Modernization
Congress Calls Coast Guard's Health Records System A 'Five-Year Epic Failure'
The modernization project went over budget and didn't yield any reusable software or equipment.
Digital Government
Will the Coast Guard go commercial on health records?
After spending seven years and almost $60 million on a failed electronic health records system, the Coast Guard is back to using paper. Many lawmakers are urging a commercial solution.
People
Critical Census test to start on schedule, as long as the government doesn't shut down
Despite its unconfirmed budget and the possibility of another shutdown, the Census Bureau is moving ahead with its plans to conduct its critical dress rehearsal on time.
Modernization
Regulating, securing IoT market remains a work in progress
From securing personal data to stopping botnets, there's a global race to regulate smart devices. How to do so remains elusive.
Cybersecurity
Antiquated Security Clearance Process Earns a Spot on the GAO’s High-Risk List
The hackable technology and outdated screening methods used in the clearance process merit its return to the government’s list of most vulnerable programs.
Modernization
Security clearance process deemed 'high-risk' by GAO
The Government Accountability Office has added the governmentwide security clearance process to its list of government programs most in need of reform.
People
Do ethics norms still matter in the workforce?
Government ethics experts worry that perceived ethical lapses at top of the administration are influencing everyday feds.
Modernization
Vendors Can Still Weigh in GAO’s 5-Year Tech Contract
The oversight office extended the deadline for industry to give advice on its coming modernization contract.
Acquisition
What happens to bid protests during a shutdown?
The arbiter of contested federal contract awards won't be looking at protests until the government starts back up.
Digital Government
Next gen aircraft ID system vulnerable, watchdog finds
The GAO is concerned that the next-generation air traffic technology that precisely tracks commercial and military aircraft is vulnerable to hackers.
Acquisition
Budget, workforce challenge CDM implementation
Vendors say the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program must evolve to deal with emerging threats.
Cybersecurity
Senate hears from IC nominees as spy authority renewal is set to pass
President Trump’s nominees for two key intelligence community oversight roles offered support of section 702 reauthorization during a smooth confirmation hearing.
Modernization
Should US companies hack back? It's complicated, says DHS chief
DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen assured senators that the agency would help private companies protect themselves, but she shied away from endorsing active defense tactics.
Modernization
Watchdog calls out EIS risks
GSA's inspector general warned that the transition to the new $50 billion telecom contract is being put at risk because of a lack of interagency agreements.
Modernization
Watchdog: GSA Assuming ‘Unnecessary’ Risk in Telecom Transition
The Federal Acquisition Service has doled out $9 million to agencies supporting the EIS rollout without receiving the required interagency agreements.
Digital Government
Agencies Spent Billions on IT Without CIOs’ Approval in 2016
A lot of IT purchases slipped by acquisition offices too, the Government Accountability Office found.
Acquisition
CIO visibility into agency IT spending is clouded, GAO finds
A new GAO study finds acquisition chiefs and CIOs aren't always connecting on IT spending.
People
FITARA sponsor Issa to retire from Congress
The former chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the lead sponsor of the IT procurement bill FITARA is calling it quits.
People
OMB Deputy director of management nominee clears committee
If confirmed by the full Senate, Margaret Weichert will have a hand in several major technology and workforce issues, including IT modernization, supervising the federal CIO and serving as the point person for federal agency reorganization.
Digital Government