SBA taps cloud for loan forgiveness platform
The Small Business Administration is using a commercial off the shelf software as a services platform to process applications for its loan forgiveness relief program.
Treasury needs better cybersecurity tracking
The Government Accountability Office wants Treasury to do more to track the progress of financial services industry cybersecurity mitigation efforts.
Shared services poised for adoption
Quality Service Management Offices shared service offerings move closer to reality for federal agencies.
Federal CX in the age of COVID-19
Government agencies have also had to shift in significant ways to operate in this unique environment and interact with citizens differently.
Software glitch, mismanagement cost OSHA $92 million
A whistleblower accused Treasury and Labor officials of failing to address an error in debt processing software that wiped out $92 million in uncollected workplace safety fines.
Sen. Hassan digs into agency IT plans
The push comes, the New Hampshire Democrat explained, because of technology weaknesses exposed in the federal government response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Paycheck protection, other pandemic response to garner 'flash' oversight
Agency inspectors general told Congress that the $2.2 trillion in spending to speed recovery and heal economic damage caused by the pandemic would be subject to quick oversight.
Lawmakers push for answers on SBA data leak
Despite a glitch that made headlines, the Small Business Administration had planned in advance to build tech tools to support legislative mandates for emergency business loans.
Agencies look to digital financial outlets to disburse relief funds
As IRS and the Small Business Administration tap digital-only financial firms to assist in relief funding, concerns are emerging about cybersecurity vulnerabilities and fraud.
Legacy systems crumble under high demand
Unemployment insurance and other social safety net IT systems around the county are crumbling under the stress of millions of users seeking to apply for benefits in the wake of unprecedented unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lawmakers urge Treasury, USDA to push on EIS
In a flurry of letters from Capitol Hill before Christmas, the Agriculture and Treasury Departments got advice on leveraging Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions for modernization.
Treasury floats $1B cloud buy
The Department of Treasury has released a new acquisition road map designed to shepherd the IRS into the cloud era while emphasizing buying to support shared services.
North Korean hacking groups hit with Treasury sanctions
Lazarus Group, a hacking group tied to North Korean and two of its affiliates are the latest APT group to get the 'name and shame' treatment from the U.S. government.
IRS spent $1.2 million on unused data security software, auditors say
In 2010, IRS began implementing a large data loss prevention solution to protect taxpayer data. Nearly a decade later, only one-third of the system is operational.
Funding bill boosts IRS tech
The House Appropriations committee voted up a bill that includes funds to modernize IRS systems and security and restore critical hiring and pay authorities last available in 2013.
10 legacy systems in need of modernization
The Government Accountability Office selected 10 systems that have unsupported hardware and software, are using outdated languages or operating with known security vulnerabilities.
OPM-GSA merger scuttled in House approps bill
The Financial Services and General Government appropriation, which includes a pay raise for civilian feds, passed its subcommittee and will be voted on by the full committee.
Foreign tech investment rules are a balancing act
The U.S. seeks to set new limits on Chinese foreign investment in the tech sector, but can rules and regulations block economic espionage and theft of trade secrets?
Cyber in the 2020 budget
The 2020 budget gives an early look at Trump administration funding priorities for cybersecurity.
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