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Rep. Connolly Asks OPM to Explain FEVS Delays

House Government Operations Subcommittee Chairman Gerry Connolly, D-Va., asked Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Acting Director Michael Rigas in an August 12 letter to explain the continuing postponement of the 2020 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS).

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  1. Bill Introduced to Help Universities Protect COVID-19 Research

    To help universities protect COVID-19 research, Reps. Andy Barr, R-Ky., and Frank Lucas, R-Okla., introduced legislation to give those universities and research institutions tools to protect from cyberattacks from foreign cyber actors.

  2. Sens. Hassan, Cassidy Intro Bill to Streamline EHR Matching

    Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Bill Cassidy, R-La., introduced bipartisan legislation to streamline patient electronic health record (EHR) matching among healthcare providers using the United States Postal Service (USPS) address-formatting tool.

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  1. DISA Awards $106M Contract for JAIC Work
  2. Staff Changes at FCC
  3. State Department Cyber Diplomat Departs for ITI
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  1. Senate Bill Would Expand Network ‘Rip and Replace’ Funding Eligibility

    Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and Gary Peters, D-Mich., have introduced legislation to expand the pool of communications service providers who could apply for Federal government funding to remove and replace network equipment made by firms the government judges to be “untrusted,” such as China-based Huawei and ZTE.

  2. NASA NASA Launching Voluntary Contact Tracing Program for Employees

    NASA is preparing to implement a contact tracing program for its employees to follow exposure to the COVID-19 virus as they return to the worksite, according to an August 11 notice in the Federal Register.

  3. Senate Bill Seeks Max Telework for Feds Until Emergency Ends, Role for TMF

    Sens. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., James Lankford, R-Okla., and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., have introduced legislation that would require Federal agencies to maximize telework for Federal employees for the length of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

  4. GAO to Congress on Facial Rec Tech: Update Consumer Privacy Framework

    The Government Accountability Office has submitted a new report to Congress regarding facial recognition technology, but its primary recommendation from a 2013 report remains – update the consumer privacy framework.

  1. NIST Publishes Zero Trust Framework

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) launched the final version of Special Publication (SP) 800-207 Zero Trust Architecture on August 11.

  2. Federal Cyber Workforce: A Search for Solutions

    There are over half a million cybersecurity job openings across the United States, including more than 30,000 cybersecurity positions left unfilled in the public sector. The problem is far from new, and while much concern about the gap has been expressed by members of Congress, the shortfall remains. What will it take to not only fill the need, but to meet the challenge in a way that is fair and inclusive?

  3. Pentagon Requests Extension in JEDI Proceeding

    With one week to go until the Pentagon is scheduled to make a decision to re-award its multi-billion-dollar Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud computing contract, the Department of Defense asked for a month’s extension.

  4. USWDS Helping Improve CX on Federal Websites

    The U.S. Web Design Systems’ (USWDS) maturity model is focused on making it easier for Federal entities to build accessible, mobile-friendly websites for the American public.

  5. Energy Department Funding $8.5M Accessible AI R&D Investment

    The Energy Department is funding five artificial intelligence projects totaling an $8.5 million investment in accessible and reusable AI research and development (R&D), per an August 10 announcement.

  6. IC Leader Details Present and Future Cyber Threats

    Days after the director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) announced the ongoing efforts of foreign nations to interfere in U.S. elections, he offered five additional areas as the present and future of cybersecurity.

  7. FITARA Scorecard Setting up for Enduring Changes

    Ten report cards deep into its five-year history, it’s clear that the House Oversight and Reform Committee’s Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) Scorecard has succeeded in its overarching mission – helping to shape Federal agency IT performance for the better.

  8. Data Protection for a Distributed Federal Workforce

    While the Coronavirus pandemic has exposed fundamental weaknesses across government systems, the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Program has continued to support Federal agencies’ efforts to securely manage data and networks.

  9. Think Tank Looks Ahead at Future of AI, Calling for Impact Statements and OTA

    Brookings Institution President John Allen and Vice President and Director of Governance Studies Darrell West are calling for AI policies such as instituting impact statements and reinstating the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) as the government prepares for the future of AI.

  10. DoD Teams With White House to Share Spectrum Critical for 5G

    The Department of Defense (DoD) and White House announced today that the Pentagon will make available 100 megahertz of mid-band wireless spectrum that will then be auctioned off to commercial wireless service providers offering 5G services.