FCW Insider: March 4

CISA orders agencies to disconnect and Microsoft Exchange on-prem servers

The government's leading cybersecurity agency is ordering all federal civilian agencies to provide a status report on its usage of Microsoft Exchange products by noon on Friday.

Presidential Rank Awards are back

The Biden administration is bringing back the Presidential Rank Awards for 2021 after a one-year hiatus.

Human capital woes make high-risk operations worse, GAO says

Strategic human capital management has fallen by the wayside, and that is taking a toll on government operations.

With Tanden out, top House Dems push Young for budget director

The House Speaker her and top lieutenants are pressing for the nomination of Shalanda Young to lead the Office of Management and Budget.

Quick Hits

*** AT&T is selling its defense IT and professional services business to government systems integrator Tyto Athene. Washington Technology takes a look at what AT&T is keeping and what Tyto Athene is getting in the deal.

*** The General Services Administration released a request for information to industry for its planned replacement for the $50 billion OASIS professional services buying vehicle. The new contact vehicle is called BIC MAC for best-in-class multi-agency contract.