As the government-wide chief diversity officer (CDO) for the Biden-Harris administration, Dr. Janice Underwood is looking to use technology as an enabler for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) efforts. […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is recommending that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) take several steps along the way to deciding how it goes about replacing two legacy IT systems that it has used since the 1990s to manage and report on air quality data collected by state, local, Tribal, and territorial government agencies that operate air monitoring sites. […]
Following an independent report urging NASA to take a more permanent role in researching unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) – or UFOs as they are more commonly referred to – the space agency recently appointed Mark McInerney as director of UAP research. […]
As the IRS is taking drastic steps to modernize many of the agency’s functions, a new report released on Oct. 2 indicates that taxpayer interest on a direct file system might be “overstated.” […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced a data-sharing pledge with 13 community health care systems to improve the veteran experience whether veterans receive their care at a VA facility or not. […]
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced that it is creating a new team to counter claims that the agency overpays individuals through SSA programs, including the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. […]
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt strong rules against digital discrimination. […]
The Department of Treasury plans to launch a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) contract to source and streamline cybersecurity services across the agency. […]
With the rising number of cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure and the increasing cyber capabilities of foreign adversaries, it has become evident that the United States is in a “cyber war,” according to a top Transportation Security Administration (TSA) official. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is directing Federal agencies to begin continuous vetting (CV) procedures for employees in “non-sensitive public trust positions,” starting in fiscal year (FY) 2024. […]
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told lawmakers on Wednesday the agency was in the process of making “strategic investments” with plans to announce CHIPS Act funding this fall. […]
Michael Whitaker, President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), was well-received at his Oct. 4 confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. […]
Federal agencies help fund small businesses’ technology research and development through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements. […]
The Department of Commerce (DoC) is reinforcing semiconductor supply chains across the U.S. with an update to its Semiconductor Alert Mechanism that is administered by the International Trade Administration (ITA). […]
Sanja Basaric, the artificial intelligence program lead at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is departing from her role this week to head over to the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO). […]
A new report from the the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) indicates that the agency needs better management of its biometric data capabilities. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD), the General Services Administration (GSA), and NASA are looking to implement new revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to standardize cybersecurity requirements for government contractors. […]
April McClain-Delaney left her post at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on Friday, where she served as deputy administrator of the agency and deputy assistant secretary for the Commerce Department. […]
The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has raised concerns over the agency’s decision to end fraud collection efforts of delinquent COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) with an outstanding balance of $100,000 or less. […]
Hours before it appeared the government was set to shut down, President Biden issued an executive order Friday to extend the activities of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) until Sept. 30, 2025. […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is looking for industry insight on how to best complement and support its Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) functions with new technology that does not depend on traditional Global Positioning System (GPS) tech. […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a new IT Strategic Plan for fiscal year 2024 through 2028, which highlights workforce training, technology modernization, and addressing customer experience challenges as priorities. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is gearing up to administer the 2023 Federal Employee Benefits Survey (FEBS) this fall to a random sample of 100,000 Federal employees across the government. […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced that a major Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) provider has voluntarily repaid $49.4 million that it improperly claimed between June 2021 and July 2022. […]
According to a new report out from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Thursday, the State Department has failed to fully implement its cybersecurity risk program and needs to take a number of steps to better protect its IT network and systems. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) is continuing to increase adoption of its Login.gov service, reaching 38.8 million active users as of September and supplying service to 42 Federal partner agencies, according to new data from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is looking to gain a better understanding of artificial intelligence so that the watchdog agency can audit the technology, as well as use it to organize its thousands of reports. […]
Members of Congress are calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to take greater accountability for VA.gov’s recent technical problems that impacted the disability claims of thousands of veterans. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is kicking off its public service announcement (PSA) “Secure Our World” campaign that is focused on increasing cybersecurity awareness across government and private entities. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) has set four public meetings of the Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee (FSCAC) to develop recommendations on the secure adoption of cloud computing products under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). […]