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NIST launches voluntary risk management framework for AI

The document sets out four key functions that the Commerce Department agency says are crucial for building responsible AI systems.

By John Hewitt Jones

VA, Department of Veterans Affairs, EHRs — The Department of Veterans Affairs. (Tajha Chappellet-Lanier)

Oracle Cerner EHR system at VA, DOD and Coast Guard hit with network issues

Modernization

By Nihal Krishan

Alondra Nelson, deputy director for science and society at OSTP, speaks in Wilmington, Delaware, on January 16, 2021. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images).

White House science policy chief: NIST framework and AI ‘Bill of Rights’ are complementary

Emerging Tech

By John Hewitt Jones

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FAA revokes access to systems for personnel involved in deletion of NOTAM system files

By John Hewitt Jones Nihal Krishan
House Oversight expected to create new IT and cybersecurity subcommittee

By Nihal Krishan
Department of Justice drops challenge of Booz Allen-EverWatch deal

By John Hewitt Jones
GSA rolls out pilot federal co-working space with new tech for hybrid telework

By Nihal Krishan
GAO names Karen Howard as acting chief scientist

By Nihal Krishan

Building the right strategy for cyber success; Moving to the cloud more productively

Zero trust strategy to jumpstart DOD’s journey; How HHS OIG is strengthening cybersecurity

Campbell Webb, Workday and Ty Enmark, KPMG

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DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS – FEBRUARY 25: General view of a 5G broadcasting tower on February 25, 2021 in Dordrecht, Netherlands. (Image credit: Niels Wenstedt/BSR Agency/Getty Images).

NIST joins nonprofit focused on improving transparency of 5G standards

O-RAN develops specifications that allow manufacturers and network operators to mix and match products from different vendors.

By John Hewitt Jones

The US Department of Health and Human Services building is shown in Washington, DC, 21 July 2007. (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CIO expects agency to move claims management systems to the cloud

By John Hewitt Jones

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Biden administration picks eight new National Science Board members

By John Hewitt Jones

In a an open hearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) before the House Intelligence Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation Subcommittee, Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Mr. Scott Bray shared this Navy image of a UAP captured during Naval Exercises off the East Coast of the United States in early 2022. The image was captured through night vision goggles and a single lens reflex camera. (DOD photo)

New ‘official channels’ for sharing data on unexplained phenomena leads to uptick in Pentagon’s collection of evidence

By Brandi Vincent

FAA awards 15 prime contracts as part of $2.3B systems engineering procurement

By John Hewitt Jones

Brian Goodger appointed permanent director of NITAAC

By John Hewitt Jones

NIST working on ‘potential significant updates’ to cybersecurity framework

By Billy Mitchell

NSA awards $284M cybersecurity services contract to CACI

By Nihal Krishan

Federal Aviation Administration says NOTAMS outage was caused by contracting personnel deleting files

By John Hewitt Jones Nihal Krishan

Cybercriminals scam two federal agencies via remote desktop tool, CISA warns

By Christian Vasquez

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Five cloud-native security risks agencies need to address

By Joe Sangiuliano

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Too many products, not enough integration hampers agency security resilience

By FedScoop Staff

Data explosion prompts agencies to look at advanced e-discovery platforms

By FedScoop Staff

How digital engineering models are driving DOD IT development

By FedScoop Staff

Videos

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How the VA is accelerating digital modernization

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Leading practices in moving to the cloud for civilian agencies

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Advancing missions with governance

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CDOs highlight the need for adopting data-as-a-product principles

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The US Department of Veterans Affairs building is seen in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2019. (Photo by Alastair Pike / AFP)

Brilliant in 20: Director of Veterans Experience Sophie Myers

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Improving the digital experience for federal customers

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How NARA is digitizing over 200 million pages of government records

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Using data to propel your organization’s mission forward

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What to watch for in 2023

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State Department CIO Kelly Fletcher on EVOLVE, cyber risk landscape

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National AI Task Force seeks $2.6B from Congress for research and development

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GSA seeks nominations for new FedRAMP cloud advisory committee

President Joe Biden greets panel participants before speaking about the new health research agency, ARPA-H, during an event at the White House complex March 18, 2022 in Washington, DC. Pictured (L-R) are Dr. Dustin Tyler, Haptix researcher at Case Western University; Dr. Alondra Nelson, Acting Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy; and Dr. Francis Collins, Science Advisor to the President. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Kevin Duvall joins ARPA-H in dual-hatted IT leadership role

WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 04: Early morning fog envelopes the U.S. Capitol dome behind the U.S. House of Representatives. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

NTIA launches probe into discriminatory data practices and civil rights

The United States Department of State is pictured in Washington, DC on August 6, 2021. (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)

Former State acting CIO Glenn Miller joins GDIT

U.S. Department of Health and Human Service Chief Information Officer Karl Mathias. (Image credit: HHS / Chris Smith).

HHS CIO Mathias says tree-based AI models helping to combat Medicare fraud

The US Department of Veterans Affairs building is seen in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2019. (Photo by Alastair Pike / AFP)

VA issues draft work statement for $60.7B IT services contract vehicle

Palantir Technologies CEO Alex Karp attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on May 25, 2022. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images).

Palantir reports 26% rise in government revenue for Q3

WASHINGTON – AUGUST 15: The exterior of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is seen August 15, 2006 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

HHS chief data officer: Federal employees face outsized barriers to data sharing

Jan. 11, 2023 — An American Airlines Airbus A321 airplane takes off past the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

FAA preliminary investigation traces NOTAMS outage to damaged database file

A bicyclist rides past the US Capitol at dusk as the House meets to vote on a rules package for the 118th Congress, in Washington, DC, on January 9, 2023. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images).

House lawmakers introduce bill to create National Digital Reserve Corps

Grounded Delta Airlines planes are parked at gates at John F. Kennedy International Airport on January 11, 2023, in New York. (Photo by YUKI IWAMURA/AFP via Getty Images).

What is the FAA’s Notice to Air Missions System and why does it matter?

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FAA permits flights to resume as computer system outage resolved

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