Politics

Sarahana Shrestha and Gabi Madden spar over local issues in debate

The socialist Assembly member defended her record in office and argued she has brought money back to the district.

Companies

Booz Allen names new chief technology officer

William Vass joins the company from Amazon Web Services. He will focus on AI, cyber, software and data-centric capabilities as the successor to the retiring Susan Penfield.

Nextgov

Transforming budgeting amid rapid technological change

COMMENTARY | Public sector organizations stand to gain significantly from reforming their IT budgeting and planning approaches in response to technological advancements.

Route Fifty

States struggle to help patients navigate insurance hurdle known as ‘step therapy’

Insurers often refuse to cover a specific drug until after the patient has tried cheaper alternatives.

Companies

DISA's industry partners center their agendas around user experience

Our Power Breakfast event on working with the Defense Information Systems Agency turned the conversation toward its user base of between 3 million and 5 million users, and the tech integrators that serve them and DISA.

Companies

Private equity-backed Everfox makes its first acquisition

The former public sector business of Forcepoint plans to acquire U.K.-headquartered Garrison Technology in a move to broaden its cybersecurity offerings.

Civil

CACI wins $2B NASA IT centralization job

The space agency is looking to standardize and consolidate how it manages IT systems and applications.

Nextgov

Pentagon pauses development of its go-to data analytics tool

New data chief orders infrastructure improvements to Advana platform, which tracks Ukraine aid and many other things.

Workforce

Put the telework debate to rest by focusing on productivity

COMMENTARY | Civil servants say telework improves productivity, but Congress wants data to prove it. Here’s one way OMB can reconcile the differences.

Companies

Blue Delta's advisory board adds trio

The additions of Tish Long, Lisa Disbrow and Anne Altman expand the group to having nine people.

Contracts

Senators look to mitigate risks in AI procurement

Sens. Gary Peters and Thom Tillis introduced new legislation that would codify safety measures in government contracts for artificial intelligence products and services.

Defense One

China’s overseas bases aren’t a big threat, yet: RAND

But Beijing is looking to add to its footprint, from Asia to Africa to the Mideast.

Nextgov

Senators look to mitigate risks in AI procurement

Sens. Gary Peters and Thom Tillis introduced new legislation that would codify safety measures in government contracts for artificial intelligence products and services.

Defense One

Europeanize NATO to save it

If the alliance is to reach its century mark, the transatlantic partners must shift much of the responsibility of continental security to Europeans themselves.

Route Fifty

Midwest states launch new rail service, 12 years in the making

The new Borealis Amtrak service between Chicago and St. Paul has given rail advocates something to cheer about. But they hope other new projects can come online quicker.

Nextgov

CACI wins $2B NASA IT centralization job

The space agency is looking to standardize and consolidate how it manages IT systems and applications.

News

Schedule F looms over trust in government summit

New survey data from the Partnership for Public Service shows there is strong bipartisan support among the public for a nonpartisan civil service.