Technology News

• Air Force using agile approach to connect systems for battle

  The Advanced Battle Management System will conduct demonstrations every four months to test program connectivity.

  Air Force
  January 21, 2020
• $1B in technical debt driving VA’s massive IT modernization efforts

  An ever-growing to-do list from Congress and $1 billion in technical debt are behind the Department of Veterans Affairs’ push to modernize.

  Veterans Affairs
  January 21, 2020
• GSA’s Davie headed to new role at NASA

  Mary Davie, GSA’s director of the program management office for human resources shared services, will leave the agency after 30 years on Feb. 3.

  People
  January 21, 2020
• HP Federal’s view on cyber starts at the end

  On this edition of Cyber Chat, host Sean Kelley sat down with Todd Gustafson, President of HP Federal and Tommy Gardner, CTO of HP Federal to discuss the evolution and future of cybersecurity. 

  Cyber Chat
  January 21, 2020
• Independent panel finds FAA put Boeing 737 Max through ‘rigorous’ vetting

  In today’s Federal Newscast, a federally appointed panel finds the Federal Aviation Administration followed its own rules in certifying the troubled airplane.

  Federal Newscast
  January 21, 2020
• Sonatype: Secure code with less hassle

  Jason Green, vice president Public Sector and Derek Weeks, vice president and DevOps Advocate at Sonatype join host John Gilroy on this weeks Federal Tech Talk to discuss open source software development and how their company can reduce cost and increase cybersecurity for federal agencies.

  Federal Tech Talk
  January 21, 2020
• After canceling 2 contracts, DISA tells industry: ‘We need you to deliver’

  DISA is moving toward iterative or agile approaches to acquisition and projects in order to avoid planning and implementation mistakes of the past.

  Reporter's Notebook
  January 20, 2020
• NASA aeronautics research directorate gets new official

  The new associate administrator for NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Robert Pearce, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

  Federal Drive
  January 20, 2020
• IT executive retirements hit USDA, Commerce while HHS, GSA lose key personnel

  Kelly Morrison, a senior advisor at USAID, and Mona Siddiqui, the HHS CDO, are among several federal technology executives who are moving to the private sector in early 2020.

  Reporter's Notebook
  January 20, 2020
• When CMS comes out of hiding, there’s plenty of progress to see

  Jennie Main, the CMS chief operating officer, and Rajiv Uppal, the CMS CIO, in separate panels detailed how the agency is retraining employees and focusing more on collaboration and customer needs.

  Reporter's Notebook
  January 20, 2020