Feds want your input on governmentwide data ‘practices’

The library wants to "improve discovery and access across our diverse collections through transcription and tagging" by members of the public.

"At the end of the day, it’s about doing a lot of patching, a lot of basic grunt work, and doing it well day in and day out,” Federal CISO Grant Schneider said.

Federal agencies are trying to get creative with the incentives they offer in-demand hires.

Modern systems enable better security, the federal CIO argued during a keynote at CyberTalks.

Leaders update on TMF progress as money starts to hit their agencies.

The yearlong pilot will see select contracting offices uploading post-award eBuy request for quote (RFQ) information to the open FedBizOpps platform for public review.

Agency leaders want to develop software that will help teach federal employees about emerging technologies and match them to future jobs.

Emily Murphy’s plan for GSA is simple in its definition: streamlined processes leveraged by technology to uncover new efficiencies and resources.

The bureau is nixing its original plan to hold a full and open competition.

A better way to talk about what it is they do, for one.

Weichert said efforts to help retain and reskill the federal workforce as a key component of its drive to modernize the government’s IT infrastructure.

FedScoop sat down at the USDS headquarters with a group of members embedded at various agencies who described how they use collaborative tools and why they believe they're so important in modernizing government operations.

The DOD CIO said the government should to reach out to mid- and late-career executives to entice them to the high-valued mission of federal work.

The government wants to be "right in there" during early customer discovery.

"Microsoft, don’t bid on JEDI," company employees wrote in a blog post on the site Medium.

Jose Arrieta minced no words about the ReImagine HHS initiative, saying it is the wave of a not-too-distant future.

All an agency needs is a little time on its calendar to start learning about the IT modernization project funding possibilities powered by the Technology Modernization Fund.

In this second iteration, sponsored by BAE Systems, the tech bootcamp program will be accepting companies with "commercially viable" anti-drone technologies like sensors and computer vision to "identify" and "mitigate" unmanned systems.

Though the Office of Personnel Management was recently roiled by leadership changes, its acting director insists the agency’s initiatives remain on course.

The new acting director unveiled the agency’s plans to offer direct hire authority for IT, cybersecurity and STEM jobs within the federal government during a Thursday media roundtable.

A new guide aims to help leadership distinguish between substance and hype.

A new joint letter reinforces "both departments’ commitment to ensuring the successful transition from a legacy patient-data system to a modernized one that will continue to support active-duty service members, Veterans and their families."

"At the end of the day, it’s people that are going to make us successful," Brig. Gen. Richard Angle says. One avenue is direct hire authority.

The Pentagon's No. 2 called on the defense community to support the brand-new command as it works to modernize the military's approach to great-power competition.

Weichert outlined her priorities during a keynote appearance at the Data Foundation's Data Transparency summit on Wednesday.

The tech giant removed itself from competition for the DoD’s hotly contested cloud contract, citing ethical concerns about the use of artificial intelligence.

Microsoft’s cloud computing platform will expand its government services in early 2019, including providing Secret region capabilities for the DOD.

The GSA-based organization is placing increasing emphasis on building with — and not just for — agency clients.

The group's inaugural meeting hosted "hundreds" of interested employees, says Patrick Carrick, chief scientist at the DHS Science and Technology Directorate.

The university, through its educational outreach agency, AgriLife, was chosen to head a Center of Excellence to conduct work on solutions that reduce the risk of exposing U.S. citizens, agriculture and economy to biological threats.

The GSA is requiring users of .gov sites to download and use Google Authenticator as part of their login process.

As one of his last actions as OPM director, Jeff Pon directed federal leaders to begin developing strategies to improve their workforce engagement.

Chief of Staff Sarah Joy Hays will fill the role on an acting basis.

The Trump administration designated Margret Weichert late Friday to take the helm of OPM following the surprise departure of current director Jeff Pon.

The federal hiring process desperately has to become more flexible to be competitive with the private sector, John Zangardi says.

Agency officials offered details on the $152.2 million in contracts they recently awarded as part of a new research & development pilot program.

The strategy specifically calls out computer vision, natural language processing and and machine learning as potential future investments.

Agency IT leaders said Wednesday Cloud Smart really emphasizes the realization that agencies should be more strategic in moving to the cloud, not just acquiring it because it's a buzzy technology.

Ethical hackers uncovered more than 150 vulnerabilities, netting more than $151,000 in awards during the two-week cyber challenge.

The current boom in unclassified data "can greatly enhance our intelligence, law enforcement and other national security missions," Intelligence Community CIO John Sherman said.

Could this be the "enterprise-level, agency-wide transformation" tool the government needs? Lira thinks so.

"We have an unprecedented opportunity."

It's not actually coming from President Trump.

Hurd is most concerned with getting CFO Act agencies to stand up IT modernization working capital funds and depositing money into them in fiscal 2019.

"It has to be that everyone here [at the Department of Veterans Affairs] has that customer experience mindset."

The “Sammies” — dubbed “the Oscars of government service” — recognize federal employees who have crafted impactful and innovative solutions to advance the mission of government.

The Department of Homeland Security is redesigning the technology accelerator it uses to fund and help commercialize new solutions.

The new SIN will offer a range of automated and bot-technology solutions through a list of more than 4,400 vendors.

The awards fall into the same five focus areas, plus a contract for support services for the overall Business Modernization Office.

The new "resource hub" builds on longstanding efforts by many of its founding members.

CIO Rajive Mathur said SSA will make significant progress in modernizing its IT systems as part of its five-year plan, but some legacy systems may remain.

White House officials are betting big that the GEAR Center will provide a fresh avenue for small, innovative companies stymied by the acquisition process.

A tsunami of data is driving the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's embrace not only of AI, but also its pursuit of more data scientists.

A new report details seven strategies that, the authors say, can serve to "enhance the technical expertise in government."

“Today’s announcement of the NewPay awardees is an important step in our Shared Services journey as part of the President’s Management Agenda,” Federal CIO Suzette Kent said.

The committee has published an RFI seeking public comment.

It's not enough to help develop quantum computers, experts told a Senate panel. National labs also need to train the incipient workforce that will support them.

The bill would "improve the use of AI across the federal government by providing resources."

The Federal CIO Authorization Act of 2018 would formally reauthorize and rename the Office of Management and Budget's Office of E-Government as the Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer.

The DOD announced Tuesday the selection of a bilateral team of researchers from the United States and the United Kingdom for the Bilateral Academic Research Initiative.