The new draft budget bills released by the Senate Committee on Appropriations on November 10 include multiple provisions across departments that will have implications for Federal IT and other modernization projects. […]

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) is seeking information on Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) cloud-based application development for its propulsion systems. […]

The U.S. Army’s Enterprise Cloud Environment, or cARMY, managed by the CIO Enterprise Cloud Management Office (ECMO) is seeking an Enterprise Cloud Common Shared Services to reduce complexity, increase security, eliminate duplication of effort, and increase Army-wide adoption of cloud computing technologies. […]

The Treasury Department is proposing a new rule that would make definitional changes to incorporate cyber coverage guidance in Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (TRIP) regulations. […]

General Dynamics’ big investment two years ago – which roughly doubled the size of its information technology business – appears to be paying hefty dividends based on a recent string of prominent Federal government contract wins, and a look into financial results the company released late last month. […]

The Defense Department (DoD) is launching a new mobile app that will have the capability to connect service members, their families, and survivors to everyday resources to help with their well-being. […]

The Pentagon plans to continue use of its commercial virtual remote (CVR) capability – that has helped enable telework for the military during the coronavirus pandemic – until June of 2021, a senior Defense Department (DoD) tech official reaffirmed today. […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) successful shift to telework at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic allowed the department to meet the mental health needs of veterans with its Veterans Crisis Line (VCL). […]

With most of the results from the 2020 Election now in, MeriTalk is taking a look at Fed IT leadership changes in both the House and Senate. While the majority of top leaders won their elections handily, a handful either lost or chose not to run for reelection, and for two leaders the race remains too close to call. […]

The draft appropriations bills released by the Senate Committee on Appropriations today would put a pay freeze in place for civilian Federal employees in fiscal year 2021 – falling below even the Trump administration’s one percent pay increase proposal – while providing a three percent pay raise for members of the military, which matches the number from the White House. […]

Amid a shift to telework due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) is urging its Reserve Citizen Airmen to stay laser focused on Personally Identifiable Information (PII) breach reduction while working from home. […]

The Senate Committee on Appropriations has allocated $25 million of new funding for the Technology Modernization Fund – falling below the Trump administration’s budget request of $150 million – as part of the broader draft fiscal year 2021 Financial Services and General Government funding bill released today. […]

A new report from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Information and Communication Technology Supply Chain Risk Management Task Force finds several factors contributing to IT supply chain problems during the coronavirus pandemic. […]

What if moving an entire network to the cloud was easy?  […]

As organizations continue to face evolving social engineering attacks during the pandemic, such as the recent linkless email phishing scam, it’s imperative to rethink cybersecurity strategies to combat these threats. […]

Jim Gfrerer, CIO at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), said today that the agency is “constantly looking” to modernize several hundred technical functions and applications in order to improve on legacy technology environments. […]

Following the major news networks calling the 2020 Election on Nov. 7 in favor of now President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, congratulations poured in from big tech companies and CEOs. […]

The Partnership for Public Service’s Center for Presidential Transition (CPT) on Sunday urged the Trump administration to “immediately” begin the post-election transition process. […]

While FEMA’s Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration (FIMA) has made progress in modernizing the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) system, a new report from the Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General (OIG) said the new system is struggling with data quality issues. […]

NASA is seeking partnership agreements to help tell the story of its moon-bound Artemis Program missions to a worldwide audience, the agency’s announcement for proposals (AFP) said. […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a Nov. 5 report that the Department of Defense (DoD) has made progress in establishing valid and reliable cost baselines for its enterprise business operations, but still needs to refine and formalize its reform efforts. […]

Federal government officials involved in the development of quantum information science (QIS) agreed this week that quantum encryption standards currently being worked on by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are needed to set some “rules of the road” for further development of the technology. […]

In the Information Age, newly named director of the Defense Department’s (DoD) Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) Lt. Gen. Michael Groen wants to make sure that the U.S. warfighter is prepared to take on challenges and be equipped with the technology to do so. […]

Senior Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee are asking the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for information about how it plans to protect Federal employees amid the sharp increase in coronavirus infections in the U.S., and whether it plans to update guidance to federal agencies in light of the current COVID-19 uptick “and the wave of increased infections expected this winter.” […]

A new report from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) examines how the VA’s IT initiatives have improved access to benefits and services. […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it will be using 3-D printing to design, print, and produce its own medical devices. […]

The Federal government is responsible for maintaining some very mature artificial intelligence (AI) models and many agencies are exploring AI pilot projects, with few projects in-between – but COVID has pushed agencies to advance their efforts, Federal officials noted in a discussion on AI. […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) has launched a new training course for military first responders that aims to ensure that domestic violence is effectively recognized as a crime in cases that involve abuse, harassment, and stalking perpetrated through the use of technology. […]

The Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) said in a new information memorandum that IT Acquisition, and Project Management and Cyber Threats, remain from the previous year as two of five management and performance challenges for the agency. […]

In a recent post on Beta.Sam.gov, the CDC said it is looking to partner with organizations to form a cloud-based platform to create a centralized hub for COVID-19 testing. […]