Digital Government
Defense Contractors Could Face Pay-Back Clause for Losing Bid Protests
Incumbent contractors that lose a bid protest may end up footing the bill for the government's costs.
Digital Government
GAO to IRS: Actually, You Didn't Have to Give Equifax a Contract
Despite what IRS officials told Congress, the IRS did not have to continue using Equifax services in a bridge contract, a GAO official said.
Digital Government
IRS Explains Why It Gave Equifax a $7 Million Contract After Breach
The contract was awarded without any competition.
Modernization
FedRAMP’s Tailored Baseline is Here
The program offers a faster, cheaper path for certifying low-risk cloud services for agencies.
Digital Government
Trump Aide Says Modernizing Federal IT is Administration’s Cold War Moment
Will the government's technology challenges galvanize decision-makers as the Cold War once did?
Modernization
The Air Force Will Dole Out $1 Billion for Cloud Migration
Dell EMC, General Dynamics and Microsoft teamed to win a big Air Force contract.
Digital Government
Veterans Affairs CIO Stepping Down
After another high-profile departure, there are 11 acting CIOs across the 24 CFO Act agencies.
Digital Government
Lockheed Martin Tops Federal IT Rankings
IDC Government's latest report features a lot of the old guard but recent mergers and acquisitions could shake things up.
Digital Government
Trump's Tech Team Wants to ‘Wow’ Public
The Office of American Innovation isn't interested in tech for tech's sake. It's to make government more efficient.
Digital Government
Ignore the Haters, Federal Social Media Gurus Say
Humor continues to be a key element of the CIA's social strategy.
Digital Government
OMB’s Governmentwide IT Portfolio has a New Leader
The position has been empty since the agency's reorganization in June.
Modernization
Amazon Web Services Can Now Host the Defense Department’s Most Sensitive Data
The company received provisional authority to host Impact Level 5 workloads.
Digital Government
Federal Government Provides ‘Worst of the Worst’ Customer Experiences
Federal agencies and programs like Healthcare.gov continue to rank toward the bottom of Forrester Research's Customer Experience Index.
Modernization
NSA Quietly Awarded a Classified $2.4 Billion Tech Contract With More to Come
CSRA wins the NSA’s Groundbreaker recompete to modernize portions of the intelligence community’s IT infrastructure
Modernization
Lawmakers Push Again to Mandate Mobile-Friendly Federal Websites
New federal websites would have to be easy to view on smartphones and other devices, according to a Senate bill.
Emerging Tech
DARPA Wants to MacGyver the Internet Using Only What's in Troops' Pockets
The research agency wants to tap the computer power of the devices warfighters already have to network anywhere.
Cybersecurity
Nations That Hack the U.S. Could Face ‘Real World’ Consequences, Homeland Security Adviser Warned
The administration wants to punish hackers in a way that "modifies behavior," Tom Bossert said.
Digital Government
Murderers, Pedophiles Among Applicants Issued Interim Security Clearances, Defense Official Says
The federal government is having to adopt riskier interim security clearances as it chips away at a backlog of 700,000 applicants.
Cybersecurity
Homeland Security Adviser Urges Congress to Renew Controversial Surveillance Power
Tom Bossert warned letting Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act sunset would have grave security consequences.
Modernization