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IT Modernization
HHS Puts Up $80M to Increase Number and Diversity of Health IT Workforce
The four-year effort will focus on improving data collection—especially around race and ethnicity—and training a more diverse health informatics and technology workforce.
Cybersecurity
Officials: Federal Shift to IPv6 Brings New Cybersecurity Options and Risks
Agencies should be planning now to meet new IPv6 requirements by 2025.
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ICE Is Consolidating IT Systems to a Single Vendor Platform
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking for a vendor to help with app development and shifting existing tools to the ServiceNow platform.
Emerging Tech
South Korea to Add Robots-on-Rails and AI Surveillance to DMZ Border
The demilitarized zone between North and South Korea will be getting new surveillance technologies in the coming months, Korean news outlets report.
IT Modernization
FBI Seeks a Vendor to Help with Multiyear IT Modernization Project
The Office of the Chief Information Officer is creating a new contract to help with the IT Modernization Initiative and other major efforts.
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GSA Needs an IT Vendor to Help Manage Its Lease App: G-REX
The Public Buildings Service’s app undergoes biweekly maintenance updates and occasionally ships major enhancements.
IT Modernization
Joint DOD-VA Medical Center Will Be Major Test for Electronic Health Record Interoperability
Officials said they are preparing to deploy the new records system at “the most integrated facility” in the Defense and Veterans Affairs health care networks.
IT Modernization
DHS Faces Rising Costs as Planned Biometrics Cloud Gets Pushed Back
Three years behind schedule, the move from legacy IDENT to the new Amazon-hosted HART system is now slated for the end of 2021.
IT Modernization
FBI Needs a Vendor to Help Manage Data Centers
The law enforcement agency seeks technical and engineering support for five locations spread out across the country.
IT Modernization
VA Wants an Electronic Records System for HR, Too
The Electronic Human Resources Information Services program looks to combine 13 systems into a single digital record for employees.
IT Modernization
Lawmakers Want IGs to Include Telework Vulnerabilities in Upcoming FISMA Audits
House Oversight Committee leaders want to know what vulnerabilities remote-access software introduced and whether agencies mitigated them.
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IRS Needs Cybersecurity Tools to Secure Its COBOL Apps
The tax collection agency runs some of the oldest IT systems in government and needs cybersecurity tools to match.
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What the Biden Budget Includes for the Tech Workforce
The administration’s 2022 budget proposal continues efforts to bolster the federal IT and cybersecurity workforce.
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Biden Budget Boosts Federal IT Spending
The request would add another $500 million to the Technology Modernization Fund.
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Final RFP Released for $50B Health IT-Focused CIO-SP4 Contract
The governmentwide IT contract is geared toward health-related programs but can be used by any federal agency.
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IG Says VA Underestimated Health Records Project Costs by Up to $2.6B
An audit showed Veterans Affairs didn’t properly account for physical infrastructure costs for its new $16 billion electronic health record system.
Emerging Tech
Agencies Are Getting Good at Buying AI But Still Have Trouble Securing It
A Homeland Security Department procurement official said securing and fielding advanced technologies is “not going to get any easier.”
Emerging Tech
IRS Wants Tools for Cracking Crypto Wallets
The agency’s Digital Forensics Unit wants to “tame the cybersecurity research into measured, repeatable, consistent digital forensics processes.”
Cybersecurity
US Chamber Asks Government To Get More Involved In Ransomware Defense
The Chamber of Commerce offered six steps the federal government can take to help American businesses defend against and respond to ransomware cyberattacks.
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