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DHS To Put First Responder Tech to the Test
Can commercial tech hold up in a mock disaster? The agency’s Science and Technology Directorate wants to find out.
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FBI Selects New Tech Leader From Its Own Ranks
A 20-year veteran of the bureau will facilitate the FBI’s modernization efforts as head of the Information and Technology Branch.
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There Are Hundreds of New State Gun Laws And Most Expand Access
So-called permitless carry laws now are in effect in more than 10 states.
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Congress Kicks Off Discussions About Trump’s Infrastructure Plan
There were frictions over issues involving funding and environmental permitting in a hearing on Thursday.
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IG Begins Full Audit After FEMA CIO Allegedly Misleads Investigators
The Federal Emergency Management Agency isn’t fixing its outstanding IT management issues and the acting inspector general says he plans to find out why.
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CYBERCOM Chief Nominee Plans Recommendation on NSA Split Within Three Months
Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone has “no predisposed opinion” about the split, he told lawmakers.
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OMB Names Who Will Divvy Up Modernization Funds
Here are the seven people who will evaluate agency proposals.
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Highway Trust Fund Casts Shadow Over Infrastructure Debate
Meanwhile, House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster says the "lame duck" session after this year's election could provide a window to pass a public works package.
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CYBERCOM Leader Offers Advice for His Successor
U.S. Cyber Command's mission has already outgrown its capacity.
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Here’s How Agriculture Plans to Overhaul Its Tech
The department will cut data centers down from 39 to two—and that’s just the start, according to CIO Gary Washington.
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Mulvaney Assures State AGs He’s ‘Not the Devil’
Just don’t expect new consumer protections from the Trump administration.
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Federal Hiring Site Opts for More Secure Log-in
USAjobs is now integrated with login.gov, which adds extra layers of security.
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Nuclear Agency Wants Info on Securing Radioactive Waste from Cyberattacks
The National Nuclear Security Administration is looking for a woman-owned small business to prevent cyberattacks targeting nuclear materials, whether in a facility or in transit.
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Democratic Congressman Looks to Rekindle Long-Dead Intergovernmental Commission
Rep. Gerry Connolly, of Virginia, also offered his views Tuesday on where things stand with a recently created U.S. House task force on intergovernmental issues.
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Western Governors to Congress: More Power Please
"We find ourselves continually having to ask the federal government: ‘Mother may I?’” Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter said.
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White House Opens Applications for Technology Modernization Fund
The White House on Tuesday published guidelines for federal agencies looking to bring their IT systems into the 21st century under new legislation.
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Pentagon’s $1 Billion Cloud Deal May Signal New Era in Government Buying
Congress wants the Defense Department to buy technology faster. Now it's beginning to do just that.
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Sessions Vows to Defend Presidential Powers Against State Legal Actions
The U.S. attorney general also addressed forthcoming bump stock regulations, immigration, opioids, and ‘prioritizing crime and criminal justice enforcement.’
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Puerto Rico’s Government Agencies Need Aid, Too
Work conditions at the territory’s Department of Justice haven’t been the same since Hurricane Maria, to the detriment of morale and legal proceedings.
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