Digital Government
AT&T to join Census mobile device efforts
The Commerce Dept. says a successful contract award protest is moot after AT&T agreed to join CDW-G on the Census mobile device-as-a-service contract as a subcontractor.
Cybersecurity
USCIS tech still not up to the job, IG says
A system designed to process thousands of naturalization applications still needs help to do its job effectively, according to a watchdog report.
Digital Government
GAO: Feds Aren’t Doing Enough for Minority Tech Workers
Equal employment agencies could be doing more, such as looking at which universities they recruit from.
Cybersecurity
Is a coming stock trading audit system ready for prime time?
At a House hearing, lawmakers tussled over cybersecurity concerns and the need to prevent market crashes triggered by automated trading.
Cybersecurity
GAO Asks: Exactly How Does CYBERCOM Help After Cyberattacks?
The Pentagon failed to describe how it’s training to support civil authorities when a major cyber strike comes, the watchdog agency said.
Modernization
The Customs System That Clogged Airports In January Isn’t Fixed, IG Says
The agency doesn't have a backup system in place if another outage happens, the watchdog said.
Emerging Tech
GAO: FCC Needs to Consider How Connected Toasters Could Clog the Spectrum
The internet of things could eat up spectrum, but the FCC isn’t doing enough to anticipate strains.
Digital Government
GAO: OMB, federal CIO need to be more involved in high-priority IT projects
An audit found that the Office of Management and Budget has discontinued or de-emphasized regular reporting and oversight on high-priority IT projects and could be passing up billions in cost savings across the federal government.
Digital Government
Lankford cites almost a half-trillion in government waste
A Republican senator's annual government waste report cites IT boondoggles, programs with insufficient oversight and structural impediments to efficient hiring.
Policy
GAO: Federal CIO Shirking Oversight Responsibilities On Critical Projects
The lack of CIO involvement in major projects could allow them to slide off the rails, GAO says.
Cybersecurity
IG Slams Coast Guard’s IT Investment Tracking
The Coast Guard doesn’t know if about 400 of its tech projects have adequate oversight.
Digital Government
What are voting machine companies doing about cyber?
Five voting machine companies responded to questions from Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and largely downplayed the threat to their products, pointing to other dangers in the election system.
Digital Government
Technologists, privacy advocates push back against algorithmic 'extreme vetting'
The Trump administration's plan to use predictive software to rate threats posed by immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers will result in discriminatory decisions, say a group of privacy advocates and computer scientists.
Modernization
What's behind agency FITARA scores?
Agencies shared the stories behind improved, declining and stable FITARA grades.
Digital Government
IGs seek more access, authority, resources
A panel of inspectors general are seeking greater access, subpoena power and more resources to hire staff and increase transparency and oversight work across the government.
Cybersecurity
White House goes public with bug disclosure policy
The Trump administration is pulling back the curtain a bit on the secretive process by which the government discloses (or retains) computer vulnerabilities.
Digital Government
FITARA progress stalls
Federal CIOs under the Trump administration have seen progress lag on implementing the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act, according to the latest scorecards.
Acquisition
Army IT official sentenced in bribery scheme
Ranier Ramos, formerly of the U.S. Army Public Health Command, will serve a year in federal prison and pay millions in penalties and restitution.
Digital Government
DATA Act oversight highlights growing pains
The first round of oversight reports on financial reporting under the Data Act shows that most agencies are experiencing growing pains when it comes to implementing the recent law. Does that mean it's working?
Acquisition