Cybersecurity
IG slams FBI's 'subjective' approach to cyberthreats
In a new report, the Justice Department's inspector general says the FBI’s yearly process for prioritizing cyberthreats might not accurately identify the most pressing threats.
Digital Government
Census moves ahead with 2017 testing plans
The Census Bureau is seeking public feedback on its plan to use Puerto Rico as a proving ground for tech in advance of the 2020 enumeration.
Modernization
FCC: New 5G framework fosters health IT innovation
The FCC's 5G rules could enable health IT innovations such as remote medical care, mobile applications and wireless body sensors, according to a top agency official.
Cybersecurity
NASA taps new IT security leader
NASA has selected Jeanette Hanna-Ruiz as its new chief information security officer.
Digital Government
Is Congress ready for its own internal Data Act?
An open data bill in the House would require all congressional documents to be published in machine-readable format.
Digital Government
White House pushes agency heads to expand open data
New guidance issued by two White House offices outlines best practices for agency leaders to open more data, engage with citizens digitally and solicit public feedback.
People
Workforce management advice for the next administration
The National Academy of Public Administration wants to see more workforce accountability and bottom-up feedback from the next administration.
Digital Government
Congressman wants answers on State's security culture
The FBI closed its case against Hillary Clinton, but many on Capitol Hill still have questions.
People
DDM nominee looks to transition, IT modernization
Andrew Mayock, the president's nominee for deputy director of OMB, said his priorities would be modernizing IT, cutting costs and ensuring a seamless transition to the next administration.
Digital Government
GAO: IRS can do a better job tracking IT performance
A GAO report recommends that the IRS improve its performance measurement and reporting practices for $2.7 billion worth of IT investments.
Digital Government
Republicans move to check internet transition
Two senior GOP lawmakers are questioning the viability of long-standing plans to end U.S. control of the address book of the internet.
Cybersecurity
Burr keeps up pressure for encryption bill
The chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence made a pitch for his encryption access legislation by framing the technology as an enabler of confidential communications among terrorists.
Digital Government
House passes bill to expand IG powers
The Inspector General Empowerment Act would ensure that federal IGs can gain access to all the agency information they request in the course of an investigation.
Cybersecurity
Senate bill would require VA to stop using SSNs
Sen. Tammy Baldwin has introduced legislation that would make the VA stop using Social Security numbers as identifiers in its IT systems.
Modernization
Watchdog questions 'aggressive' FirstNet timeline
Officials for the planned nationwide broadband public safety system FirstNet say it is running on schedule, but its IG said awarding a contract by November might prove difficult.
Acquisition
Supreme Court sharpens False Claims Act definitions
A recent Supreme Court ruling covering the False Claims Act is going to change the way contractors do business with the federal government.
Cybersecurity
Is DHS cyber info-sharing ready for prime time?
Recent cybersecurity law is supposed to provide a voluntary framework for easy information sharing between government and private companies, but some DHS programs are experiencing early real-world hitches.
Digital Government
Medicare chief wants health record vendors to ease access
The head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services put EHR vendors on notice that they had to do more to improve data interoperability.
Digital Government
U.S. poised to offload control of critical internet function
The U.S. is ready to accept a proposal to transfer control of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, but the plan faces opposition in Congress.
Acquisition
How agencies seek to shape the acquisition process
Revamping the federal acquisition process requires innovation and a creative approach to break with the way things have been done and appeal to the incoming workforce.
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