Acquisition
Defense policy bill features FedRAMP Authorization Act
Cybersecurity experts tell FCW that ‘authorizing FedRAMP is the first step to fully and robustly resourcing the program’ after it was established in 2011
People
Ann Lewis to head GSA's Technology Transformation Services
Lewis, who recently served in a senior tech role at the Small Business Administration, has spent her career focused on supporting small businesses while serving in top technology positions across the public and private sectors.
Cybersecurity
Cyber Safety Review Board to focus its next report on the Lapsus$ extortion group
The Cyber Safety Review Board has announced its plans to focus a sweeping cybersecurity report on a series of recent attacks linked to the global ransomware group Lapsus$.
Cybersecurity
Majority of defense contractors fail to implement critical cybersecurity requirements, report says
A new report reveals that many contractors working for the Department of Defense have failed to implement required cybersecurity measures.
Digital Government
White House considering pilot program to improve public interaction with federal data
U.S. Chief Data Scientist Denice Ross said the pilot program would create a feedback loop between the public and federal agencies to make data sets more accessible and utilized.
Cybersecurity
Report finds Census Bureau lacks ‘effective cybersecurity posture’ after red team hack
A new inspector general report details how government-contracted hackers managed to gain covert access to Census Bureau systems in a simulated attack against the federal agency.
Cybersecurity
What do industry and cybersecurity experts want in the upcoming national cyber strategy?
The White House has been working with a range of industry stakeholders and cybersecurity experts on a forthcoming plan that could transform America’s cyber landscape. Here’s what they hope makes it into the new strategy.
Cybersecurity
Warner calls TikTok an 'enormous threat'
The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said the U.S. regulators have a "huge mountain to climb" when it comes to reducing risks from the massively popular, China-owned social media app.
Acquisition
Software inventory bill could move in the lame duck session
House lawmakers introduced a companion bill to bipartisan Senate legislation designed to improve the efficiency of federal agency software management.
Cybersecurity
TSA administrator says new cyber requirements in the works for aviation industry
The administrator of the Transportation Security Administration said the White House is following a similar approach to how it crafted cyber requirements for the oil and gas pipeline industry following the 2021 Colonial Pipeline attack in crafting guidelines for the aviation sector.
Cybersecurity
Deadline looms for plan to restart economy in case of major cyberattack
Lawmakers have been urging the Biden administration to develop a strategy first mandated in the Fiscal 2021 NDAA.
Digital Government
Lawmaker, Twitter chief spar over fake account
Should federal agencies with verified Twitter accounts be concerned about rapid changes roiling the social network?
People
NASA SEWP's 'secret weapon' to retire at the end of the year
Darlene Coen has been credited for having a major impact on NASA's trailblazing governmentwide acquisition contract (GWAC) during her 14 years of service.
Defense
DISA expanding industry partnerships, official says
The defense technology agency wants to help warfighters ‘create cloud environments’ in hours instead of ‘weeks or months,’ an official said Wednesday.
Acquisition
IOT cyber rule covering federal buyers about to take effect
A December deadline looms for agencies to implement cybersecurity requirements for Internet of Things devices.
Cybersecurity
Former CISA chief warns of ‘very chaotic environment’ ahead of midterms
Chris Krebs said those hoping to undermine confidence in U.S. elections may have their best shot yet during this week’s midterm vote.
Cybersecurity
NIST on tap to improve cybersecurity of water systems
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) hopes a new project will create a set of best practices to help the nation’s complex water and wastewater systems bolster their cybersecurity posture.
Cybersecurity
Energy official urges CISA to develop storehouse for software bills of materials
A senior cybersecurity advisor for the Department of Energy said a central repository of widely used Software Bills of Material would significantly reduce the burden on federal agencies.
Cybersecurity
CISA director 'very concerned' about election influence from foreign adversaries
Jen Easterly, director of the nation's cyber defense agency, said foreign adversaries could potentially weaponize disinformation and misinformation to incite violence and undermine the public's confidence in the upcoming elections.
Modernization
TMF invests in major disability employer's modernization efforts
The Technology Modernization Fund will invest $1.7 million to support modernization efforts at one of the nation's largest employers of people who are blind or have other significant disabilities.
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