GSA, Marine Corps form new council to streamline IT modernization

The contract will extend a pilot partnership formed in August 2017.

Dyson oversaw modernization initiatives including moving the SEC to the cloud, leveraging new cybersecurity solutions and transforming the EDGAR system.

It's unclear how the proposed network would interact with and complement existing programs.

"We're in a new world, and security is the standard, it's the expectation, it's not something that's above and beyond what we've done before," Patrick Shanahan said.

There have been strides in improving federal expertise for tech acquisitions, a new report says, but the workforce still "faces skill gaps."

Early impressions indicate the site delivers on the Library's plan, if not all outside advocates' hopes.

HHS hopes to demonstrate how all three together could streamline its buying power by November.

And Red Hat can show agencies the way to drive a cycle of innovative business transformation through its Open Innovation Labs.

What stands in the way of HHS becoming a more data-driven agency?

Joel Gurin and Katarin Rebello of CODE highlight the key findings of a recent HHS roundtable on open data and the opioid crisis.

The agency plans to begin accepting bids for a five-year contract to manage the IT and data services of its VistA system as early as Friday.

Among the lawmakers' questions: Has the technology already been used deceptively by a foreign entity? And what can Congress do?

“In the past situations, what we’ve seen historically is that when everyone is responsible, no one is responsible," said GAO's Carol Harris. "I think that’s what has led us to where we are today."

The goal is to develop a cohesive national strategy for research into quantum information science (QIS).

Tools like augmented reality, virtual reality and 360-degree video can be a boon to the hiring process, for training workers and for enhancing productivity overall, a new report says.

As Congress debates whether to fund the TMF in 2019, its board members are already weighing new IT modernization projects.

Ongoing efforts at IT modernization are fueling a potential 32 percent surge in federal cloud spending in fiscal 2018, according to Bloomberg Government.

The mapping tool could lead to quicker and more intuitive building of media distribution lists.

Trump administration officials met with industry experts Wednesday to discuss how to redesign the federal workforce for the 21st century.

State uses enhanced authentication on just 11 percent of required agency devices, according to reports.

Sam Musa, previously the chief of IT services for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, will fill the role.

It could take a massive redesign of skills needed in the workforce to utilize the technology to ensure the government can capitalize on AI's potential.

Empowering leadership, improving cross-team alignment and sharing stories of success are just a few of her early guideposts.

Suggested ideas include software to aid communication between doctors and Alzheimer's patients, an application to connect patients to existing community resources and more.

The agency selected three contractors to help develop an IT system that will analyze the performance of drugs and vaccines on the market.

Dan and Danny take you behind the scenes to explore the Senate confirmation process.

The goal is to get the technology into its "third wave," where it begins to adapt to changing situations more in the way human intelligence does.

The department recently joined the trend of federal bug bounty programs, which boost cybersecurity resources in ways that traditional methods probably can't.

The weather prediction expert now awaits final approval by the full Senate. The job has been open since the beginning of the Trump administration.

John Zangardi wants to use the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract as a vehicle to help overhaul the agency’s aging IT infrastructure and has established an EIS program office to oversee the transformation.

After some delays, the plan was slated for release on Aug. 31.

According to Dana Deasy, the Pentagon's common access card isn't going anywhere anytime soon.

The Fairfax, Virginia, technology company secured the Group E contract of the CDM DEFEND program, ManTech officials said. Nine federal agencies are involved.

The Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Coast Guard want to know what the next-generation life jacket looks like.

Intelligence leaders want analysts to see AI as a "powerful sidecar," but its adoption is not without its hurdles.

The bill seeks to codify the Department of Homeland Security’s signature cybersecurity program and provide new strategy and technology.

A glitch in the government's central Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) portal FOIAonline.gov caused "dozens, if not hundreds" of social security numbers to be revealed.

The Pentagon has extended the deadline for proposals for its $10 billion JEDI commercial cloud acquisition by about three weeks.

A new report suggests that the agency might want to consider automated alerts for federal agency product releases.

Senators want to ensure that "spending in the last quarter of this fiscal year is not wasteful or abusive."

The agency wants to acquire new validation services for federal contractors and grantees.

"The Bureau continues to face significant challenges and risks in its efforts to manage the schedules, contracts, costs, and cybersecurity of its 2020 Census systems."

Mobile devices are providing some unique challenges for CDM officials, who are building cyberdefenses against a wave of variables.

The FBI is looking for tools to deal with cases where suspected criminals intentionally or unintentionally alter their fingerprints.

Op-Ed: Former U.S. Chief Acquisition Officer Anne Rung believes that bringing the simplicity of the consumer online buying experience to government customers will improve transparency and compliance.

The secretary of Veterans Affairs said “from here on out, DOD and VA will be joined from the hip" on EHR implementation.

An EPA office allowed users server access to sensitive information without monitoring whether they had permission to view it, a new report has found.

DOD Mobility Portfolio Manager Jake Marcellus talks to FedScoop about DISA's expansion of its unclassified mobile service offerings.

USCIS wants a cybersecurity-as-a-service solution to work across its systems and in multiple cloud environments.

“We have to be iterative in the technology work that we do and we have to be iterative in the policies that support those,” the federal CIO says.

Genevieve Morris said the program is headed in a direction that is different than she anticipated.

The President's Management Agenda urges agencies to increase efficiency. Process robotics is a way to do that, Mick Mulvaney says in new guidance.

Five designers will help Kessel Run teams "transform legacy applications into cloud-native applications."

The agency pledged $25 million to help fund foundries that will produce components essential to advancing the development of quantum technology.

The cloud authorization program shuffled its leadership structure Friday with a spate of internal promotions of longtime executives.

David Chow has been chosen to fill the role. Chad Cowan had been acting CIO after the departure of Johnson Joy.

OMB knows it’s not easy to bring new ideas to the federal government, so that’s why it wants to set up its new research center outside of it.

The traveler arrived at Washington's Dulles International Airport.

Dana Deasy said the Pentagon is embarking on the third wave of AI, when "computers will no longer be seen as tools but instead as a partner."

"I've threatened this before, but if other agencies aren't going to go after the rest of that money — I am," Department of Energy CIO Max Everett said.