The National Science Foundation has announced a new office to help the organization support scientific and technological advancements. The Office of the Chief Information Officer is an independent and consolidated entity designed to lead the NSF’s pursuit of innovation and efficiency. Terry Carpenter was selected as CIO and chief technology officer. Other appointments include Dorothy […]
Dana Chisnell, the Department of Homeland Security’s customer experience lead, has stated that usability testing is aiding the organization in reducing paperwork. Usability testing involves tracking how successfully people complete tasks on an application or website, Federal News Network reported. Speaking at a Human Centered Design Center of Excellence-hosted webinar in December, Chisnell said usability […]
The Department of Transportation has launched a new advisory committee to provide innovation plans and approaches to the agency. The Transforming Transportation Advisory Committee comprises 27 members from think tanks, academic institutions, the public sector and other organizations who would provide insights on various topics, including automation, cybersecurity, technology safety and technology accessibility. The TTAC […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is helping facial recognition technology vendors combat identity spoofing through a collaborative research effort involving a facial recognition image database. Patrick Grother, a computer scientist at the NIST, said vendors develop algorithms and technologies and send them to the institute for testing and evaluation. According to Grother, the […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs remains committed to rolling out a modern electronic health records system. Kurt DelBene, assistant secretary for information and technology and chief information officer, said that the VA is still planning a joint deployment of the Oracle Cerner Millennium EHR system with the Department of Defense in 2024 in a Chicago […]
Sierra7 has secured the Department of Veterans Affairs’ privacy impact assessment tracking contract. The PIA tracking contract, awarded by the VA Office of Information Technology’s Privacy Services, is in its third iteration, with Sierra7 winning the previous two contracts. Under the previous PIA work, Sierra7 was able to establish and use Microsoft SharePoint as a […]
The General Services Administration has determined that federal website compliance with a 1998 digital accessibility rule falls “well below expectations.” Congress has received a report indicating that less than 30 percent of commonly visited federal online content fully met the requirements of the Rehabilitation Act’s Section 508, while over 75 percent of respondent agencies scored […]
The Government Accountability Office said the Food and Drug Administration needs to update medical device cybersecurity protocols it made with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to mitigate health care-related risks. The GAO’s report found that while minimal exploits on medical devices exist, the FDA and CISA must update their formal agreement on device security […]
The United States and the European Union are continuing their work to find a common ground to create a digital identity framework. On Friday, the National Institute of Standards and Technology with the EU-US Trade and Technology Council released the draft “Digital Identity Mapping Exercise Report,” a paper that lays down specific technical terminology associated […]
The National Institutes of Health’s Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health has awarded Amentum Services, Booz Allen Hamilton, ECS Federal, Noblis and Strategic Analysis spots on an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract vehicle valued at $500 million. Under the Strategic Technical ARPA-H Talent Support deal, each vendor will provide professional support services, according to the notice posted on […]
