Acquisition

CMMC countdown is on but are there enough assessors to do the job?

Katie Arrington, DOD's CISO for acquisition, said having enough assessors to do in-person audits of defense contractors is her biggest concern.

Acquisition

Senate passes IoT cybersecurity bill

The legislation mandates minimum security requirements on internet of things devices bought by the federal government.

Acquisition

GSA explains lowered DEOS price tag

GSA worked with the Defense Department and vendors to push more efficiencies into the DEOS cloud contract, ultimately resulting in a lowered ceiling, said the contract's manager.

Acquisition

Thrift Board taps Accenture for consolidated records contract

The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board plans to roll out new features to plan participants, including electronic signatures.

Acquisition

Rising Star: Kelsey Werder Monaghan

Federal Account Manager, Department of Energy and NASA Dell Technologies

Acquisition

Rising Star: Douglas Smith

Project Manager, FEDSIM, General Services Administration

Acquisition

Rising Star: Meikle Paschal Jr.

Robotic Process Automation Product Owner, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Acquisition

Rising Star: Katie Boeckl

Privacy Risk Strategist, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Acquisition

Rising Star: George Nicol

Program Specialist, Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement, NASA

Acquisition

Rising Star: Nicholas Shields

Research Analyst and Data Scientist, Department of the Air Force

Acquisition

Rising Star: Arvin Baroni

Senior Product Manager, Product Lifecycle Management, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Acquisition

VA reports smooth go-live from $16B electronic health record system

The performance of infrastructure, end-user devices exceeded agency expectations on the VA's first go-live on its new electronic health record system.

Acquisition

Cyber and AI investments could trend up in defense spending

Investments in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence efforts may increase even with flat defense budgets, but a worsening pandemic could dampen those projections.

Acquisition

Chicago launches a challenge to extend outdoor dining into winter

As COVID-19 continues to upend local economies, the Windy City is getting creative to support the restaurant sector.