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By Samantha Ehlinger

Inside NATO's take on the DOD's West Coast trip

July 29, 2016

Defense organizations for NATO member countries worked together in meetings on the West Coast last week to tackle some of their common problems: using public cloud, and developing a common identity and access management system. In an interview with FedScoop, Koen Gijsbers, general manager of the NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency, explained what he gained from his time spent in the U.S. with DOD CIO Terry Halvorsen and his counterparts from several allied nations.

Agencies release plan for achieving nanotech-inspired challenge

July 29, 2016

Several federal agencies released their collective vision Friday on what they need to do to one-day create a computer “that can proactively interpret and learn from data, solve unfamiliar problems using what it has learned and operate with the energy efficiency of the human brain.” The white paper on nanotechnology, released Friday, described the innovations needed and potential challenges that would lead up to achieving the Nanotechnology-Inspired Grand Challenge for Future Computing, announced last October. The grand challenge and its white paper, released Friday, would contribute to the administration’s National Strategic Computing Initiative, which is celebrating its first anniversary today.

Air Force updates training to defend space assets

July 29, 2016

Space Command's new Space Mission Force will change the way satellite operators are trained.

By Jeremy Snow

Audit: Agencies are falling behind on the DATA Act

July 29, 2016

The Office of Management and Budget and the Treasury Department need to improve how they review agencies' preparation for the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act implementation, according to a government watchdog group.

Feds eye governmentwide payroll update

July 29, 2016

The General Services Administration wants to modernize the federal payroll process — possibly consolidating it — as a shared service on behalf of the rest of government.

FBI seeking senior level data scientist

July 29, 2016

The FBI is looking to hire its first senior level data scientist for the bureau’s cyber division. “The addition of a senior-level position acknowledges the growing cyber threat, which is a top priority threat for the FBI,” according to Thursday’s press release.

By Greg Otto

Tyrone Grandison leaving Commerce Department

July 28, 2016

Tyrone Grandison, the Deputy Chief Data Officer for the Commerce Department, will be leaving his position with the agency next week.

By Chris Bing

DOJ official: Only way to stop nation-state hacking is public attribution

July 28, 2016

If the U.S. hopes to deter nation-state actors from hacking into American organizations, the government must publicly shame those perpetrators by disclosing their identities, according to Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General John Carlin.

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By Wyatt Kash

New top 100 rankings reveals which firms earn the most from federal IT spending

June 28, 2016

IDC Government Insights and FedScoop release first-of-its-kind rankings of big tech and specialty IT providers to the federal government.

Defense Department

By Billy Mitchell

DOD looking to industry to help rapidly certify its IT

July 28, 2016

The Pentagon's ability to certify and accredit the IT products and services it uses is no longer rapid enough to keep pace with developing technologies and "maintain the edge," CIO Terry Halvorsen said Thursday.

Cloud Computing & Networking

By Jeremy Snow

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau investigates cloud services for email

July 28, 2016

The CFPB is looking for information on a cloud-based solution to emailing and office products.

Cybersecurity

By Chris Bing

Why the public may never know who hacked the DNC

July 28, 2016

DNC hack, Cybersecurity attack Attribution by White House, Government Policy

Environmental Protection Agency

By Whitney Blair Wyckoff

EPA offers rough timeline for new agile contracting vehicle

July 27, 2016

During a standing-room-only industry day, officials laid out their plans for the agency’s agile blanket purchase agreement.

General Services Administration

By Billy Mitchell

Feds using Uber get clarification on ride reimbursement policy

July 27, 2016

The clarification comes after lawmakers introduced a bill earlier this month calling for GSA to spell out how agencies should reimburse feds who use apps like Uber and Lyft for official travel.

Cybersecurity

By Chris Bing