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Critical Update

Dec 7, 2021

A nascent team is developing platforms that are enabling new discoveries and insight sharing across the federal agency.


Nov 23, 2021

Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana joins Critical Update to talk about the technology underpinning the President’s Management Agenda, particularly with regard to improving customer experience.


Nov 9, 2021

Nextgov digs into the Veterans Affairs Department’s strategic efforts to deploy future-facing technologies to modernize the care it provides. Department officials are experimenting with augmented and virtual reality—and also figuring out how tiny devices like sensors could improve the canes used by the visually...


Oct 26, 2021

Time isn’t one of the things agencies facing cyberattacks usually have, but according to federal Chief Information Security Officer Chris DeRusha, that’s exactly what they need. To address the new age of cyberattacks, DeRusha previewed changes to cybersecurity reporting practices and his role working with other...


Sep 7, 2021

Technology is not good or evil—it all depends on how it is used. The same is true of cryptocurrencies, which are often used to purchase illicit goods and services or for questionable “investment” schemes but can also help vulnerable communities not served by—or taken advantage of by—traditional financial...