U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is looking for a vendor team to develop and manage applications for its biometrics services—a required step for anyone using…
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When disaster strikes, we’ve come to rely on our phones. We scroll through Twitter for the latest update on a hurricane or flood, and mark…
Just like enterprises are under pressure to produce products and services to stay ahead of their competition, U.S. agencies are accelerating production of defense systems…
A pair of Democratic lawmakers penned a letter this week grilling the Federal Bureau of Investigations on the steps it’s taking to investigate and protect…
The government is increasingly turning to prize competitions and crowdsourcing to spur innovation and advance its research efforts, according to White House officials Since 2014,…
No government data is available to comprehensively count airline information technology outages or how many travelers they affect, but the Government Accountability Office used other…
Late last month, the State Department rolled out new rules that require nearly all foreigners applying for U.S. visas—about 15 million people each year—to disclose the handles…
The federal government has laid out a path forward on artificial intelligence that could help our nation retain our technological edge. But these plans must…
Fighting the spread of malicious deepfakes will require a two-pronged attack by both the government and tech industry, and could potentially involve the use of…
Technology companies have long had a simple answer to anyone who did not like what was happening on, in, or through them: Services like Facebook,…
The House Appropriations Committee added a provision to an upcoming spending package that would offer back pay to hundreds of thousands of federal contractors who…
Though the U.S. Postal Service’s investment strategies have strengthened its cybersecurity practice, the agency must produce a solid operational cyber budget to adequately steer the program…
The doctored video falsely depicting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as ill or drunk spreading on social media is a wake-up call that even as the…
The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday gave its stamp of approval to legislation that aims to lock down government devices that connect to the internet.…
When it comes to cloud adoption, agency leaders should over-communicate and demonstrate small wins early and often, federal officials with firsthand experience said at the…
When Kansas launched its statewide services app iKan in 2018, officials hoped it would save residents a few frustrating trips to the local Department of…
United States travelers “strongly support” using biometrics to make airport experiences more convenient and secure, according to Unysis’ 2019 Security Index survey released Wednesday. As…
The federal government’s 10 legacy systems most in need of modernization cost about $337 million a year to operate and maintain, according to the Government…
Improving service delivery and customer experience across the federal government has been a priority for both the Trump and Obama administrations, but the concerted effort…
Veterans Affairs Department officials told Congress the initial rollout of their multibillion-dollar health record platform is on schedule, but lawmakers are still waiting for the…