Cybersecurity
Senate panel mulls update to email access rules
Congress is revisiting a 29-year old law that has been swamped by changes in technology.
People
HUD rushing into shared services future, IG says
IG David Montoya is concerned that HUD's plans are underfunded and reliant on legacy tech.
Digital Government
New CIO plans long-overdue upgrades at Library of Congress
A March GAO report called out five key weaknesses in Library IT, and Bernard A. Barton Jr. hopes to address all of them.
Digital Government
CMS mulls big expansion of online user access
CMS is looking to create a rough draft of a system that could allow all beneficiaries to access information via a single login.
Modernization
IRS reveals potential scope of cloud play
Judging by responses to vendor questions about an RFI, the IRS is thinking big about cloud-based customer service tools.
People
Library of Congress names new CIO
Bernard A. Barton Jr. fills a position that has been vacant since 2012.
Digital Government
IRS watchdog, CTO at odds over testing ACA-linked systems
An oversight report reveals conflicting visions of testing IRS systems that generate tax information under the 2010 health care law.
People
Obama orders sick leave for federal contractors
Executive order marks the president's 13th expansion of benefits and protections for the contractor workforce.
Digital Government
DOJ adds warrant requirement to Stingray use
A policy memo puts new boundaries on federal law enforcement's use of cell-site interceptors or IMSI catchers.
Digital Government
Did 307,000 vets die while awaiting care?
A new IG report concludes that bad data and poor system controls are compounding the backlog problems at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Digital Government
Outage slams copyright registration system at Library of Congress
The crash apparently happened Aug. 29, and there is no "estimated time for service resumption."
Cybersecurity
Email privacy bill could move in the fall
Prospects are brighter for quick Senate committee action on an email privacy measure than for floor consideration of a broader information-sharing bill.
Cybersecurity
VA eyes next-generation smart cards
The VA is interested in systems that allow for remote revocation and reassignment of encryption keys and in adding biometric features to the PIV mix.
Modernization
Help desk at State pinged Clinton's private email address
A State Department IT worker stumbled on Hillary Clinton's private email address in 2010, and wrote a note to Clinton about a possible glitch.
Cybersecurity
NASA AI to power first-responder tech
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is working on lightweight artificial intelligence software to give situational awareness and decision support to first responders.
Modernization
FirstNet woos potential bidders
With initial funding and spectrum secured, the public safety broadband network must actually start building soon. And that will require the cooperation of telecom firms.
Digital Government
Attention feds: Those texts, tweets and snapchats just might be records
The U.S. records chief is taking an expansive view of government content generated by new technology.
Modernization
Interior renews support for obsolete tech
Microsoft declared Windows Server 2003 dead in July, but the Interior Department's Bureau of Reclamation is buying custom support for 100 licenses.
People
Holgate to depart ATF
Former ACT president will take a job with Gartner, follow his spouse to Vienna, Austria.
Cybersecurity