With the rising number of cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure and the increasing cyber capabilities of foreign adversaries, it has become evident that the United States is in a “cyber war,” according to a top Transportation Security Administration (TSA) official. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is directing Federal agencies to begin continuous vetting (CV) procedures for employees in “non-sensitive public trust positions,” starting in fiscal year (FY) 2024. […]
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told lawmakers on Wednesday the agency was in the process of making “strategic investments” with plans to announce CHIPS Act funding this fall. […]
Michael Whitaker, President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), was well-received at his Oct. 4 confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. […]
Federal agencies help fund small businesses’ technology research and development through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements. […]
The Department of Commerce (DoC) is reinforcing semiconductor supply chains across the U.S. with an update to its Semiconductor Alert Mechanism that is administered by the International Trade Administration (ITA). […]
Sanja Basaric, the artificial intelligence program lead at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is departing from her role this week to head over to the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO). […]
A new report from the the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) indicates that the agency needs better management of its biometric data capabilities. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD), the General Services Administration (GSA), and NASA are looking to implement new revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to standardize cybersecurity requirements for government contractors. […]
April McClain-Delaney left her post at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on Friday, where she served as deputy administrator of the agency and deputy assistant secretary for the Commerce Department. […]
The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has raised concerns over the agency’s decision to end fraud collection efforts of delinquent COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) with an outstanding balance of $100,000 or less. […]
Hours before it appeared the government was set to shut down, President Biden issued an executive order Friday to extend the activities of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) until Sept. 30, 2025. […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is looking for industry insight on how to best complement and support its Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) functions with new technology that does not depend on traditional Global Positioning System (GPS) tech. […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a new IT Strategic Plan for fiscal year 2024 through 2028, which highlights workforce training, technology modernization, and addressing customer experience challenges as priorities. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is gearing up to administer the 2023 Federal Employee Benefits Survey (FEBS) this fall to a random sample of 100,000 Federal employees across the government. […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced that a major Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) provider has voluntarily repaid $49.4 million that it improperly claimed between June 2021 and July 2022. […]
According to a new report out from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Thursday, the State Department has failed to fully implement its cybersecurity risk program and needs to take a number of steps to better protect its IT network and systems. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) is continuing to increase adoption of its Login.gov service, reaching 38.8 million active users as of September and supplying service to 42 Federal partner agencies, according to new data from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is looking to gain a better understanding of artificial intelligence so that the watchdog agency can audit the technology, as well as use it to organize its thousands of reports. […]
Members of Congress are calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to take greater accountability for VA.gov’s recent technical problems that impacted the disability claims of thousands of veterans. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is kicking off its public service announcement (PSA) “Secure Our World” campaign that is focused on increasing cybersecurity awareness across government and private entities. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) has set four public meetings of the Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee (FSCAC) to develop recommendations on the secure adoption of cloud computing products under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). […]
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is in the midst of a long-term campaign to modernize its operations to better service taxpayers, and the agency’s acting chief information officer (CIO) laid out three main priorities in that effort on Sept. 21 during an event organized by FCW. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has released a new “handbook” for Federal agencies that encourages them to focus more on a job candidate’s skills as opposed to whether or not they received a certain educational degree. […]
With the near-universal reliance on Global Positioning System (GPS) technologies for communications applications also posing a range of potential security challenges, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has announced plans for a new testing program to evaluate how well GPS systems do against spoofing and disruption exploits. […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released a new report looking to wrangle the different avenues in which the Federal government and its agencies report cyber incidents in a more ‘reportable’ fashion. […]
Following up on efforts that began in May of this year, the General Services Administration (GSA) and Department of Labor (DoL) have expanded their partnership to now offer all states the opportunity to use Login.gov to help improve access, decrease fraud, and increase security in the delivery of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits. […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the establishment of the Homeland Intelligence Experts Group on Tuesday, comprised of private sector experts who will offer advice on the Federal government’s intelligence enterprise – including on emerging technology and cyber threats. […]
With a potential government shutdown looming over the horizon, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo warned lawmakers today of the “crushing” impact that a possible shutdown could have on the current work being done under the CHIPS and Science Act that passed last year. […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a notice in the Federal Register today seeking comments on its draft IT strategy, with plans to publish the official strategy by Sept. 29. […]