GovWin Recon - August 25, 2017

Sequestration / Budget:

• How concerned are you about the prospect of a government shutdown?

Federal IT:

• Evolving Government: With legal tech, government can be quicker than you think
• GAO chief: CIO departures are ‘an area of concern’
• How Can Agencies Move Autonomous Smart Transportation Forward?

Agency News:

• FTA Outlines First Round of IoT ‘Sandbox’ Projects
• VA sued over sole-source plan for health records
• National Archives tilts toward paperless future
• USDA unveils mobile application for its government ethics content
• Army uses multiplayer game environment to crowdsource innovation
• Democrats Attempt to Save State Department’s Cyber Office

Vendor News:

• Greg Touhill continues his cyber mission in the private sector (subscription required)
• Jacobs wins $1.1B NASA engineering, scientific support contract
• ManTech's Varner to retire
• Camber books $78M Marine Corps explosive event management task order

Cybersecurity:

• New Ransomware Strand Could Affect Government Through Phishing Attempts
• McCain slams slow pace of cyber policy
• How to spot a North Korean bot
• How agencies can comply with the cyber executive order
• Democrats Attempt to Save State Department’s Cyber Office
• Washington, Not Silicon Valley, Leads the Way in Cybersecurity

Cloud Computing / Data Center Consolidation / Virtualization:

• Are federal agencies ready to bail on data centers?
• How agencies decide when moving to the cloud makes sense

• Here’s a Cloud Guide Written by Feds for Feds. Will the White House Listen?

Health IT:

• Rep. Rosen Introduces Amendment to Reverse Planned Budget Cuts for ONC
• EHR Vendors Urge ONC to Build on Existing Standards for Trusted Exchange Framework

Big Data / Analytics:

• How industrial partners can help HPC centers thrive

Mobility:

• USDA unveils mobile application for its government ethics content
• GIS, mobile-alert tech shine during eclipse

Waste, Fraud and Abuse:

• Can reorg plans get agencies off the high-risk list?
• GAO chief: reorganization, High Risk List go hand-in-hand improving government effectiveness

Contracting / Acquisition:

• Contracts For Aug. 23, 2017
• Social Security Administration awards $7.8B IT contract

Legislation:

• Sens. Gillibrand, Capito to Announce Rural Broadband Legislation

State, Local and Education (SLED):

• NY's facial recognition program continues to nab fraudsters
• Splunk's Expected Public-Sector Expansion Tied to Smart Cities Movement
• How Local Agencies Can Manage the Mobility as a Service Boom
• California HHS hires 2 new officials to lead ambitious child welfare project

AEC News:

• Unfilled DHS slots no barrier to border wall effort