Cybersecurity
CISA, DHS Bolster State and Local Cybersecurity Programs
CISA added another vendor to an intrusion detection plan and DHS increased the required cybersecurity spend for certain FEMA grants.
Emerging Tech
NASA Releases First Sounds Recorded on Mars’ Surface
The audio was collected via the Perseverance rover.
Acquisition
Supply chain hack took a thousand engineers to pull off, tech exec tells Congress
The scope and scale of the attack as described by Microsoft President Brad Smith is in keeping with the attribution being made by public sector and private sector officials that the hack was perpetrated by Russian-sponsored actors.
Modernization
Microsoft calls for acquisition reform amid JEDI battles
Defense industry experts call on lawmakers to push for procurement protest reforms to enhance national security.
Digital Government
GSA to Verify Identities of Some SAM Users After Transition
The agency will require identity proofing for SAM registrants after the big migration to beta.SAM.gov in May.
People
Kiran Ahuja tapped to lead OPM
The former Office of Personnel Management chief of staff is slated to return to lead the federal government's human resources agency.
Ideas
Reimagining the Future of Cloud: 4 Considerations for Federal Agencies
Each agency cloud journey has unique cases to drive strategic change.
Podcasts
Critical Update: Who’s Afraid of EMPs?
Electromagnetic pulses are frequently boogeymen in pop culture but the federal government takes real steps to prepare for them.
Ideas
3 Ways Companies Could Offer More Father-Friendly Policies that Will Help Women
One of the biggest problems in contemporary policies aimed at gender equality in the workplace is that they leave out men.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Feb. 23
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Cybersecurity
SolarWinds CEO Recommends Liability Protections for Sharing Information about Incidents
The new CEO had a couple of other asks for Congress too.
Digital Government
CISA Names Three Leadership Appointments
CISA announced a new deputy director, executive assistant director for cybersecurity and executive assistant director for infrastructure security.
Acquisition
GAO: DOD has to get a handle on future services spending
As the Defense Department looks to buy more services, it's going to need to come up with action plans to better account for spending in future years, according to a recent Government Accountability Office report.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Pursues 5G Applications for Space
A new document details military considerations regarding future means to transport data.
Cybersecurity
SolarWinds CEO: This could have happened to anyone
In what will be the first of several public appearances this week, Sudhakar Ramakrishna says his company will be transparent about the supply chain attack it suffered as a way to help other companies prepare for the next attack.
Digital Government
Veterans Affairs Rolls Out Ethics Framework for Guarding Vets’ Data
The agency aims to set expectations around who can manage, view and access veteran data.
Modernization
How the Defense Department's MilCloud 2.0 Effort is Evolving
The number of workloads in milCloud 2.0 doubled despite some defense agencies missing migration deadlines.
Ideas
Why Too Many Government Modernization Efforts Fail
Technology “solutions” almost never address the organizational issues critical to success.
Cybersecurity