Tech
GSA Looks to Help Get LGBTQI-owned Small Businesses in the Contracting Mix
The agency is going to work with the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce as part of an effort to increase access to contracting for LGBTQI-owned small businesses.
Tech
HHS Needs Improved Data Breach Reporting, Watchdog Says
Data breaches have increased each year since 2015.
Tech
Digital Identity Challenges Could Be a Roadblock to Improved CX
Government agencies are currently wrestling with how exactly to verify Americans who want to access federal programs and services.
Tech
Biden Strengthens Cyber Coordination Between DHS and State, Local Government
The State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act improves collaboration between DHS and state and local governments by boosting the sharing of information and federal resources.
Tech
GovExec Daily: The People Behind the CPSC Memes
Courtney Bublé interviews the Consumer Product Safety Commission's Joseph Galbo about the agency's Twitter presence.
Tech
Biden Signs a Bill Creating a Federal Cybersecurity Rotational Program
Certain cyber and IT federal employees will be able to rotate to other agencies under a new law signed Tuesday.
Tech
How the Tech Modernization Fund Is Managing its Commitment to Customer Experience Projects
Having technologists on the team assessing potential projects and active TMF investments has been a key change over the past year, program leaders told FCW.
Tech
Why Biden Just Declared Heat Pumps and Solar Panels Essential to National Defense
Other presidents used the Defense Production Act to boost fossil fuel supplies. Biden is using it to replace them with clean energy. But just ramping up production isn’t enough.
Tech
How Long Does COVID-19 Vaccine Protection Last?
COVID vaccines provide protection, but immunity wanes over time. Researchers found a drop from 83% after the first month to 22% after five or more months.
Tech
GovExec Daily: Using AI to Predict Weather
SAIC's Jay Meil and Andy Henson join the podcast to discuss how artificial intelligence and machine learning are increasingly part of the forecasting toolbox.
Tech
Why Are so Many Big Tech Whistleblowers Women? Here Is What the Research Shows
Frances Haugen, Timnit Gebru and Janneke Parrish are at the forefront of a group of high-profile women calling out big tech. Is there a connection between their gender and their role as whistleblowers?
Tech
The Challenges of Calculating a Lab Leak Risk
The odds of a dangerous pathogen escaping a lab are uncertain, and have implications for COVID-19 and more.
Tech
How Process Mining Uncovers Workflow Bottlenecks
Understanding how processes operate across technology stacks and departments can help agencies weed out inefficiencies.
Tech
After 7 Years, DHS's New Cyber Talent System Boasts Just One Hire
Officials at the Homeland Security Department say that change management efforts will help scale the Cybersecurity Talent Management System.
Management
Agencies Aren't Hitting Disconnection Targets Under EIS
Some agencies may have to exercise "continuity of service" contract clauses to keep phones, internet and other network services online beyond the May 2023 deadline.
Tech
GovExec Daily: The Mission to Explore a Sunken Civil War Battleship
Eric Katz speaks to NOAA's Tane Casserley on the podcast about his project to explore the USS Monitor, which sunk 160 years ago.
Tech
Senators are pushing for a $300M boost to the Technology Modernization Fund
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are urging appropriators to back a Biden administration request to add $300 million to the TMF.
Tech
How Better Ventilation Can Help ‘COVID-Proof’ Your Home
Is someone at home sick with COVID-19? One simple but effective strategy for keeping the virus from spreading is to make your indoor air as much like the outdoors as possible.
Tech
Federal CIO: The Tech is 'The Easy Part' of Improving Customer Service
Blockers to implementing service improvements frequently center around policy and process requirements, top tech officials said at the Code for America Summit on Tuesday.
Tech
The Pentagon Is Closing in on 'Ethical' AI Implementation
The Defense Department released guidance for using AI responsibly last year.
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