FCW Insider: July 8, 2021

DOD's 3D printers are vulnerable to hackers, IG finds

The Defense Department didn't properly secure additive manufacturing systems from foreign intrusion and data tampering, according to an inspector general report released July 7.

DHS' chief procurement officer to step down at the end of the month

Soraya Correa will retire July 31 after 40 years of federal service.

Labor watchdog calls out gaps in unemployment fraud reporting

The department says it will update current requirements so that data flagged as potentially fraudulent will be shared with the agency's Office of the Inspector General.

Deadline extended for 2021 Rising Star nominations

Help us identify the early-career innovators and change agents in government IT -- and be sure to do so before the July 15 deadline.

Quick Hits

*** The Marine Corps has a different problem with additive manufacturing -- the 3D printing designs and technical data are not organized enough or easily accessible to users across the service. GCN reports on the steps being taken to design an better data vault.

*** Former Federal CIO Suzette Kent has joined Rubrik's Public Sector Advisory Board, the cloud data management company announced on July 7. Tom Kennedy, Rubrik’s vice president of public sector, called the recruitment a sign of "our commitment to the federal market and to serving the unique needs of the federal government customer.”

*** The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded a fifth portion of its Commercial Ethernet Gateway program. Washington Technology has the details.