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6 Companies Score $258M in Supercomputing Contracts
The vendors are expected to build out the hardware, software and applications for an exascale computing system 50 times faster than today’s most powerful computers.
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How 7 Mayors Responded to Trump’s Immigration Decision to Keep DACA, Drop DAPA
The half victory for advocates of federal immigration reform breaks a campaign promise sure to anger the president’s base.
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Appropriators Aren’t Rushing to Embrace Trump’s Cuts to New Starts and TIGER
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao says her department “will respond to the will of Congress.”
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New Analysis: 3 Million Children Would Lose Coverage Under AHCA
The Republican replacement for the Affordable Care Act could increase the number of uninsured kids by as much as 50 percent.
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Per OMB, Agencies No Longer Have to Report on Y2K Plans
The White House nixed several outdated IT directives to federal agencies.
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Perdue: Trump Is Serious About Rural Development, ‘Watch and See’
As a special task force kicks off its work, the U.S. Agriculture secretary says that the president “is very expectant of action.”
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74 Million Medicaid Records Now in the Cloud
Real data, especially from different states, can be messy.
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As Threat of Federal Cuts Looms, Lackluster Revenues Leave States in a Tough Spot
Findings from a new National Association of State Budget Officers fiscal survey underscore how thin the margins are in some states.
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How Policy Could Advance Open Data in Government
Data.gov's Program Manager Hyon Kim says the OPEN Government Data Act could boost participation.
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N.C. Man Sees $99.9 Million Service Fee on His Local Water Bill
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: New ‘Buy American Steel’ law in Texas worries mayors on Canadian trade trip; N.J. project sees largest sale of unrated muni bonds so far in 2017; and will California leaders replumb the state?
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DHS, FBI Alert About North Korean Hacking Campaign
It’s rare for the government to attribute cyber mischief to a nation-state.
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CIA's Cloud is 'Pretty Close' to Invincible, CIO Says
The agency wants to operate more like commercial companies, not the government, CIA CIO John Edwards said.
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In an Era of Russian Hacks, the US Is Still Installing Russian Software on Government Systems
Agencies bought Kaspersky anti-virus to secure their systems, but intel officials and lawmakers worry it's a liability instead.
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Alaska Senator Asks Deputy A.G. the ‘Bigger Question’ About Legalized Marijuana in States
Rod Rosenstein said previous Justice Department policy remains in place—for now.
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Lawmakers Blast DOD's Failing FITARA Score
Pentagon's F+ was the only outright failing grade among CFO Act agencies.
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Trump's Innovation Office In Close Touch With USDS
White House tech adviser Chris Liddell attends U.S. Digital Service meetings multiple times a week.
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AWS Unveils New Region for Government Customers
AWS GovCloud (US-East) is expected to become operational in 2018.
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Homeland Dems Seek Answers About Trump Officials and Encrypted Apps
The senators also want to know if agencies are being instructed not to answer Democrats’ questions.
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