Emerging Tech
Navy Awards $85 Million Contract for Software and Cloud Support
SAIC will work on pushing the Joint Expeditionary Command and Control family of systems toward JADC2 integration goals.
Digital Government
GSA Gives Final Deadline for Transition from DUNS to Unique Entity ID
The agency also confirmed that all current SAM registrants should have already been assigned their new identifier.
Cybersecurity
Survey: Pandemic Has Left Public Sector IT Exposed
The single largest risk factor reported by respondents is the influx in remote work.
Cybersecurity
States Weigh Bans on Ransomware Payoffs
The idea is that this would deter attacks because cybercriminals would know they couldn’t get paid.
Digital Government
Proposed Rule Requiring Federal Contractors to Pay a $15 Minimum Wage Is Released
The Labor Department is seeking comments by August 23.
Emerging Tech
NASA Turns to Edge Computing to Protect ISS Astronauts from Contamination
A microbiologist said the emerging technology will be vital to the space agency’s future exploration.
Digital Government
Wally Funk Finally Gets Her Moment in Space
In the 1960s, Funk was part of Mercury 13 — a program to train women astronauts that was ultimately canceled. On Tuesday, she became the oldest person to launch into space.
Ideas
DOD’s Forecast Post-JEDI: Multi-Cloud with a Chance of Peril
The Defense Department's needs are diverse and have become even more disparate amidst the post-SolarWinds landscape.
Ideas
Changing How App Stores Operate Could Have National Security Implications
As Congress considers how to increase competition for app stores run by Apple, Google and others, it also needs to consider potential cybersecurity threats.
Emerging Tech
Microsoft, Army Sign Cooperative Research Agreement for Storm Modeling
The Army Engineer Research and Development Center will demonstrate the scalability of its storm modeling system in Azure Government cloud.
Emerging Tech
Counter-drone Startup Successfully Links Capability with Key Army C2 Software
The software-defined high-power microwave solution created by Epirus is also compatible with anything else that integrates with the C2 software.
Ideas
Raising the Contractor Minimum Wage: It’s Not as Simple as it Looks
The current circumstances create a bizarre combination of a wage safety net and wage suppression.
Policy
Biden Executive Order on Competition Includes ‘Big Tech’
The executive order includes 72 programs and actions for the administration to take, four of which focus on increasing competition within the technology sector.
Cybersecurity
Report: COVID-19 Increased Acquisition Activity in Cyber Industry
The pandemic contributed to more than 120 publicly announced cybersecurity acquisitions in 2020 as the need for cybersecurity tools grew.
Modernization
Pentagon Cancels JEDI Cloud Contract
The Defense Department will opt for a new multibillion-dollar, multi-vendor contract.
Ideas
Colonial Pipeline Didn’t Have Multifactor Authentication in Place—And Most Defense Contractors Don’t Either
Most businesses don’t take cybersecurity seriously until it’s too late.
Cybersecurity
White House Plans to Attribute the Microsoft Exchange Hack Soon
Microsoft has already attributed the broad-scale compromise of its on-premises mail servers to Chinese nation-state actors.
Emerging Tech
Microsoft Joins Space-Focused Threat Intelligence Sharing Community
The company is the newest named founding member of Space ISAC.
Modernization
GSA’s Latest Blanket Purchase Agreement Benefits Climate Agency
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has a new way to procure mission critical IT.
Digital Government