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Acquisition

Groundswell claims the Army wanted Accenture to win the $1B EBS-C competition

The company's lawsuit alleges the evaluation process was changed midstream to favor Accenture for the contract to consolidate several Army business and logistics systems.

Exclusive Cybersecurity

DHS issues internal comms guidance amid telecom breach investigation

The DHS Cyber Safety Review Board is already slated to investigate the hacking collective, dubbed Salt Typhoon, and its intrusion into telecommunications firms and wiretap infrastructure.

Cybersecurity

Veterans’ military skills can help them fill cyber vacancies, State official says

The White House’s national cybersecurity strategy said that greater veteran participation in the U.S. cyber workforce can help enhance critical digital defenses.

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Presidio Federal

Taking a ‘byte’ out of data threats

In the aftermath of a ransomware attack, how long does it take your agency to recover?

Defense

Pentagon puts a dent in cyber workforce vacancies

Nearly a quarter of the Defense Department’s cyber jobs went unfilled last year.

Cybersecurity

Intelligence community briefed Congress on Chinese telecom intrusions

It’s believed the hackers, dubbed Salt Typhoon, accessed call records on numerous Americans, including officials and staff affiliated with President-elect Trump.

Artificial Intelligence

Trump promised to repeal Biden’s AI executive order — here’s what to expect next

Parts of President Joe Biden’s October 2023 executive order on AI have proven controversial among Republicans.

Acquisition

Industry execs weigh potential impacts of presidential transition

A group of senior leaders at government contractors outline the challenges and opportunities they see in a second Trump term.

Acquisition

The knowns and unknowns of a second Trump administration

Some priorities such as cyber and artificial intelligence are likely not changing, but we will watch the transition for what else might impact government contractors.

People

Feds brace for return of Trump personnel policies

Federal employee unions sought to balance reassuring members that they will fight the return of measures undermining feds’ civil service protections with asserting their commitment to nonpartisan service.

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From Roads to Networks: Strengthening DOT Cybersecurity With Zero Trust

With workflows expanding beyond traditional boundaries, a zero trust framework is imperative to fortify infrastructure and prevent cyberattacks.

Policy

An agency-by-agency look at Trump's plan to overhaul government

The president-elect's vision will lead to sweeping changes at federal agencies and the employees who work in them.

Artificial Intelligence

Industry’s take on the chief artificial intelligence officer role

Nextgov/FCW interviewed leading industry technologists about how the private sector is employing executives in charge of the emerging technology.

Artificial Intelligence

Making sure AI is used responsibly at NSF

Meet Dorothy Aronson, the division director and chief data officer serving as the assistant chief information officer for AI at the National Science Foundation.

People

What Trump’s win means for the federal workforce

The Republican former president has vowed to remake the civil service in his image with the reinstatement of Schedule F.

Cybersecurity

CISA has no data supporting claims of election cheating, official says

Baseless voting fraud claims were pushed by Donald Trump in 2020 and the final weeks of his presidency.

Cybersecurity

Russian email domains sent uncredible bomb threats to polling places, FBI says

Kremlin-backed actors have a long record of sowing fear and disinformation into the U.S. election process.

Policy

Agencies have completed their pre-election transition briefings. Trump may still not get them on time.

The former president is still sidestepping the government's transition process, and if he wins that could cause roadblocks as he seeks to take control of agencies.

Cybersecurity

CISA has not clocked any 'national-level significant incidents' impacting the election, official says

The agency is notably not in active contact with social media platforms but “if a threat were to arise that would necessitate us to do so, we would absolutely reach out,” Cait Conley said.

Cybersecurity

Potential year-end cyber executive order may hinge on election results, people familiar say

The pending order will focus heavily on federal cyber standards and emerging tech threats, but remains in limbo amid the presidential election.

Cybersecurity

Chinese telecom breaches won’t sway election outcomes, CISA chief says

The top U.S. cyber defense agency has seen “no evidence of activity that has the potential to materially impact the outcome of the presidential election,” Jen Easterly said Monday.