People
Cyber Director nominee talks AI, collaboration at confirmation hearing
Harry Coker, the Biden Administration's choice to lead the Office of the National Cyber Director, said he'll draw on his experience as a program manager to make sure agencies hit their milestones on implementing the government's cyber strategy.
Cybersecurity
SEC sues SolarWinds for allegedly fraudulent cybersecurity statements
The company says it will "vigorously oppose" the lawsuit.
People
Nominations are open for the 2024 Federal 100 awards
The deadline for submissions is Dec. 31, 2023
Artificial Intelligence
Biden signs AI order but stresses need for legislation
The long-anticipated executive order on artificial intelligence is broad, detailed and expansive, but the White House wants Congress to do more.
Acquisition
White House looks to scale FedRAMP with automation
The cloud security program is being restructured to respond to the proliferation of cloud offerings.
Cybersecurity
DISA looks to the open market for secure web browsing contract
A contracting notice indicates that the Defense Department is looking to compete the service that protects its systems from web-based attacks.
Digital Government
Supreme Court lifts restrictions on federal agency contacts with social media firms
The ruling frees up federal agencies to contact social network platform owners about content moderation issues and other matters, pending the resolution of a court case.
Acquisition
UK regulator targets competition in cloud industry
In a case with echoes for the U.S. market, Great Britain's competition regulator is investigating cloud vendor lock-in.
Digital Government
Bipartisan Senate bill tasks agencies with prioritizing CX
The pending legislation looks to reduce burdens on users interacting with government while scouting opportunities for cross-agency collaboration.
People
Rising Stars nominations extended to October 28
Nominations for the 2023 Rising Stars program are being extended. Please help us spotlight innovators across federal, state and local and governments, as well as up-and-coming talent at contracting firms.
Policy
House passes last-minute CR, potentially averting a government shutdown
After days of brinkmanship, House Republicans passed a 45-day continuing resolution to keep the government open past Monday.
Policy
Ahead of shutdown, House and Senate Dems propose back pay for furloughed contractors
A similar effort to legislate back pay for contractors failed during the 2018-2019 shutdown.
Cybersecurity
US, Japan warn of China-backed hackers lurking in networking gear
The joint advisory cautioned that a China-backed threat group called BlackTech is exploiting weaknesses in routers to hack government and industrial targets.
Digital Government
The technologist at the table
Ann Lewis is bringing tech talent to bear on a range of big, pressing service delivery challenges from her perch as director of the Technology Transformation Services.
Artificial Intelligence
Can AI boost health care delivery?
Rep. Ted Lieu thinks so, with the right oversight by humans — and government.
Modernization
House panel advances MGT update
A bipartisan bill to reauthorize and update the legislation that established the Technology Modernization Fund sailed through committee on Wednesday.
Modernization
TMF reboot looks to stabilize funding, increase transparency
The reauthorization of the Modernizing Government Technology Act is due for a committee markup on Wednesday.
Modernization
VA's health record 'reset' will extend into 2024
There's one deployment of the new, multibillion dollar EHR on the books for next April and officials expect the rollouts to pick up in the summer.
People
Who are your rising stars?
Nominations are open for the 2023 Rising Stars program. We're looking to spotlight innovators across federal, state and local governments and up-and-coming talent at contracting firms.
Digital Government
Pandemic unemployment fraud as high as $135B, watchdog says
The Government Accountability Office's new estimate underscores the urgency of modernizing state-based unemployment insurance systems.
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