The Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a new report this week that cost savings generated by Federal agency IT projects funded by the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) have been relatively small thus far, but could grow much larger as some of those projects proceed further. […]
The importance of technology “observability” has been growing by “leaps and bounds” as Federal agencies continue their journeys to the cloud and strive to meet government mandates, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official said on Dec. 12. […]
Federal agencies are making “notable” progress in implementing Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommendations to improve IT management and reduce duplicative efforts, according to a new GAO report. […]
In response to the Biden administration’s recent AI executive order, the Department of Energy (DoE) unveiled its new Office of Critical and Emerging Technology Tuesday, aiming to ensure U.S. investments and progress in areas such as AI, biotechnology, quantum computing, and semiconductors. […]
Lawmakers and industry leaders on Tuesday highlighted ways the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) should seek to secure artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, starting with integrating the emerging technology into the agency’s existing cyber policies and guidelines. […]
The Senate confirmed Harry Coker today to serve as the nation’s second permanent National Cyber Director (NCD) on a vote of 59-40. […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is working to ensure millions of Americans have an optimized customer experience (CX) when interacting with one of its many websites, utilizing a modern approach to the software development lifecycle. […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is currently developing a privacy-preserving digital credential that will use privacy-enhancing technologies (PET) to protect sensitive data while simultaneously allowing only needed information to be disclosed, according to a DHS official. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), as part of its Secure Cloud Business Applications (SCuBA) program, released a series of nine security configuration baselines for Google Workspace today, including applications like Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Meet. […]
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a concept paper that outlines the department’s cybersecurity strategy for the healthcare sector, detailing four key actions it will take to advance cyber resiliency in the sector. […]
The U.S. Air Force laid out a list of steps it is taking to better protect and regulate access to classified data in the wake of last summer’s “Discord” breach that exposed to the public hundreds of classified military and intelligence agency documents, according to a Dec. 11 report that details the service branch’s responses to the breach. […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected 14 companies to participate in its Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) Capability Study that will aims toward setting up a civil lunar framework for peaceful international use. […]
Both Federal and private sector spectrum leaders emphasized today the criticality of spectrum policy, keying on the government’s need to prioritize the technology as a national security issue. […]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is taking swift action to meet the requirements set forth by President Biden’s recent artificial intelligence executive order (EO), including by establishing four additional National AI Research Institutes and launching a pilot program to implement the National AI Research Resource (NAIRR). […]
The Commerce Department said today it is closing in on its first agreement to provide funding under the CHIPS and Science Act, which was approved by Congress last year to make available up to $52 billion of funding to incentivize semiconductor makers to establish new manufacturing operations in the United States. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) announced today that the agency’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Commissioner Sonny Hashmi will depart on Dec. 29. […]
Boston Government Services, a top contractor to the Department of Energy (DoE) for technology and security services, has named former DoE Chief Information Officer Rocky Campione vice president of cybersecurity and technology solutions. […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a new report that the Department of Defense (DoD) needs to take action to improve its workforce planning in quantum computing across its research facilities. […]
The Federal government has come a long way in improving civilian agency and critical infrastructure cybersecurity over the past ten years. Central to that improvement effort is the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which has the weighty mission of managing and reducing risk to U.S. cyber and physical infrastructure. […]
Gen. Paul Nakasone, who heads both the National Security Agency (NSA) and the U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM), today called for a revamped “CYBERCOM 2.0,” aligning with similar calls from Congress for an independent U.S. Cyber Force. […]
Federal customer experience (CX) officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said this week that CX capabilities are finally starting to “take root” across the agency’s different components, which are keeping customers top of mind when designing government services. […]
As the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is gearing up to pilot its first-ever Direct File tool in the coming tax season – allowing taxpayers to directly file their taxes with the government by only using the online tool – IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel is holding his breath on the potential success of the tool’s introduction. […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) released a new capability this week that aims to improve the U.S. military’s situational awareness of the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS). […]
Federal CIO Clare Martorana exhorted government officials along with technology vendors to seize the present moment to make needed improvements in how citizens interact with government agencies and services during a Dec. 7 keynote speech at ACT-IAC’s CX Summit event in Arlington, Va. […]
A top White House cybersecurity official said Thursday that the administration’s “U.S. Cyber Trust Mark” program is on track to be released by the end of 2024. […]
Lawmakers and industry experts expressed concern this week that the Federal government will fail to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in a timely manner. […]
The Department of Energy (DoE) is preparing an updated version of its Generative Artificial Intelligence Reference Guide to better reflect guidance from the White House’s recent AI executive order (EO), with an emphasis on responsible AI. […]
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has tapped Jennifer Wendel to serve as acting chief information officer (CIO), according to the agency’s website. […]
The Defense Department’s (DoD) innovation arm has been working hard and fast since 2015 to leverage emerging commercial technologies to better enable warfighters, but the lead of the unit said today that the defense organization is not yet where it needs to be to successfully deter a potential conflict with China. […]
The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has tapped its current Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Ramesh Menon to serve in the additional role of the agency’s chief artificial intelligence officer (CAIO), with plans to release an agency-wide AI strategy next week. […]