FCW Insider: April 29, 2021
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Court will hear case against Trump on JEDI
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims denied a motion from the U.S. government to dismiss a complaint from Amazon Web Services alleging undue influence on the award of the $10 billion, 10-year cloud program JEDI to Microsoft.
CISA experiments with cloud log aggregation to ID threats
CISA's chief technology officer said the cybersecurity watchdog has pilot projects underway with several departments and agencies to explore whether it can compile cloud logs as a way to increase its visibility into agency networks.
Biden taps D.C. employment lawyer to lead MSPB
The Merit Systems Protection Board has been without Senate-confirmed leadership since March 2019 and without a quorum to decide appeals since January 2017.
ICYMI: Former CIO urges lawmakers to relax TMF paybacks
The $1 billion boost to the Technology Modernization Fund can help agencies, but some changes to strict payback rules will help CIO shops get started on much-needed modernization.
Quick Hits
***As the use and power of artificial intelligence increases, the risk for AI to become the hacker, rather than the victim also grows, according to a new report. Read more in GCN.
***Washington Technology editor-in-chief Nick Wakeman says that the new iteration of beta.SAM.gov addresses some of the issues with earlier versions but still has room for improvement.