FCW Insider: March 16, 2021
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
White House tees up cyber labeling policy
A 2020 law could provide some legal cover for executive orders regulating software and IoT cybersecurity, but new legislation could be required.
TMF to fund Labor Dept. data project
The Technology Modernization Fund doled out its first project of 2021 the day after getting $1 billion in the Biden administration's Rescue Plan legislation.
Pentagon needs AI at every leadership level, panel recommends
Robert Work, vice chairman of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence called for DOD to implement a "top-down leadership" approach "to push integration of AI throughout the force."
Quick Hits
*** The Senate confirmed Deb Haaland, a Democratic member of the House of Representatives, to lead the Department of the Interior by a vote of 51 to 40 on Monday. Haaland becomes the first Native American to serve as a cabinet secretary. The Interior Department employs more than 60,000 people and spends $1.4 billion on IT annually.
*** Stefanie Tompkins was sworn in on Monday as the 23rd director of the Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency. Tompkins is returning to DARPA after a stint as vice president for research and technology transfer at Colorado School of Mines. Previously, Tompkins has been DARPA's acting director, chief of staff and director of the Defense Sciences Office.
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