Cybersecurity
Lawmakers seek standardized national encryption policy
A push on Capitol Hill looks to preempt a possible patchwork of data encryption policies varying from state to state.
People
Trump team looks to refine workforce messaging
As the Trump administration continues its push to reform the federal workforce, its top management and personnel officials want to change how their message is being received.
Cybersecurity
Making CDM work
The top engineer of the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program said that success is more dependent on people and processes than technology.
People
OPM seeks governmentwide solution for digital employee records
The Office of Personnel Management is seeking a digital record system that would make it easier for federal employees to move across agencies and in and out of government.
Cybersecurity
Trump gets cyber diplomacy and workforce advice from agencies
State, Commerce and DHS delivered on President Trump's 2017 executive order.with policy guidance on cyber diplomacy and building a cyber workforce.
People
Union sues Trump over workforce order
The American Federation of Government Employees wants a court to quickly overturn a Trump administration executive order putting limits on union activity conducted on the federal clock.
Cybersecurity
Senate Dems push to restore White House cyber chief
Nineteen Democratic senators urged National Security Advisor John Bolton to reconsider his decision to eliminate the national cybersecurity coordinator post.
People
How much will Trump's orders affect the current workforce?
President Donald Trump signed three executive orders designed to make it easier to fire poor-performing civil servants and reduce official time spent on union activities while looking to agencies to renegotiate union contracts.
Modernization
OAI looks to build permanence before it disappears
The Office of American Innovation is set to expire at the end of the Trump administration, but one key official sees its effect enduring at the agency level.
People
CIOs push back on FITARA scores
Officials at two agencies with low Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act grades pushed back on their scores and outlined their future modernization plans before a House panel.
People
USDS to certify new acquisition specialty
The U.S. Digital Service is adding a digital services contracting certification to create a cadre of "technology acquisition mavericks."
Digital Government
House panel mulls IoT survey
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are pushing the government to review the state of play regarding internet-of-things devices and their uses.
Acquisition
FITARA grades continue their slide
More agencies' grades dropped on the sixth Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act scorecard.
Digital Government
Senate Dems push administration on Census director
The Census Bureau has been without a confirmed director for almost a year, and 21 Senate Democrats are urging Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to put forward a qualified candidate.
Cybersecurity
House panel looks at ditching the SSN
In light of multiple large-scale data breaches in recent years, some on Capitol Hill are looking at accelerating the move away from widespread reliance on social security numbers in government systems.
People
Administration officials defend planned cuts to workforce benefits
A House panel wanted details on how Trump administration plans to attract a high quality workforce while pushing legislative proposals aimed at cutting benefits.
Digital Government
House plans $1B bump for Census over White House request
A former Census director told FCW that the bureau appears to be "in pretty good shape right now" when it comes to funding.
People
Trump executive order boosts agency CIO role
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to promote the CIO authorities called for in the FITARA legislation and to help speed direct-hire authority for tech personnel at agencies in need.
Cybersecurity
FEMA CIO Adrian Gardner reassigned
Gardner, who took over FEMA's IT office in 2013, accepted a new position as the Executive Director of Recovery Communications Technology in the Caribbean Area Division.
Digital Government
CFPB techies blast talk of taking down complaint portal
Should the government continue to host a Yelp for financial services? The people who built it think it should.
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