk for Congress
The upcoming expiration of a handful of key provisions in the Patriot Act at the end of the year could set up another battle in Congress over the size and scope of U.S. surveillance authorities.
Cybersecurity
DHS faces immediate and long-term problems from the shutdown
The shutdown is having lasting effects on the mission at the Department of Homeland Security, with some effects more evident than others, according to ex-agency officials.
People
House Dems shutter IT panel
The IT Subcommittee of the Oversight and Reform committee is being folded into Government Operations under Rep. Gerry Connolly.
Acquisition
IG: GSA ignored emoluments issue when reviewing Trump lease
A watchdog report asserts that General Services Administration lawyers gave possible emoluments clause violations the short shrift in a review of President Trump's hotel lease.
Cybersecurity
The Pentagon Has More than 250 Cyber Gaps in Its Networks, Watchdog Says
The Defense Department has a lot of work to do to remedy some years-old cyber issues.
Cybersecurity
Hundreds of IT Flaws Leave the Pentagon's Finances at Risk
An internal watchdog found 800 new vulnerabilities across the Defense Department’s IT infrastructure.
Podcasts
Critical Update: The New Congress (And a Shutdown)
New leaders mean new priorities—and the partial shutdown is affecting some of those decisions.
Digital Government
Your Favorite Stories of 2018
Nextgov readers have great taste and according to our most-read stories of 2018, that includes a hankering for the administration's major tech policies and a touch of scandal.
Digital Government
'Stone Panda' hackers indicted in campaign that targeted U.S. government networks
The Department of Justice announced criminal charges against two Chinese nationals accused of a years-long campaign to hack U.S. government agencies and private companies around the world in order to steal trade secrets and intellectual property.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Want IG to Dig into Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Crowd
The trio of informal associates is reported to wield outsized influence over personnel and procurement decisions at the Veterans Affairs Department.
Digital Government
The Pentagon Doesn’t Know All the Software on Its Networks—And That’s a Problem
The Defense Department faces “unnecessary” risk without a complete software inventory, according to the agency’s inspector general.
Cybersecurity
Agencies Faced More Than 35,000 Cyber Incidents in 2017, Watchdog Says
But they’re procrastinating on adopting security tools and strategies.
Modernization
VA Overpaid $4.5 Million in Benefits Because It Didn't Read Emails, Watchdog Says
The problem wasn’t IT infrastructure, but rather a lack thereof.
Digital Government
Reports reveal massive scale of Russian disinformation ops
Russian influence operations aimed at the U.S. electorate were more widespread than previously known and remain ongoing to this day, according to two new reports.
Cybersecurity
Poor Security Could Leave U.S. Defenseless Against Missile Attacks
The details of the nation’s ballistic missile defense system are vulnerable to inside and outside threats, the Defense Department inspector general found.
Digital Government
USASpending.gov Needs Better Search and Better Data, Watchdog Says
The transparency site does not provide as much government spending data as it should, GAO said.
People