Digital Government
Labor Department Creates Chief Data Officer Position
In addition to a CDO, the agency will establish a data board—both in accordance with the OPEN Government Data Act.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Revive Bill to Secure Agencies’ Connected Devices
This time the bill has bipartisan support in both houses of Congress.
Modernization
Trump Budget Request Seeks $150 Million for Tech Modernization Fund
The president’s fiscal 2020 budget proposal asks for lots of IT spending in defense, border surveillance tech and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Digital Government
Big Tech Claps Back at Warren’s Proposal to Break Up Amazon, Google, Facebook
The tech industry doesn’t think Sen. Warren’s idea to break up big tech companies is a good idea.
Digital Government
NOAA Celebrates Weather Satellite Removal From GAO’s High Risk List
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration successfully navigated a major challenge to one of its weather satellite systems that could have derailed U.S. weather forecasting.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon’s Cyber Mission Force Needs Better Training Plan
A government watchdog found flaws in the Defense Department’s transition from building its Cyber Mission Force to maintaining it.
Modernization
VA to Pilot Health Records System in March 2020
Lawmakers still have serious concerns about the agency’s multibillion health records overhaul.
Modernization
Cloud Computing Contributed $214 Billion to U.S. GDP in 2017
Exponential economic growth in the internet sector isn’t showing any signs of slowing down.
Cybersecurity
Federal Cyber Reskilling Academy Draws 1,500 Applicants
A lot of federal employees with non-technical backgrounds appear interested in making the shift to cyber defense analysts.
Modernization
Agriculture Invests $122 Million in Rural Electric Infrastructure
More than 6,200 customers over five states will benefit and part of the funds will go to smart grid tech.
Digital Government
What You Don’t Know About the Pentagon’s DEOS Contract
The Pentagon’s other multibillion cloud contract has gone through some major changes in the last year.
Modernization
Pentagon Investigating Whether Amazon Employee Tilted JEDI Contract
The department’s investigation into potential conflicts of interest regarding the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract could push the award date back as much as three months.
Modernization
DHS Seeks Industry Input as It Goes All-in for Cloud
The agency is moving to the cloud at fast clip but it wants feedback to ensure its strategy is sound.
Modernization
GSA Negotiates Governmentwide Virtual Computing Deal with Dell EMC
The agreement gives agencies another option in modernizing their data centers.
Modernization
GSA Highlights E-Commerce Portal Feedback
One of the General Services Administration’s top acquisition officials provided an update on more than 200 pages of feedback received from industry on e-commerce portal plans.
Modernization
Judge Puts Hold on Lawsuit on Pentagon’s JEDI Cloud Contract
The battle over the Pentagon’s Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract just got more interesting.
Emerging Tech
Space Exploration, Radicalization and Other R&D Highlights in the Spending Bill
Here are some of the interesting projects Congress funded at civilian agencies.
Cybersecurity
DHS ‘Doubling Down’ on Election Security Heading Into 2020
Under Congress’ budget deal, the Homeland Security Department will receive $33 million to combat foreign influence campaigns and defend election security in fiscal 2019.
Modernization
DISA Announces a New Impact Level 5 Certification
PTC Cloud Services joins an elite group of cloud offerings to meet some of the Defense Department’s most stringent security requirements.
Digital Government