Acquisition
HPC boosters back FITARA exemption for national labs
At a Capitol Hill conference, high-performance computer operators and vendors said the powerful machines should not be categorized as garden-variety IT for the purposes of procurement.
Modernization
Protecting physical infrastructure with cyber
DHS' Suzanne Spaulding stresses that, in order to protect the physical infrastructure on which our nation depends, government and private sector alike must bolster cybersecurity.
Acquisition
National labs' FITARA exemption nixed in Senate funding bill
The Senate bill appropriating fiscal 2017 funds for the Energy Department does not renew a controversial provision that exempted the national labs from Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act rules.
Cybersecurity
FDA's cyber guidance gets key congressman's support
Rep. Jim Langevin (D-R.I.) is backing the Food and Drug Administration's proposed cybersecurity guidance for medical device manufacturers.
Digital Government
Candidate to head Library of Congress pledges modernization
President Obama's choice to lead the Library of Congress told lawmakers that she planned to lead a technological transformation of the institution.
Digital Government
Senate confirms VA watchdog
Attorney Michael Missal will join the Department of Veterans Affairs as inspector general. The agency had spent more than two years without a Senate-confirmed watchdog before Missal got the nod from the U.S. Senate on April 19.
Digital Government
Can federal agencies hit their Data Act deadlines?
Agencies have a May 2017 deadline to get their financial data online in standardized form. According to officials charged with implementing the law, it's unclear if everyone is going to make it.
Digital Government
Puerto Rico tabbed as proving ground for 2020 Census tech
Puerto Rico will be a 2017 testing site for new tech in the lead-up to the 2020 Census.
Digital Government
Census takes on non-respondents with tech
The Census Bureau has until September 2016 to make key decisions on how to follow up with non-respondents in the 2020 population count.
People
Why USAJobs needs an overhaul
A Senate roundtable examined the deficiencies of the USAJobs website and offered solutions to modernize the federal government's HR front door.
Modernization
Marine Corps to expedite Windows 10 upgrade
The Marine Corps Systems Command is expediting its timeline to deploy the Windows 10 operating system by January 2017.
Cybersecurity
How should the Pentagon confront civil cyber emergencies?
Defense Department has plans for cooperating with civil authorities for myriad security situations, but lacks specific guidance when it comes to cyber incidents according to a government watchdog.
Cybersecurity
What agency security chiefs want from the federal CISO
Security leaders said the upcoming federal CISO should be willing to collaborate, build on the ideas they've been brewing and give them greater influence in federal circles.
Cybersecurity
Watchdog: TSA needs to improve IT controls
An Inspector General audit identified three IT controls deficiencies within the Transportation Security Administration, which potentially compromise the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the agency’s financial and operational data.
Digital Government
SEC raises the ante on data transparency
The Securities and Exchange Commission is looking to machine readable data to conduct risk assessment.
Digital Government
GAO calls for improved security for HealthCare.Gov
The nonpartisan Capitol Hill watchdog greeted the sixth anniversary of the Affordable Care Act with a bracing dose of oversight about the security weaknesses of HealthCare.Gov.
Modernization
Audit finds improprieties in GSA/Peace Corps cloud email pilot
A deal between the General Services Administration and the Peace Corps to provide cloud email might have run afoul of funding laws, according to GSA's inspector general.
Cybersecurity
DOJ charges three Syrian Electronic Army hackers
Three current or former members of the Syrian Electronic Army were charged with myriad computer hacking conspiracies, and the FBI is offering a $100,000 reward for information that leads to their arrest, according to court documents unsealed March 22.
Digital Government
Watchdogs glean IT lessons from HealthCare.Gov failures
Representatives from GAO and HHS' Office of the Inspector General examine the failures, successes and takeaways from the first five years of Affordable Care Act implementation and technology.
Digital Government
Why one government agency seems less than thrilled about Census modernization
The Census Bureau's ambitious modernization plan aims to save $5 billion, but the Postal Service appears worried about losing revenue from delivering fewer paper questionnaires.
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