Author: Jason Miller | Federal News Network

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Cybersecurity

GSA, Treasury kick off post-quantum initiatives to protect against cyber threats

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Workforce Rights/Governance

Losses keep piling up for Trump administration over handling of RTO mandate

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Acquisition Policy

SBA wants to give 114,000 more companies access to small business contracts

The General Services Administration (GSA) building is seen, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Washington. General Service Administrator Emily Murphy, the head of the obscure federal government agency that is holding up Joe Biden's presidential transition, appeared to know she might be facing a messy situation after the votes came in. Prior to Nov. 3, Emily Murphy, the head of the General Services Administration, held a Zoom call with Dave Barram, 77, a man who was in her shoes 20 years earlier during the contested 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. Barram said he advised her to "do the right thing, then all you have to do is live with the consequences of it.’” (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Acquisition Policy

AbilityOne faces new questions about complying with Buy American Act

Contracting

People

Exclusive Rhodes to exit as OFPP administrator

Adarryl Roberts, Chief Information Officer, Defense Logistics Agency

IT Modernization

DLA moves its catalog system off a 35-year-old COBOL platform

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Ask the CIO

DISA starting small in proving out Mission Partner Environment capabilities

Small Business Administration (SBA) building

Acquisition Policy

SBA transforms 8(a) program to be race neutral, but did it go too far?

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2013, file photo, hands type on a computer keyboard in Los Angeles. Hackers have gained access to OneLogin, an online password manager that offers a single sign-on to multiple websites and services. The breach raises questions about the security of other accounts kept with OneLogin. According to published reports, OneLogin informed customers that the breach included the ability to access encrypted data; passwords are typically stored that way. OneLogin didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Hiring/Retention

Comment on veterans’ preference shines a light on the broken hiring process

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Cybersecurity

VA’s cloud security memo more mythbuster than new policy

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Ask the CIO

State CISOs facing new set of challenges as role expands, survey finds

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Acquisition Policy

Administration gives Congress 20 more ideas to reform acquisition