Steve Kelman checks in with the Coding it Forward fellowship program.
03/06/2018
Cloud
A DIUx-driven Other Transaction Authority agreement with REAN Cloud that had been DOD-wide will now be limited to U.S. Transportation Command, and given a much lower ceiling of $65 million.
03/05/2018
Management
The FBI named John S. Adams to serve as the executive assistant director of its Information and Technology Branch.
03/05/2018
Enterprise IT
Customs and Border Protection is nearing the end of development of one of the most complex IT systems in the federal government.
03/05/2018
Oversight
DHS' internal watchdog is planning to dig into FEMA's IT management practices, due to concerns it was misled by FEMA leadership about progress on IT management goals.
03/02/2018
Congress
California Democrat Ted Lieu wants to expand the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to take action against companies who lose their consumer data in security breaches.
03/02/2018
Acquisition
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is looking to revamp its acquisition process to lean heavily on small businesses and agile spending authorities.
03/01/2018
Workforce
As the typical time to hire continues to creep upward, federal managers voiced their support for fewer hiring rules and regulations, more hiring fairs and better uses of tech and data in the process.
03/01/2018
People
The Office of Management and Budget announced the first members of the Technology Modernization Fund Board.
03/01/2018
Steve Kelman sits down with his colleague David Eaves to discuss, among other things, the differences between "digital" and "IT."
03/01/2018
Oversight
Senate Homeland Security Committee is lining up a DHS authorization bill for next week that includes a proposal to reorganize the agency's cybersecurity operation.
02/28/2018
Contracting
Varied and uneven security clearance processes for contractors across DHS components are leading to confusion and problems for vendors, industry experts told a congressional panel.
02/27/2018
Defense
The outgoing NSA and U.S. Cyber Command chief told lawmakers CyberCom is not sitting on its hands when it comes to potential Russian cyber interference, but it lacks the authority to do more absent additional presidential direction.
02/27/2018
Cloud
In oral arguments on a critical data access case, the Supreme Court justices examined whether a 1986 communications privacy statute can be adapted to cloud computing.
02/27/2018
Workforce
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could have ramifications on the membership and power of public employee unions.
02/26/2018