FCW Insider: August 30, 2021
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
FCW hosted the Federal 100 awards gala on Friday August 27, which included the announcement of the winners of the Eagle Awards for government and industry and the President's Award. Thanks to all the attendees and congratulations to all the honorees.
Government Eagle: Christopher Krebs
Krebs spent 2020 working furiously to ensure the integrity of our elections, while also ensuring that ransomware, software supply-chain vulnerabilities and a range of other rapidly escalating risks didn't cripple government operations or the nation's critical infrastructure.
Industry Eagle: Craig Abod
Craig Abod and Carahsoft have been working to make IT acquisition decisions easier and more effective.
President's Award: DARPA's Pandemic Protection Program
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, DARPA's 10 years of funding research and development on DNA and RNA vaccines, including a $25 million award to Moderna to help establish its messenger RNA platform, proved critical.
Biden orders 2.7% pay raise for civilian feds
The pay hike was included in the administration's 2022 budget and takes effect early next year.
Reorganizing for the Biden agenda at OPM
OPM is beefing up its diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility office as part of an agency reorganization in support of a wide-ranging executive order covering the federal workforce.
Quick Hits
*** The Department of Justice announced a three-year Cyber Fellowship program to train attorneys on a broad range of cases that touch on cybersecurity. The program is being coordinated by the Criminal Division's Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section.
*** The House Homeland Security Committee released draft text of a cybersecurity incident reporting bill and announced a hearing of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Innovation on Sept. 1 to hear from industry on the reporting requirements and other measures contained in the legislation.