Senate Dems Propose Bill to Secure Personal Data Online
Senate Democrats introduced a bill to increase security for citizens’ personal data on public websites and apps. Sen. Brian Schatz,...
DARPA to Help DoD Stand New Space Development Agency
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has been tasked with providing recommendations to the Pentagon for establishing a proposed agency that would...
Senate Approves Bill to Improve Digital Federal Processes, Increase Public Access
Reps. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., praised the Senate’s decision to advance their bill, which would digitize government processes and...
GAO: Gov’t Still Failing to Manage, Strengthen Cybersecurity, IT Acquisitions & Operations
A new report by the Government Accountability Office shows the federal government has been failing to properly manage cybersecurity and...
DoD Preps to Stand New Office to Handle All Security Clearances
The Pentagon and the Office of Personnel Management plan to establish a joint office in 2019 to handle all security...
Feds Test New Tool to Speed Up Medical Response in Mass Casualty
The departments of Energy and Homeland Security have started testing prototypes of a new tool designed to help medical responders...
Navy, Marine Corps Detail Plans to Address Readiness Issues
The U.S. Marine Corps and Navy have announced plans to leverage commercial services, replace aging systems, accelerate ship and aircraft...
Trump Names Air Force Vet Daniel Sitterly as Next VA Human Resources Lead
President Trump has picked Air Force veteran Daniel Sitterly to be the next assistant secretary for human resources and administration...
GAO Finds DoD, HHS, DHS Misreporting Noncompetitive Contracts
The Government Accountability Office called on the departments of Defense and Health and Human Services to review their records of contract...
DoD Saves $4.3B in FY18, Sets $6B Goal for FY19
Lisa Hershman, acting chief management officer for DoD, said 114 projects contributed to the FY18 savings while a reduction in...