Technology News

• Creating a ‘safe space’ for trying new modernization techniques

  Government agencies, some more aggressively than others, are looking for ways to modernize their digital practices and make them stick.

  IT Modernization
  June 02, 2020
• Gauging the effectiveness of big data in coronavirus fight

  A coalition of companies and universities are taking a big data approach understanding and coming up with solutions to coronavirus.

  Big Data
  June 02, 2020
• Inaugural cohort of State Dept. IT fellows enters workforce amid pandemic

  The State Department has just hired its fourth annual cohort of students for its Foreign Affairs Information Technology Fellowship program.

  Hiring/Retention
  June 02, 2020
• Modern process to declassify records would add flexibility to federal workforce

  The Public Interest Declassification Board warns a backlog of records slated for declassification makes it harder for federal employees to telework if their jobs require them to work with sensitive information.

  IT Modernization
  June 02, 2020
• IT modernization in the time of COVID-19: How government investment in critical IT systems can enhance citizen services

  Outdated government IT systems and processes hinder many federal and state agencies’ ability to deliver services. This fact has been well known and disturbingly unresolved, even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

  Commentary
  June 01, 2020
• IT security & the cloud

  Stephen Horvath , vice president of Strategy & Vision at Telos, joins host John Gilroy on this week’s Federal Tech Talk to discuss how his company can help federal agencies protect their sensitive information, when making the transition to the cloud.

  Federal Tech Talk
  June 01, 2020
• Army Corps of Engineers needs consumable data, training

  In addition to the dirt and water the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers moves around the world for its projects, it also has to shift a considerable amount of data.

  Big Data
  June 01, 2020
• Choosing a safe conferencing tool in the era of mass telework

  Like other agencies, the National Security Agency is doing more online collaboration these days.

  Cybersecurity
  June 01, 2020
• CMMC accreditation body close to releasing assessor training requirements

  The CMMC Accreditation Body will release more details on or about June 1 about how companies can become certified three-party assessment organizations and individuals can be assessors.

  Reporter's Notebook
  May 29, 2020
• DoD’s AI center helping with coronavirus, still searching for talent

  The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center is helping the military with its supply chain during COVID-19.

  Defense
  May 29, 2020