The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) is emphasizing in a new report the need to tackle biases in artificial intelligence beyond just the data sets and machine learning processes – which tend to be the main points of emphasis when looking at how to make AI less biased and more equitable. […]

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly has set what she called an “ambitious goal” to fill talent gaps in the cybersecurity industry by targeting a 50 percent share of that workforce for women by 2030. […]

We caught up with Gilliland in recent days to talk about the policy landscape and how systems integrators like GDIT are helping government agencies to meet the new challenges. […]

House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, D-NY., introduced legislation on March 18 that aims to modernize Federal agency financial management regulations. […]

As the COVID-19 pandemic wanes, the Department of Defense (DoD) Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks issued guidance on the reentry of DoD employees to their normal workplaces, stating that telework is here to stay. […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) this week released the implementation plan for the military’s joint all-domain command and control (JADC2) initiative, the Pentagon announced on Mar. 17. […]

Senate leadership is making the legislative moves necessary to begin work in earnest on reconciling two different versions of innovation and competition legislation that features billions of funding to boost domestic semiconductor production and create a new technology directorate at the National Science Foundation (NSF). […]

In a posting on USAJobs.gov, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced it is looking for a new deputy Federal CIO to replace Maria Roat, who is retiring at the end of March. […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a new report that the Treasury Department’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service still has a lot of work to do in addressing previous GAO recommendations that the bureau improves information system control deficiencies. […]

While Democratic members of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs fear cryptocurrency could be used to help Russia evade economic sanctions, witnesses at a hearing on March 17 reminded lawmakers how crypto is being used for good, providing over $55 million to Ukraine for much needed humanitarian aid and supplies. […]

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) said today it won a $4.5 billion User Facing and Data Center Services (UDS) contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). […]

Senior officials from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) told senators on March 17 that there’s still plenty of need for continuing oversight of Federal government pandemic-related spending, and offered suggestions on how to accomplish that task.  […]

Prompted by the White House executive order on cybersecurity, Federal agencies are accelerating their adoption of zero trust architectures. And according to Gerald Caron, chief information officer (CIO) and assistant inspector general (IG) for information technology at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), these models must include automation. […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a trio of reports today that found continued deficiencies with the VA’s Electronic Health Record (EHR) transition that has led to patient care issues in multiple areas. […]

A group of Democratic senators introduced a bill today to ensure Russian actors do not evade economic sanctions imposed on the country following its invasion of Ukraine through the use of digital assets like cryptocurrency. […]

Every four years, GAO releases a strategic guide for its work to help lawmakers in Congress oversee Federal operations and address governmental and societal issues over a five-year period. In its newest plan, GAO outlines key efforts for 2022-2027; goals and objectives for serving Congress and the nation; and trends that are affecting government and society, while also detailing how technology plays a role in these efforts. […]

The U.S. Navy’s Fleet Cyber Command/Tenth Fleet will be getting a new deputy commander with a Defense Department (DoD) announcement detailing Rear Adm. Michael Bernacchi Jr. to the post. […]

Puesh Kumar, director of the Energy Department’s Office of Cybersecurity Energy Security and Emergency Response (CESER), detailed several steps that the agency is taking to implement executive branch and DoE supply chain security policies during a virtual event hosted by FCW on March 16. […]

The General Services Administration (GSA) on April 4 will switch to using new Unique Entity ID (SAM) as the authoritative government entity identifier in its SAM.gov and other systems.  This means SAM.gov and other GSA systems will no longer use the DUNS number for identifying entities. […]

The General Services Administration (GSA) has appointed Rebeca Lamadrid to serve as director for Presidential Innovation Fellows (PIF), a fellowship program that enables technologists and innovators to serve one-year stints at Federal agencies. […]

The White House announced today the appointment of Dr. Ashish Jha as its new COVID-19 Response Coordinator, taking over for Jeff Zients, who had led the effort since President Biden took office. […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has opened a new proceeding seeking feedback on how to prevent and eliminate digital discrimination to ensure that everyone has equal access to broadband services. […]

The Department of Education is soliciting grant applications for its Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Program. […]

Federal Chief Information Security Officer Chris DeRusha gave a relatively upbeat assessment today on strides that Federal IT leadership and agencies have been making on implementing the Cybersecurity Executive Order that the Biden administration issued ten months ago. […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded three Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) task order awards – worth a combined $966.5 million – to Verizon Public Sector to provide network modernization and technical support services. […]

The FBI announced the launch of its Virtual Assets Unit (VAU), a new unit designed to be able to go after criminals looking to use cryptocurrency to aid in their crimes, the FBI announced March 15. […]

Shalanda Young on March 15 became the first Black woman to lead the White House budget office after the Senate confirmed her as Director of the Office of Management and Budget by a 61-36 vote.  […]

Federal chief information security officers (CISOs) today recommended that as Federal agencies implement zero trust security architectures they also put in place continuous training programs for their workforce to keep employees up to date on the technology and best practices. […]

The White House released an executive order (EO) on March 15 that aims to promote pay equity and transparency in the government and the Federal contracting base through possible changes to Federal acquisition rules. […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) said its strategic plan for 2022-2027 features significant emphasis on cybersecurity issues including the government’s capabilities to boost cyber defenses against foreign government influence campaigns, and the Defense Department’s ability to meet cyber threats across multiple domains. […]