Emerging Tech
4 Things for Contractors to Watch on Capitol Hill Now and into 2023
Professional Services Council president and CEO David Berteau rates the chances of Congress passing a fiscal 2023 appropriations package and looks at and the possible fallout of the midterm elections on contract spending.
Digital Government
Ukraine Is Getting Nervous About Elon Musk
Kyiv is looking for alternatives to Musk’s Starlink internet terminals and worrying about rising misinformation on Twitter.
Ideas
What the World Would Lose With the Demise of Twitter: Valuable Eyewitness Accounts and Raw Data on Human Behavior, as Well as a Habitat for Trolls
Twitter is a lot more than just tweets.
Emerging Tech
Almost 9 in 10 Federal Agencies Using or Considering 5G, Per Study
General Dynamics Information Technology’s survey of 500 federal employees identified concerns about costs, cyber risks and integration challenges when it comes to adopting 5G capabilities.
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
Latest Guidance Outlines Customer Responsibilities for Software Security
The guide provides recommendations throughout the product lifecycle, from procurement to deployment.
Cybersecurity
White House Begins to Push Federal Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration
The Office of Management and Budget released new guidance to begin the governmentwide effort to safeguard digital infrastructure from quantum attacks.
Emerging Tech
Energy Announces $74 Million to Strengthen Advanced Battery Manufacturing
The funding will come from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Digital Government
Boeing Defense to Cut Execs, Consolidate Divisions
The reorganization is part of a wider culture change pushed by the business unit’s new CEO.
Cybersecurity
Agencies Push Deadline to Comment on Would-Be Federal Cyber Insurance Program
Insurance companies are pushing for taxpayer assistance to provide coverage in the event of catastrophic incidents.
Digital Government
CISA Hires its First 'Chief People Officer'
NASA's Elizabeth Kolmstetter will be charged with aligning talent recruitment efforts at the cybersecurity agency during an increasingly tight labor market.
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.
Digital Government
Microsoft, Lockheed Form New Cloud Collaboration Pact
The world's largest defense company has both internal initiatives and work with military customers in mind for this partnership.
Acquisition
4 things for contractors to watch on Capitol Hill now and into 2023
Professional Services Council president and CEO David Berteau rates the chances of Congress passing a fiscal 2023 appropriations package and looks at the possible fallout of the midterm elections on contract spending.
People
CISA hires its first 'chief people officer'
NASA's Elizabeth Kolmstetter will be charged with aligning talent recruitment efforts at the cybersecurity agency during an increasingly tight labor market.
Cybersecurity
Secret Service’s Zero Trust Plan Must Account for OMB Guidance, Watchdog Says
The Secret Service’s plan for adopting a zero trust architecture model across the agency’s systems has not been updated since the Office of Management and Budget released new guidance in January.
Policy
The Only Certainty in Next Split Congress is Uncertainty, Experts Say
A uniquely divided Congress has few historical precedents.
People
A tribute to a pioneer advocate for small disadvantaged businesses in government contracting
Steve Kelman remembers Centech founder Fernando Galaviz.
Modernization
DHS wants to deploy 'easy button' for cloud adoption
Deputy Chief Information Officer Beth Cappello said the department is developing a new contract vehicle to make it easier for coterie of components to buy cloud services.
Digital Government