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Emerging Tech
Defense Department Awards 14 Spots on $7.5B Innovative Tech Contract
DISA announced winners for the unrestricted portion of the SETI contract, with small business awards schedule for later this year.
Emerging Tech
Navy Wants Experimental Tech to Streamline Operations in Port and at Sea
SPAWAR is using its other transaction authority to solicit prototypes through the TReX consortium.
IT Modernization
First Modernization Fund Winners Offer Cheat Sheet for Future Pitches
The first three awardees of the Technology Modernization Fund offer a window into the kinds of projects and pitches the board is looking for.
CIO Briefing
Why Your Agency Needs a Chief Product Officer
Sometimes an IT problem is really an answer.
Cybersecurity
Interior IG: Nation’s Dams Safe From Hacks But Vulnerable to Insider Threats
An inspector general review exposes significant weaknesses to dam cybersecurity that have grown more serious over time.
Cybersecurity
Two Companies Picked To Protect Nation’s 600 Dams from Cyberattacks
The Interior Department awarded spots on a five-year, $45 million contract to manage IT risk for more than 600 dams nationwide.
Policy
Congress Says It Doesn’t Need a Tech Advisory Office
Lawmakers voted against reinstating the Office of Technology Assessment, which was defunded in 1995.
IT Modernization
Modernization Board Awards Half Its First Year Funding to Three Projects
They are the first projects to receive Modernizing Government Technology funds.
Emerging Tech
Military Seeks New Tech to Weaponize Information
The military wants to know what technology can do to improve information warfare.
IT Modernization
GSA Announces New Start Date for $50B IT Service Contract After Legal Challenges
The Alliant 2 Unrestricted contract awards survived four lawsuits, but the delay means a later start and a later end date.
Emerging Tech
18F Thinks Security Authorizations Should Be Agile Too
The government’s digital consultants are working with agencies to develop an iterative process for certifying the security of new IT systems.
Emerging Tech
Report: Trust in Data, Computing Power Are Keys to Embracing Emerging Tech
Agencies should strengthen endpoints to handle new technologies like AI and extended reality, a report suggests.
CIO Briefing
Report: Citizens Have Better Experience With Airlines, Insurers Than Federal Agencies
Agencies aren’t getting any better at customer experience despite the focus, a survey found.
Emerging Tech
Next-Gen Weather Satellite Goes Online; NASA Orders Two More for $460M
The first satellite in the new Joint Polar Satellite System passed all its tests and is fully operational.
IT Modernization
Beyond the Data Center
The federal government has until 2020 to get their data centers in top shape—or get out of owning them.
Cybersecurity
Central Command Needs High-Level Middle East Cyber Ops Advisers, Fast
CENTCOM wants the new contractors in place by September.
IT Modernization
Veterans IT Office Wants Support Through Transformation Process
The offices focused on the department’s IT infrastructure are looking for support services to help manage through a reorganization.
Emerging Tech
NOAA’s Newest Weather Satellite Isn’t Working Right
The satellite's “premiere” instrument gets too hot at night and engineers are struggling to find out why.
IT Modernization
Trump Strengthens Agency CIO Authority with Executive Order
The order puts presidential weight behind past legislation giving government CIOs more authority over hiring and budget.
CIO Briefing