Digital Government
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Tony Scott, the federal chief information officer, said in an exit interview that the update to Circular A-130 and the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) are among the most significant accomplishments during his almost two-year tenure, which will end Jan. 17.
January 06, 2017 -
Soraya Correa, the chief procurement officer at DHS, said the agency is emphasizing to acquisition employees and program managers the importance of addressing challenges in a different way.
January 04, 2017 -
Are fingerprints better than passwords for securing government systems? That's what the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace is trying to determine.
January 03, 2017 -
The National Archives and Records Administration is proposing a rule that clarifies public disclosure of presidential records, and the rights of a current and former president to allow that publication, or to block it.
January 03, 2017 -
The Education Department's College Scorecard aims to give students and their families the most current data on colleges and universities. The information includes everything from location and size, to what a salary might be for a particular program and skillset a student might want to pursue.
January 02, 2017 Keylogic Systems CEO Jon Hammock and Kevin Reid, vice president for National Security, join host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss how their company can help federal IT professionals with their systems integration challenges. January 3, 2016
December 31, 2016-
The Homeland Security Department and FBI published a Joint Analysis Report detailing the Russian cyber attacks of 2015-16, as well as best practices and mitigation strategies for organizations to apply to protect themselves from future hacks.
December 29, 2016 -
Just like weather or traffic apps make it easy to share massive amounts of information with users, the National Cancer Institute is using an application programming interface (API) to connect patients with clinical trial data they otherwise wouldn't know about.
December 27, 2016 -
Despite the Justice Department showing some leadership in DATA Act implementation, the department's inspector general says there are some areas of full roll out that have the watchdog concerned about meeting a May 2017 deadline.
December 27, 2016 Kerry Long, program manager, IARPA, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, joins host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss the lengths the federal government is taking to foster innovation. December 27, 2016
December 25, 2016-
With six months to go before the deadline set by Congress, agencies have a lot of work to do in regards to implementing the Data Act. That's according to two studios (study 1, study 2) from the Government Accountability Office. Paula Rascona GAO's director of financial management and assurance issues, talked about the DATA Act deadline on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 22, 2016 -
The latest scorecard for the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act revealed progress and lingering problems for government agencies. Department CIOs say at its heart the law is a good thing, but the scorecard could use some improvement of its own.
December 19, 2016 -
The Army says it’s becoming the first of the military services to launch a digital service “outpost” and wants a dedicated team of technology experts from outside the government to tackle its own problems.
December 19, 2016 HumanGeo Group CEO Al Di Leonard and company CTO Abe Usher join host John Gilroy to discuss how federal information technology professionals should handle geospatial data. December 20, 2016
December 18, 2016-
Nathan Kielman, tactical mobility lead in the weapons division at the Naval Air Warfare Center, has an idea that takes a new approach to the issue of mobility vs. slow defense acquisition. Why not reclassify mobile technology, treating it like less expensive equipment meant to be used up and disposed?
December 16, 2016