Digital Government
The ATF of taxes eyes case management systems
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is interested in streamlining case management, with an emphasis on interoperability with outside systems.
Modernization
FedRAMP wants to overhaul cloud authorizations
FedRAMP's high baseline standards are on the back burner as the program focuses on slashing the amount of time it takes to complete authorizations.
People
Connolly again backs big raise for feds
The Virginia Democrat looking to give federal employees an almost 4 percent base pay bump, plus a hike in locality pay.
People
Education CIO retires weeks after Capitol Hill confrontation
Danny Harris will leave his job as CIO of the Department of Education after 32 years of federal service.
Digital Government
18F's procurement hack could guide DHS bug bounties
Cross-agency collaboration might lead the Department of Homeland Security to dodge the acquisition process while paying hackers to find vulnerabilities.
Digital Government
USDA preps for the Internet of Tractors
USDA is looking for commercial solutions to an agricultural data problem, as farmers report basically the same data twice in a process prone to human error.
Digital Government
Who can supply a Postal Service analytics platform?
USPS is looking to industry for customizable off-the-shelf analytics platforms for massive datasets.
Cybersecurity
Obama names picks for cyber commission
A presidential commission aimed at sizing up the nation's cybersecurity is getting a leader with government background and a vice chairman from industry.
Cybersecurity
Why senators need a CISO
Users might be daredevils or they might not fully understand their cybersecurity risks, said the man in charge of protecting U.S. senators' networks. Either way, CISOs have to work with what they've got.
Cybersecurity
OPM needs data management for background checks
On the cusp of absorption by a brand-new agency, Federal Investigative Services is searching for electronic records support.
Digital Government
IRS moves on digitizing records
IRS officials defended the agency's timeline for archiving internal records in a searchable, centralized database.
Cybersecurity
Labor misses deadline to bid cyber contract, re-ups with Accenture
According to contracting documents, the Labor Department needs Accenture to maintain its cyber defenses in the midst of the ongoing governmentwide cybersecurity sprint.
Digital Government
IRS fighting for 2010 funding in 2017
The tax agency has struggled with scandals and legacy tech, and blamed data leaks and abysmal customer service on funding cuts, but Republicans don't seem to think the IRS can fix its problems with money.
Cybersecurity
IRS targeted in bot attack
Using stolen Social Security numbers, hackers attempted to generate hundreds of thousands of e-filing PINs.
Cybersecurity
Obama bemoans obsolete tech in budget request
The president put the federal government's portfolio of aging IT systems front and center in his final budget request to Congress.
Cybersecurity
Bureau of Industry and Security seeks CIO
The export control agency, which has had well-documented cybersecurity woes, is now hunting for a top technology official.
Digital Government
Agencies, what's up with your FOIAs?
A new survey seeks insight into how agencies are handling Freedom of Information Act requests.
Modernization
Census wants 2020 outreach to be mobile and social
Contractors will need to think creatively if they want to win the $415 million Census communications contract due to be awarded this summer.
Digital Government
Tax systems back up, failure still under investigation
After a reported hardware failure crippled key tax systems, the IRS got the systems back online in a little more than 24 hours.
Modernization
Hardware failure brings down tax systems
On the cusp of tax season, unexplained tech troubles forced the IRS to suspend several key digital operations.
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