Ideas
How RFPs Contribute to Failed Digitization Efforts
The procurement strategies of the past are no longer enough to meet the demands of the ever-evolving technology-enabled world we live in.
Emerging Tech
NASA Greenlights Hundreds of Millions in Advanced Space Tech Demonstrations
Among the awards is a proposal to bring 4G connectivity to space.
Modernization
Court Clarifies Timeline in JEDI Case
Judge Patricia Campbell-Smith issued deadlines through December for the Pentagon’s Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract.
Emerging Tech
NGA Contest Unearths New Ways to Help Measure the Planet’s Magnetic Field
The agency funded five projects through its global MagQuest competition.
Emerging Tech
Homeland Security Funds 5 New Projects Exploring Blockchain Technology
The move builds on several others the agency recently made in pursuit of modernization.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Awards $600 Million to Spearhead 5G Experiments Across Five Military Bases
It’s only the beginning of an ambitious effort to test and scale the technology’s potential to strengthen the department’s capabilities.
Digital Government
Former GSA IT Contracting Officer Sentenced in Bribery Scheme
A former procurement official overseeing contracts on IT Schedule 70 was sentenced to almost two years in prison on federal bribery charges.
Ideas
Why the Government Should Get Comfortable with Technology Escrow for Classified IP
An escrow can reduce the risks if there are unexpected issues with your technology vendor.
Digital Government
GSA Wants to Know What Tech to Include on New Small Business GWAC: Polaris
Officials are working on the proposed replacement to Alliant 2 Small Business and put forth several ways for stakeholders to provide feedback.
Emerging Tech
GSA Wants a Feedback Machine to Help Agencies and the Public Navigate Policies
The Office of Governmentwide Policy wants to know the cost and capabilities of platforms that can help manage questions on acquisition, public buildings and government travel.
Emerging Tech
SpaceX, L3Harris Technologies Get Pentagon Contracts to Track Missiles from Outer Space
Potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars, the contracts continue the Defense Department’s plans to beef up space operations.
Emerging Tech
NIST Awards Millions in Innovation Funds for Projects on AI, Wildfire Forecasting—and Much More
Here are a few projects that received a financial boost through the Small Business Innovation Research program.
Modernization
VA Officials Hope to Wrap Training, Testing Before October Go-Live of EHR Program
Despite numerous obstacles, the Veterans Affairs Department expects to be ready for the October 24 deployment date its new electronic health records system.
Digital Government
Federal Government to Conclude Fiscal 2020 With Record Spending
Even without data from the month of September, the Treasury Department reports total federal spending exceeded $6 trillion for the first time.
Digital Government
Air Force Wants Novel Ideas for Building ‘Data Scientist’s Ecosystems’ at Operations Centers
The Air Force Research Lab wants tools, techniques and innovative ideas for shortening the OODA Loop.
Cybersecurity
Defense Department Certification Body Could Itself Conduct Audits Under Interim Rule
One lawyer notes continued confusion surrounding legal liability in the case of disputed assessments.
Emerging Tech
NASA to Debut New-and-Improved Space Toilet
Astronauts informed the unit's creation and have high hopes that it’ll bring more comfort to all who use it.
Cybersecurity
Foreign Hacker Sentenced in $1M Scam Targeting Federal Employees and Contractors
The criminal ring used phishing emails and fake websites to get almost $1 million worth of printer toner to sell on black markets.
Emerging Tech
Oak Ridge Considers Supplementing In-House Cybersecurity Operations, CISO Says
Oak Ridge National Lab's top information security official told Nextgov he’s looking at moving to managed threat detection and response services.
Digital Government