OPM schedules industry engagement event to talk HR modernization
The Office of Personnel Management, Office of Management and Budget, and General Services Administration are all involved in this discussion on how to get a new human resources system in place by the end of 2028. The Office of Personnel Management has started to go down a different path than the one it started on in […]
The missing link in America’s National Cybersecurity Strategy
Jordan Burris, former chief of staff to the federal CIO in the first Trump Administration, explains what’s missing from our national cybersecurity strategy and why long-standing digital identity issues need to be addressed. Another executive order from the Trump administration. Another chance to patch a known flaw, squandered. The same overlooked vulnerability still weakens our national […]
Palantir challenges DIA’s sole-source contract plan
The company argues federal acquisition laws require the Defense Intelligence Agency conduct a competition, echoing the 2016 court win involving an Army contract. History might be repeating itself as Palantir is objecting to the Defense Intelligence Agency’s plan to award a sole-source contract for custom software development. Like a legal battle Palantir won nearly a decade ago, […]
VA is overlooking accessibility requirements when procuring IT, watchdog says
VA’s Office of Inspector General said the agency “did not establish a control environment that makes accessibility a priority” when it acquires new systems. The Department of Veterans Affairs is failing to verify whether the information technology systems it purchases from outside vendors are in compliance with federal accessibility requirements, according to a report released on […]
Maxar launching AI-powered ‘predictive intelligence’ to spot crises before they happen
New software for fusing satellite data from multiple constellations could spot big events before they pop off. A satellite imaging company that played a key role in revealing Russian forces massing on Ukraine’s border prior to invasion launched a new product Wednesday that uses AI and satellite data to provide “predictive intelligence” on hundreds of sites around […]