Modernization
VA Needs a Cyber Audit of its Governmentwide Financial Services Center
The accounting shared services program—used by a range of federal agencies and programs—needs to ensure its systems are secure.
Modernization
How CBP Plans to Spend—and Repay—Its $15M Modernization Fund Loan
Agency officials already completed the first phase of modernizing the nation’s second-largest revenue collection system but needed an infusion of cash to keep the momentum going.
Digital Government
IRS Floats Experimental Contract Vehicle to Help Administration Meet Procurement CAP Goals
The tax agency is using Pilot IRS—an iterative funding vehicle—to work on a governmentwide acquisition initiative.
Modernization
SBA Spent $30M on Digital Service-Built App That Doesn't Work
The Small Business Administration’s Certify website—built by a team from the U.S. Digital Service—was doomed by poor oversight and failure to abide by federal IT policies, says inspector general.
Modernization
CISA Releases Final TIC 3 Guidance
The agency plans to finalize the first two use cases for the Trusted Internet Connection program later this summer.
Modernization
GSA Launches IT Acquisition Training Portal For Procurement Officers and Program Managers
The on-demand video courses offer continuous learning points, and many are open to the public.
Digital Government
NIH Needs ‘Honest Broker’ To Manage New COVID-19 Data Warehouse
The health agency is looking for a vendor to act as a “neutral intermediary” to spur research without compromising patient privacy.
Digital Government
GAO: More Than Half of COVID-19 Government Contracts Not Competitively Awarded
While some of that spending went through existing IDIQs, some $7.7 billion in new contracts were awarded “using the unusual and compelling urgency exception.”
Modernization
CBP Gets $15M from Modernization Fund to Ditch Its Last Mainframe
The Customs and Border Protection Agency plans to upgrade a system that tracks imported goods and still relies on COBOL.
Emerging Tech
DOD, HHS Preparing for Large-Scale Manufacturing of COVID-19 Treatments
The agencies set up a phased OTA contract to test manufacturing capabilities at scale to ensure the industry is ready to meet demand as new treatments are approved.
Emerging Tech
DHS Wants COVID-19 Response Tech that Protects Health and Privacy
The Science and Technology Directorate issued a call using its other transaction authority asking for innovative solutions to protect its employees and the public.
Modernization
Treasury Department Wants To Move Its Cloud Into Another Cloud
The Fiscal Service wants to move its servers into two third-party managed data centers while keeping ownership and control over its hardware.
Emerging Tech
Library of Congress Wants To Try Adding Humans to Automated Processes
The Library of Congress has automated its metadata tagging but wants to reintroduce humans to the process to ensure a level of accuracy and ethics.
Modernization
IRS Launches New Enterprise Digitalization Office
The co-led office merges and elevates existing projects focused on digitizing processes and getting away from paper-based case management.
Modernization
Former TTS Director Lands Job With IT Services Company
Anil Cheriyan left GSA’s tech incubator this month to take a job in the private sector.
Digital Government
Security Clearance Reformers Tout Progress Amid COVID-19
The pandemic pushed adjudicators to conduct more virtual interviews, though that progress might be undone when the crisis passes.
Digital Government
House Appropriators Add Support for FedRAMP, 5G and Chinese Telecom Bans to Spending Bill
The committee also suggested adding another $25 million to the Technology Modernization Fund.
Modernization
VA Wants a Veteran-Owned Business to Upgrade Wichita Facility’s IT Ahead of Health Records Rollout
The deployment of Veterans Affairs’ new electronic health record program has been on hold while the agency deals with COVID-19 but the agency wants to get Wichita’s infrastructure ready to roll.
Digital Government
Customs to Expand License Plate Reading Program Nationwide
Customs will have access to commercial datasets including license plate images and data from parking garages, toll booth cameras and financial institutions, as well as local governments and law enforcement.
Digital Government
Departed GSA Executive Returns to Run Technology Service on Temporary Detail
The former executive director of the Centers of Excellence program is returning to GSA less than a month after leaving for another agency.
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