Digital Government

NASA Unveils $27B Budget Plan to Support Mars Missions and Beyond 

The requested budget is a 7.1% increase from NASA’s fiscal year 2023 enacted budget.

Cybersecurity

Defense Unveils New Cyber Workforce Strategy

The strategy is focusing on four human capital pillars with six initiatives to build a robust workforce ready for current and future threats.

Digital Government

Intelligence Threat Assessment Highlights Tech Vulnerabilities, Chinese Competition

The Senate’s annual hearing on national security threats underscored the importance of technology in this arena, particularly with growing competition and threats from China.

Digital Government

NASA, Energy Collaborate on Lunar Experiment Exploring Dark Ages of the Universe

The agencies are working together to develop a tool to survive the harsh conditions of night on the moon to measure radio frequencies and learn about the Dark Ages of the Universe.

Cybersecurity

NIST Renews Cyber Center Partnership, Launches Small Business Focus

The agency renewed its partnerships that support the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence and launched the NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Community of Interest.

Policy

Bipartisan Space and Satellite Bills Reintroduced to Secure America’s Interests

The bills aim to promote competition, innovation, security and leadership in the commercial satellite industry by modifying FCC licensing rules and authority.

Emerging Tech

NASA Quantum Detector Could Help Expand Transmission Distance

Current quantum data deteriorates after a few dozen miles, but the new technology could send more data further.

Policy

Report: 39% Federal Leaders Rate Accessibility as a Top Priority

Budget constraints and old technology add challenges to fully realizing digital accessibility.

Emerging Tech

Energy Looks for Additional Ways to Prepare the Future Quantum Workforce

The Department of Energy has asked higher education to weigh in on how the agency can help prepare students to work in quantum information science.

Modernization

NTIA Wants Public Insight on How to Disperse Billions in Internet for All Funding

The agency is looking for comments on how it should structure two grant programs that will provide almost $2.7 billion in funding for digital equity initiatives.

Digital Government

Industry Lays Out  Strategy for National Semiconductor Center Success

There are four key items needed to create a resilient semiconductor ecosystem and to help boost U.S. competitiveness.

Digital Government

First CHIPS for America Funding is Now Available

The $39 billion will go towards American semiconductor manufacturing.

Cybersecurity

US Marshals Service Hacked in ‘Major Incident’

This is the second time the agency has been hacked in recent years, adding to a growing number of agencies that have experienced cybersecurity incidents.

Modernization

Watchdog: Agencies are Close to Clearing All Data Center Recommendations

The Government Accountability Office found that agencies have implemented a majority of its recommendations to optimize data centers, but have 16 remaining that would boost savings.

Cybersecurity

CISA Seeks Private Sector Support for Cybersecurity Risk Management

The agency is looking to identify contractors capable of offering services for its Insights Branch, which provides technical cyber risk reduction.

Emerging Tech

NASA Tests Autonomous Aircraft Decision Tech in Arizona Cities

The agency is aiming to help air vehicles respond to anomalies—such as weather changes—faster, as the vehicles are used to provide essential services.

Digital Government

GSA Seeks Commercial Procurement Data Solution 

The agency is looking for a dashboard and reporting system that can also check for data errors or inconsistencies.

Digital Government

Commerce Head Says U.S. Must Double Semiconductor Workforce in Next Decade

The Commerce Secretary hopes to help meet American leadership, innovation, national security and economic goals.

Modernization

Good Government Report Details 5 Components of a Successful Cloud Strategy

The report—based on agency use cases—found that a successful strategy includes planning, testing, security, transformation and optimization.

Digital Government

Watchdog: GSA Needs to Monitor Access Card Data

The agency’s inspector general found more than 32,000 failed access attempts over a two year period, which could pose a security risk.