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IT Modernization
IRS Commissioner Calls for Multiyear Funding to Help Recoup Potential $1T Tax Gap
Charles Rettig told senators the agency needs increased resources to address aging tech systems and years of personnel cuts.
CIO Briefing
Commerce Awards $29M in Coronavirus-Related Innovation Grants
The projects address economic, health and safety risks caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Policy
Jobs Plan Is Part of Competing with China, Commerce Secretary Says
Gina Raimondo said President Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure proposal will be key in out-competing China.
Data
Nuclear Agency Awards Palantir $90M Contract for Data Platform
The contract is Palantir’s first at the National Nuclear Security Administration.
IT Modernization
Indian Health Service Wants IT Strategic Planning Help from Industry
The strategic plan will be core to the agency’s modernization efforts.
CIO Briefing
Telework Works and Other Workforce Lessons Census Learned During the Pandemic
The U.S. Census Bureau’s customer experience chief encouraged agencies to embrace small gains.
CIO Briefing
OMB Restores Agency CX Guidance Eliminated Under Trump
The guidance had been eliminated by the Trump administration during the lame-duck session in late December.
Emerging Tech
Survey: Pandemic Accelerating AI Adoption
Multiple drivers are pushing federal agencies and industry toward AI technologies.
Data
Senate Bill Would Force Companies to Safeguard Consumer Data
The bill outlines “reasonable” duties of care, loyalty and confidentiality for companies to follow or face fines.
CIO Briefing
Survey: Nearly 1 in 4 Consumers Distrust Government COVID Data
The survey also showed significant levels of distrust in some emerging technologies.
Policy
Bipartisan Bill Would Hold Tech Companies Responsible for Moderating Content
The legislation would make changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
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Policy
Consumer Privacy Bill Would Set National Data Privacy Standard
The legislation would require companies to write their privacy policies in plain English.
CIO Briefing
COVID Relief Bill Boosts CISA, GSA and Digital Service Funding
Breaking down the tech funding in the American Rescue Act.
CIO Briefing
Biden’s Latest Tech Appointments
President Biden tapped former IARPA Director Jason Matheny for roles on the National Security Council and White House OSTP.
CIO Briefing
9 Government Tech Trends That Mattered in 2020
The federal government turned to technology during an unprecedented 2020 marked by the COVID-19 pandemic.
IT Modernization
TTS Aims to Help Rebuild the Public’s Trust of Government
The tech group's director said each time an individual interacts with the government is an opportunity.
Cybersecurity
FBI Director Says Extremists Flocking to Encrypted Apps Poses New Challenges
Christopher Wray told lawmakers tech companies are the ones making policies about encryption.
IT Modernization
Draft Senate COVID Relief Bill Includes $1B for Technology Modernization Fund
The fund gets a second chance at a boost after a $9 billion proposal didn’t make it to the House-passed bill.
CIO Briefing
IG: ‘Tens of Billions’ in Fraudulent Unemployment Claims in 2020
A Labor Department Inspector General memo suggests a massive uptick in fraudulent unemployment claims brought on by COVID-19.
CIO Briefing