Tech
Apple Wallet Goes Live for ID Verification at TSA Checkpoint
Arizona is the first to integrate Apple’s biometric verification at airport security checkpoints.
Workforce
CISA's Easterly Wants to Close the Cyber Workforce Gender Gap by 2030
Women currently constitute about one quarter of the global cyber field, according to estimates.
Workforce
Older Americans Are Given the Wrong Idea about Online Safety – Here’s How to Help Them Help Themselves
Older Americans are often taught to be fearful of hackers and scammers in their midst while also being told to investigate potential threats. Better advice is to not engage.
Tech
The VA Is Planning New Health Record Deployments, Despite Critical Watchdog Reports
Two upcoming go-live dates for the Cerner health record at VA facilities in Washington and Ohio will proceed on schedule, the agency says.
Management
The VA's New Health Record Is Still Putting Patients at Risk
The transition to Cerner's electronic health records system at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane is still being hindered on multiple fronts more than a year after go-live.
Management
The IRS Plans to Add 200 Technologists
One of the things new techies at the IRS could work on is the modernization of its 60-year old core tax processing system, not slated to be done until 2030.
Management
Lawmakers Are Considering Updates to Records Management Legislation
Experts told lawmakers at a Senate hearing on Tuesday that updates to federal records legislation are needed to put the National Archives in charge of presidential records.
Management
The $1.5 Trillion Funding Bill Makes Small Tweaks to IT Policies and Funding
There's no Technology Modernization Fund boost in the omnibus passed by Congress, but there are multiple small moves supporting IT modernization at federal agencies.
Tech
GovExec Daily: How Government Can Be a Platform
Accela's Tom Nieto joins the podcast to discuss government and technology access.
Tech
GovExec Daily: The Gaps in Health Data for Native Communities
Nextgov's Alexandra Kelley joins the podcast to discuss a GAO report on tribal epidemiological centers’ lack of access to health data.
Tech
USDA Looks to Modify a Key Nutrition Program for the Online Age
USDA wants to modernize WIC to allow for online shopping, but tech and regulatory hurdles need to be cleared.
Management
The SEC Is Proposing Mandatory Cybersecurity Incident Reporting for Publicly Traded Companies
The new rules would require companies to disclose to investors material breaches within four business days.
Tech
White House Reminds Agencies to Adopt NIST's Software Supply Chain Security Framework
The Office of Management and Budget pressed federal agencies on a deadline to adopt the software supply chain best practices as directed under last year's White House cybersecurity executive order.
Defense
Why Is Ukraine’s Internet Still Up? Perhaps Because the Invaders Need It
As well, eight years of effort to harden IT infrastructure may be paying off.
Tech
The Technology Modernization Fund Announces Two New Awards
The U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission and the Selective Service System are in line for IT modernization funding boosts.
Workforce
Winning the War for Cyber – and Cyber Talent
A White House cyber director lacks budget and staff, and a cabinet-level "Department of Cybersecurity" risks alienating stakeholders, but there is a model already in place that could manage the "whole of government" cybersecurity approach.
Oversight
GovExec Daily: The Oversight Committee is Expanding its Investigation into Trump's Records
Natalie Alms joins the podcast to discuss the House probe into the previous administration's records policies.
Tech
Social Security Seeks $2.4B in IT Funding and Looks Ahead After 5-Year Modernization Plan
Included in the ask is more than $1.5 billion in IT services, representing a 40% increase over the previous year.
Defense
'Limited' Progress Made on the Pentagon's Plan to Deliver Real-Time Acquisition Data, Report Says
The Government Accountability Office found that the Defense Department's efforts to move to a new more automated, web-based reporting system have been limited despite plans to adopt a new system by fiscal 2022.
Tech