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Cybersecurity
US, Japan warn of China-backed hackers lurking in networking gear
The joint advisory cautioned that a China-backed threat group called BlackTech is exploiting weaknesses in routers to hack government and industrial targets.
Digital Government
The technologist at the table
Ann Lewis is bringing tech talent to bear on a range of big, pressing service delivery challenges from her perch as director of the Technology Transformation Services.
Artificial Intelligence
Can AI boost health care delivery?
Rep. Ted Lieu thinks so, with the right oversight by humans — and government.
Modernization
House panel advances MGT update
A bipartisan bill to reauthorize and update the legislation that established the Technology Modernization Fund sailed through committee on Wednesday.
Modernization
TMF reboot looks to stabilize funding, increase transparency
The reauthorization of the Modernizing Government Technology Act is due for a committee markup on Wednesday.
Modernization
VA's health record 'reset' will extend into 2024
There's one deployment of the new, multibillion dollar EHR on the books for next April and officials expect the rollouts to pick up in the summer.
People
Who are your rising stars?
Nominations are open for the 2023 Rising Stars program. We're looking to spotlight innovators across federal, state and local governments and up-and-coming talent at contracting firms.
Digital Government
Pandemic unemployment fraud as high as $135B, watchdog says
The Government Accountability Office's new estimate underscores the urgency of modernizing state-based unemployment insurance systems.
People
Senate confirms deputy secretary at VA
Tanya Bradsher takes over as the top official tasked with managing the Department of Veterans Affairs’ troubled electronic health record project.
People
GOP lawmakers tap Holman Rule to slash salaries of agency heads
If House conservatives get their way, multiple federal officials will open fiscal 2024 with $1 annual salaries.
Digital Government
The federal government's most disliked IT help desks
A survey of more than 270,000 federal employees shows DOD at the bottom when it comes to satisfaction with IT support and equipment.
Artificial Intelligence
Library of Congress probes the many collisions of copyright and AI
The Copyright Office has questions about how protections do — or don’t — apply to AI-generated works.
Acquisition
DOD looks to counter China by accelerating drone acquisition, production
The "Replicator" initiative announced by the Pentagon's No. 2 official looks to leverage lo-fi, autonomous systems to outpace China on the battlefield.
Cybersecurity
Threat actor targeted DOD contracting website
Malware leveraging flaws in edge routers has been spying on military contracting websites, according to research from Lumen's Black Lotus Labs.
Cybersecurity
Voting machine hacking plot figures into Trump indictment
A plot allegedly hatched by lawyer Sidney Powell to use stolen data to rewrite the results of the Georgia vote in the 2020 election is a key piece of the fourth indictment of former President Donald Trump.
Digital Government
VA extends PACT Act filing deadline after website glitches
The Department of Veterans Affairs is giving eligible veterans an extra week to announce their intention to submit claims under a law that expands benefits for exposure to toxic substances.
Policy
Court ban on agency contact with social media lacks evidence, White House argues
The contact injunction is on pause pending an appeals court ruling.
Defense
DOD pushes cloud buyers to JWCC
The Defense Department's top tech official directed defense agencies to tap the multi-vendor Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability contract for new cloud acquisitions and is requiring all top-secret cloud buys across the Pentagon and military services to use the vehicle for top secret capabilities.
Digital Government
Caller ID woes contributed to SSA disability backlog
Disability determinations at the Social Security Administration slowed during the worst days of the pandemic, and a hitch in a mobile device service played a part.
Digital Government