Cybersecurity

Few software developers employ secure by design training, research finds

The analysis, conducted by Secure Code Warrior, is supported by former White House cybersecurity officials Kemba Walden and Chris Inglis.

Digital Government

Why governments are ‘particularly well-positioned’ to offer identity validation

According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, governments that use its guidance to offer attribute validation services may have to rely less often on commercial data for identity.

Breaking News Cybersecurity

CMMC's final rule has now landed

Several other regulatory steps and Congress' 60-day period to review the defense industrial base's new cybersecurity standard still loom before it takes effect.

Cybersecurity

It’s time to rethink how wiretaps work after Chinese hack, experts say

The FCC sought a briefing from national security officials about the infiltration that was reported last Friday, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Defense

Industry ‘hamstrung’ by Space Force-intel community’s turf war

Commercial firms say NGA-centric acquisition can’t move fast enough to help combatant commands or foster innovation.

Modernization

Officials describe rosy future for problem-plagued background check system overhaul

One interagency official said a long-awaited implementation strategy for the National Background Investigation Services system would be released this week.

Ideas

The migration challenge

COMMENTARY: Upgrading legacy systems to modern infrastructure is critical, but migrating workloads and applications introduces potential vulnerabilities that must be addressed.

Modernization

HHS to crack down on providers blocking access to electronic medical records

The Department of Health and Human Services has received more than a thousand claims of blocked or stymied access to electronic health record information in recent years.

Policy

Trump’s refusal, so far, to accept transition assistance creates ‘real risk,’ observers say

The Harris campaign has reached agreements with GSA and the White House on presidential transition preparations.

Artificial Intelligence

Energy Dept. eyes hyperscalers as future leaders in carbon-free energy adoption

Leadership from the Department of Energy spoke on Wednesday about its ongoing discussions with leading data computing companies to continue grid decarbonization efforts amid artificial intelligence acceleration.

Digital Government

Hill Dems question IRS on identity verification requirements for Direct File

Taxpayers had to go through outsourced identity verification to use Direct File during the last tax season, a level of assurance the lawmakers note is not required for commercial tax prep companies.

Digital Government

GSA's Login to offer face recognition to customer agencies

Agencies using the government-created service will have the option to incorporate new face-matching capabilities or stick with existing offerings.

Artificial Intelligence

HHS looks to balance use of clinical data in AI with safety, bias considerations

The agency’s acting chief artificial intelligence officer discussed the future of AI in healthcare delivery.

Digital Government

Bipartisan Senate duo seeks to push IRS customer service forward

The tax agency is already working on some of the items in the bill — like improving online accounts.

Cybersecurity

Foreign adversaries will aim to discredit results after Election Day, intel officials warn

Select nations, including Cuba, are trying to influence specific congressional races, they added.

People

OPM moves to standardize General Schedule, blue collar locality pay areas

For years, federal employee unions have bemoaned that the pay systems’ differing maps of high-cost regions created pay inequity within agency workforces.

Artificial Intelligence

FCC commissioner warns of ‘heavy handed’ AI regulation in political ads

As the Federal Communications Commissions weighs the proposed rule to bring a disclosure regime to political ads using AI, Republican FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr highlighted technical nuances and public confusion as two potential roadblocks.

Modernization

Inside VA’s drive to offer rideshare services to vets

Since its launch in January 2022, the Veterans Health Administration’s rideshare program for veterans in need of medical-related transportation has provided more than 438,000 rides.

Ideas

How FedRAMP is evolving to meet the challenges of the cloud computing market

Updates to federal cloud security policy are laying the foundation for a more secure and resilient cloud ecosystem.

Modernization

IRS delay on key system could cost up to $70 million

The IRS had been considering switching to a new system for core, individual tax processing, but it’s waiting to do so until after the coming tax season.