State government chief information officers said technology debt in their legacy systems was a major source of their organization’s inability to be responsive to change,…
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While makeshift workstations may meet basic needs as so many people work from home due to the pandemic, most fail to provide sound ergonomic design,…
We’re all exhausted and pushed to the limit by months of social distancing, and the recent news that cases are climbing in many states is…
It is 30 years since Liverpool FC were last crowned champions of English football. In those three frustrating decades, there have been highs as well…
Responding to a request for comment from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, information and communications technology companies outlined ways for the U.S. government to…
The General Services Administration selected three e-commerce companies—Amazon Business, Fisher Scientific and Overstock.com—to experiment with online portals for lower-cost federal purchases through its Commercial Platforms…
A bicameral group of Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation to ban the use of facial recognition technologies by all federal agencies without explicit authorization from Congress.…
President Trump on Friday will sign an executive order to overhaul requirements federal agencies use when evaluating job candidates, seeking to downplay the importance of college…
We tend to focus on the large scandals that make headlines, blame individuals and then dismiss it as “a few bad apples” (despite the alarming…
The Trump administration should boost its communication with federal employees and create clearer benchmarks for when agencies should call their workers back to their duty…
As we continue to control the spread of COVID-19, governments are looking into the risks and rewards of contact tracing apps. Simply put, contact tracing…
NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) teamed up to collectively leverage Earth-observing data captured by their many satellites and…
The annual Intelligence Authorization Act, which recently passed committee with near-unanimous approval, would set a time limit on agencies reviewing security clearance decisions where applicants…
There’s a growing problem with Apple’s role in the contact-tracing apps that countries are developing to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. This has been underlined…
The world has changed tremendously over the last few months. As of mid-June, more than 120,000 Americans have died from COVID-19. The global pandemic has…
After two and a half years leading the federal government’s IT efforts, Suzette Kent told staff Thursday she plans to leave the Office of the…
Before the coronavirus outbreak, the contracting community expressed “high confidence” in public sector sales for 2020, expressing optimism in steady government buying following 2019’s lengthy…
Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram started out as a way to connect with friends, family and people of interest. But anyone on…
Autonomous vehicles (AVs), like self-driving taxis, continue to garner media attention as industry and political stakeholders claim that they will improve safety and access to…
The 8(a) Streamlined Technology Application Resource for Services II governmentwide contract, which offers a variety of IT solutions to federal agencies, is getting a significant…