The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issued a call for comment on Jan. 18 seeking public input on ‘how companies’ data practices may impose outsized harm on marginalized or underserved communities.” […]
Daniel Bardenstein, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Chief of Technology Strategy and Delivery, said on Jan. 18 he will be stepping down from his post at the cyber defense agency. […]
To better understand what causes a pandemic, researchers will often alter pathogens that already have pandemic potential. However, a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) should improve its oversight process for such high-risk research activities. […]
From the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health officials understood that using data to gather insights from otherwise inert information across the entire health ecosystem would improve public health outcomes, but raising the value of that data requires a lot of work, according to several public health officials. […]
Federal health-sector cybersecurity leaders from components across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said that when it comes to implementing zero trust security mandates – such as Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo M-22-09 – agencies can’t treat the task as just “checking another box.” […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is harnessing new technology that accelerates the time it takes clinicians to screen and diagnose veterans’ health problems, agency officials said on Jan. 18 at the AFCEA Bethesda Health IT Summit. […]
A virtual job fair organized today by Tech to Gov in partnership with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is targeting a wide range of Federal government technology and related positions as part of the government’s goal to restock its tech ranks amid a slowdown in hiring by the private sector. […]
When it comes to building a resilient modernization effort, the people aspect of that task is “way more important” than the technology aspect, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Chief Information Officer (CIO) Rajiv Uppal. […]
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) has named Steven Frid the agency’s new executive director, succeeding Mark Robbins who has been acting director of EAC for the past 11 months. Frid is due to start the new job on Jan. 30. […]
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel warned in a Jan. 17 speech that the deployment of fifth-generation (5G) wireless communications networks involves big security and privacy challenges. […]
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) plans to release updated cybersecurity guidance for the healthcare industry along with an agency-wide data strategy in the upcoming weeks, according to Karl Mathias, chief information officer (CIO) at HHS. […]
In pursuit of their primary mission, innovators at Federal agencies must seek new ways to leverage technology. And in a post-COVID world, public health IT experts are assessing how technology can augment human workers when healthcare workers are in short supply. […]
A top Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) official in charge of preparedness and response said today that the agency is interested in the development of automated patient reporting technologies to boost the government’s ability to improve diagnosis and treatment. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) has announced the third edition of its “Hack the Pentagon” program, focusing on unclassified information systems and operational technology. […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is striving to use data to support its health equity efforts, agency officials said today at the AFCEA Bethesda Health IT Summit. […]
The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) published a new set of guidelines last week as part of a framework that aims to strengthen policies and practices for scientific integrity across the Federal government and agencies. […]
President Biden on Jan. 13 made a new group of appointments to the National Science Board (NSB). […]
While the U.S. Air Force has taken positive steps to develop the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS), it has yet to deliver or identify any capabilities of the system, according to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). […]
By Dave Levy, Vice President, Amazon Web Services The FedRAMP Authorization Act was recently signed into law as part of the defense authorization bill, a signal that cloud technologies continue to have a permanent place in helping U.S. government agencies deploy secure and innovative solutions to accomplish their missions. Through this legislation, policy leaders on […]
With Democrats retaining control of the Senate in the November elections, leadership ranks of key committees with an impact on government technology and cybersecurity issues are mostly unchanged, but with some new wrinkles due to member retirements. […]
This is the second in a three-part discussion about cyber asset inventories with Tom Kennedy, vice president of Axonius Federal Systems. In the previous interview, Kennedy spoke to MeriTalk about the role that cyber asset inventories play in establishing a zero trust approach to cybersecurity. Part two examines Federal government requirements for reliable asset inventories and their many benefits. […]
Several emerging technologies have allowed the U.S. Army to stay ahead but the service branch still faces some challenges, LTG Maria Gervais, deputy commanding general at the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, said during the AFCEA NOVA IT Day event hosted by AFCEA NOVA on Jan. 12. […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), on behalf of the Department of Defense (DoD), recently issued a request for information (RFI) to gather industry input on the development of a Next-Generation Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS) Strategic Roadmap. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released its 2022 Year in Review report this week, highlighting the agency’s increased collaboration with industry partners. […]
The Pentagon on Jan. 12 released its long-awaited 2022 report on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) – more commonly known as UFOs – which details 510 incidents, with many of those occurring in sensitive military airspace. […]
As emerging technologies continue to evolve, industry and Federal government experts agree that their workforce must also be on the cutting edge to stay one step ahead of adversaries and help fill the cyber skills gap. […]
The National Taxpayer Advocate’s Annual Report to Congress released on Jan. 11 says that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is in a better position now to improve its performance than it has been in the past few years. […]
The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program has announced its latest round of awards to fund early-stage studies to evaluate technologies that could support future missions. […]
The Federal government’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has posted a request for information (RFI) and comment focused on the commission’s draft strategic enforcement plan for 2023-2027, including the plan’s aims to combat technology-driven hiring discrimination. […]
The National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) has officially appointed Brian Goodger to serve as the program’s director, according to a Jan. 11 press release. […]