Cybersecurity
DHS cyber reorg bill coming
A top DHS cybersecurity official and a leading lawmaker are pushing a plan to reorganize federal cyber protection.
Modernization
Hurd: Revised MGT Act coming 'very soon'
The chairman of the House subcommittee on federal IT says that tweaks are coming to a bill to support agency moves to the cloud.
Digital Government
Watchdogs worried about DOJ's tech
Oversight officials told Congress they are concerned about the Justice Department's cybersecurity, use of unreliable tech and inability to track contract and grant spending.
Cybersecurity
Immigration modernization a work in progress
CIS making some progress on processing capabilities, but a congressional panel is still skeptical.
Acquisition
FirstNet expects court decision soon
FirstNet's top lawyer said the bid protest holding up the $6.5 billion contract award could be resolved "in the next several days."
Acquisition
How budget sequestration affected contracting
Defense agency contract obligations for IT and telecom services dipped over the last five years under the Budget Control Act, even as civilian side obligations held steady.
Cybersecurity
Too soon to tell if CBP biometric systems can scale
DHS efforts to develop entry/exit systems that capture travelers’ biometric data are making progress, a GAO report finds, but full implementation is far from simple.
Cybersecurity
Border drones and aerostats need better coordination
Although Customs and Border Protection coordinates its airborne border surveillance aircraft with other agencies, it needs to refine some specifics, according to a GAO report.
Digital Government
2020 census tabbed as 'high risk' by GAO
The 2020 Census is one of three additions to GAO's 2017 list of high-risk government programs.
Cybersecurity
Some IT bright spots in GAO annual risk report
Federal IT acquisition and DHS management see gains over 2015, but GAO wants more improvement.
Digital Government
Congress presses VA to go commercial on IT
The Department of Veterans Affairs must decide whether to keep and improve its home-grown Vista heath record system or move to a commercial provider. Legislators are growing tired of waiting for an answer.
Cybersecurity
GAO: NCCIC needs to clarify operating principles
The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center "generally performs required functions" but it needs to further evaluate and clarify its operating principles and performance metrics, says GAO.
People
GAO reports billions in savings linked to oversight efforts
In its end of the year summary, the Government Accountability Office reported billions of dollars in federal savings and progress in addressing its management challenges.
Acquisition
What to make of the Alliant 2 protest rulings
With the pre-award protests all resolved in GSA's favor, is the $50 billion IT services contract now bulletproof?
Acquisition
Changes to protest rules could shift contracting preferences
Bumping up the Defense Department’s protest threshold could tilt Pentagon buyers away from civilian contracting vehicles.
Acquisition
GAO sustains more protests in 2016
The GAO's annual bid protest report to Congress shows a spike in the number of protests filed.
Digital Government
Are agencies ready for the Data Act?
With the financial reporting requirements of the Data Act set to take effect in May 2017, a key oversight panel voiced concerns over agencies' progress.
Digital Government
Senate passes bill to close GAO oversight loophole
A measure that would reinstate and make permanent the Government Accountability Office's authority to arbitrate contractor protests over civilian agency awards will advance to the desk of the president.
Digital Government
FAA should examine near-space vehicles, GAO says
GAO has told the FAA to take a look at how it might regulate near-space vehicles as commercialization of the last frontier continues.
People
Watchdogs concerned as census dress rehearsal approaches
With eight months remaining before the Census Bureau begins its final end-to-end testing, watchdogs are concerned about large-scale changes in methodology, untested IT systems and the decision to cancel several earlier tests.
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