FCW Insider: Feb. 18

Changes coming to federal cyber in wake of massive breach

The supply chain hack that targeted IT management software SolarWinds and other vendors will result in changes to the federal government's cybersecurity posture, according to the official charged with leading the administration's response.

GSA preps guidance for using CMMC in civilian contracts

The General Services Administration wants to get ahead on training and education materials contracting officers will need as Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification requirements become standard.

DOJ charges three in WannaCry attacks, attempts to steal $1.3B

In addition to unsealing the charges against three North Korean hackers, the U.S. government also published indicators of compromise for a family of malicious cryptocurrency applications called "AppleJeus."

Warner seeks answers from FBI, EPA on Florida water utility breach

The top lawmaker on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence today sent a letter to the agencies asking for a clearer picture of how hackers attempted to poison a Florida community's water supply and what is being done to prevent a future attack.

Quick Hits

*** A new FAQ from the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force offers a look at federal employee obligations and rights when it comes protecting the workforce from the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace.

*** The General Services Administration is relaunching the public commenting site Regulations.gov with an eye to stemming the practice of comments being submitted en masse to skew the regulatory docket. According to a GSA release, "authorized entities" will be permitted to submit bulk comments via an application programming interface. Individual users will be permitted to comment anonymously.