The Department of Transportation (DoT) has received its first-ever Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) award to use in helping to upgrade tech at the agency’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) component, according to DoT Chief Information Officer (CIO) Cordell Schachter.
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and five other Federal government agencies have announcedcreation of a prototype version of an integrated data and knowledge infrastructure program that they say will form the basis of a far-reaching “open knowledge network.”
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., is planning to introduce legislation to clarify the role of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) program and criteria for membership in the group.
In a new report, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is asking the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to develop time frames on when it will complete its work in helping sector risk management agencies (SRMAs) to implement their fiscal year (FY) 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) responsibilities.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has launched a new website aimed at simplifying access to grants and other resources to deter domestic terrorism acts.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) executed a complete overhaul of its website in 2018 to provide a more efficient digital service to its users.
Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., ranking member of the full House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, introduced two new bills this week aimed at addressing the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) failures in IT modernization.
Good communication plays an outsized role in how highly federated government agencies – those with numerous component parts – will be able to implement different approaches to zero trust security rather than pursue one-size-fits-all policies, Federal government officials said today at ATARC’s Zero Trust Summit event in Washington.
The State Department has named Laura Williams as the deputy chief information officer (CIO) for foreign operations.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on March 22 that it is gathering data on the U.S. cloud computing market and its service providers to get a better handle on the market power of providers, their impact on competition, and “potential security risks.”
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC) is proposing to create national security “guardrails” for the CHIPS Incentives Program to ensure that technology and innovation funded by the CHIPS and Science Act are not used for malign purposes by adversaries of the U.S. and its allies.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has awarded Accenture Federal Services an IT infrastructure operations and modernization contract totaling $380 million.
A top Energy Department (DoE) official said this week that while DoE doesn’t have a full quantum computer built yet, the work is ‘already underway’ for the department to start putting the pieces together today.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking more information on acquiring a digital mobile application for its employees that is dedicated to mental health.
The State Department has unveiled details of its plans to use $100 million of funding provided under the 2022 CHIPS Act to improve semiconductor supply chain security and international information and communications technology security.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has released the final request for proposal (RFP) for a potential 10-year, $60.7 billion contract for IT services and solutions.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has issued new implementation guidance to agencies for the Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program that was signed into law last June.
The U.S. Access Board has elected Gregory Fehribach as its new chair, and the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Katy Kale as vice chair.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) advisory council has released a final report guiding DHS on how it can bolster its innovation efforts to maximize opportunities for start-up companies to enter the market, prioritize innovative acquisitions, and reduce barriers.
The Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service needs to fix weaknesses in its key controls over financial information systems that are relevant to the Schedules of Federal Debt, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
Jeff Robinson has been tapped to be the new assistant director for Cybersecurity and Information Technology Audits at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG), according to his LinkedIn account.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is driving forward on one of the Biden administration’s key technology agenda items – citizen service improvement – by reworking the agency’s main OPM.gov website so it makes more sense to the several different populations who rely on it the most.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is set to resume deployments of its Electronic Health Records Modernization (EHRM) program this summer, but members of Congress and the Federal government’s chief watchdog agency are not confident that this time around will be different from the last.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen mounted a robust defense today of how the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is already benefiting from an influx of funding from Congress under legislation approved last year, and why the money is necessary for longer-term improvements.
NASA on March 13 awarded L3Harris Technologies a $765.5 million contract to develop the imager for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite program.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Virtual Reality (VR) technology can both be used as great tools to help in Federal government hiring processes, according to Dr. Rebecca Ayers, group manager of HR strategy at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has issued a new report that recommends specific solutions to improve its Electronic Health Records Modernization (EHRM) program, following its “assess and address” pause for the program.
The General Services Administration (GSA) announced it is extending its already relaxed policies around economic price adjustment (EPA) contract clauses through September 30.
New legislation introduced on March 9 by Reps. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., and Kweisi Mfume, D-Md., aims to strengthen in Federal law the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) role at the center of the Federal government human resources functions, and take steps to make sure that the agency’s leadership is not politically driven.
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee held a hearing this week to review the efficiency of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and the debate largely revolved around the Federal agency’s ability to fulfill its mission while allowing its employees to telework.