Digital Government
The Pentagon Has Its First Chief Data Officer
He'll be responsible for leading the Pentagon's data strategy.
Modernization
VA Opens Bids on Revamping its Main Website
VA wants to improve its web presence in a big way.
Emerging Tech
CBP Rolls Out Facial Recognition at Silicon Valley Airport
International travel at the Mineta San José International Airport has doubled in recent years.
Emerging Tech
DARPA Wants to Make Underground Maps on the Fly
The agency is challenging teams to build systems that chart caves, tunnels and underground urban infrastructure.
Digital Government
USDA Wants One Hub to Connect Agency Leaders to Every Employee
The agency wants to pull disparate intranets together and allow two-way communications with employees.
Digital Government
Industry Groups Push for Background Check Reform In Intelligence Appropriations Bill
With a backlog of more than 700,000 pending investigations, the groups are pushing for tools to speed up information collection and ways to reduce redundant investigations.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Target Marines for Pentagon's Latest Bug Bounty
“Hack the Marine Corps” kicked off with a live-hacking event in Las Vegas.
Artificial Intelligence
How Artificial Intelligence Could Keep Army Transports Ready for Action
A yearlong pilot program will see if AI can predict when components on Bradley Fighting Vehicles will break.
Digital Government
It Just Got Cheaper for Agencies to Run Training Programs
The General Service Administration and Office of Personnel Management lowered the access fees on the $11 billion training vehicle.
Digital Government
The Pentagon's Startup Outreach Office is No Longer an Experiment
Officials renamed the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental to show the permanence of the program.
Modernization
Report: Private Trump Advisers Tried to Derail the VA’s Multibillion-Dollar IT Overhaul
A ProPublica investigation found three advisers weighed in heavily on the hiring and firing of high-level tech leaders within the agency.
Modernization
VA Wants a New Cloud for Its Mobile Apps
The effort comes as VA reworks its entire online presence to make services more accessible and user-friendly for some 9 million veterans.
Cybersecurity
FCC IG Says the Alleged Net Neutrality DDoS Attack Never Happened
An internal investigation found the agency’s commenting system was knocked offline by “system design issues” and “‘flash crowd’ activity,” not hackers.
Digital Government
Census Awards Last Major IT Contract Ahead of 2020 Count
The award comes as officials work to get preparations for the 2020 count back on track.
Policy
Pentagon Prohibits Personnel From Using GPS Services in All ‘Operational Areas’
The device-agnostic policy applies to smartphones, tablets, fitness trackers, smartwatches and all other applications with geolocation features.
Digital Government
Cyberattacks Haven’t Stopped but Neither Have Bills to Fight Them
Top national security and intelligence leaders pledged to defend the country from foreign influence campaigns.
Digital Government
Improve Your Agency's Customer Experience in 8 Steps
ACT-IAC unveiled a playbook for overhauling citizen-facing services.
Modernization
USDA Kicks Off Bidding for Second Round of IT Overhaul Contacts
The program will be a model for other agencies to surge outdated IT into the 21st century.
Modernization
Pentagon Expands Mobile Device Management Services
DISA is offering new unclassified services to Defense Department mission partners.
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