Cybersecurity

Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 24: Digital Transformation and Cyber Compliance

On this episode of Accelerating Government, host Dave Wennergren and his guests discuss digital transformation efforts in government and a recently released…

Accelerating Government

CISA establishes new office to ‘operationalize’ supply chain security

Cybersecurity

As ransomware attacks evolve, agencies must find innovative ways to backup data

Commentary

FILE - A sign for the Food and Drug Administration is seen in Silver Spring, Md., on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. On Wednesday, March 30, 2022, federal health advisers narrowly ruled against an experimental drug for the debilitating illness known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, a potential setback for patient groups who lobbied for the medication’s approval. A majority of advisers to the FDA voted 6-4 that a single study from Amylyx Pharmaceuticals failed to establish the drug's effectiveness in treating the deadly neurodegenerative disease known also as ALS, for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

FDA is told to tighten up its procedures for IT procurement

Management

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Corporate security manager identifies a potential insider threat in a line-up of eight white collar workers. Hacker or spy icon lights up purple. Cybersecurity and human resources challenge concept.

Emergent threats to the federal cyber community in 2023

Commentary

For secure and reliable applications, separate deploy from release

Cybersecurity

Cyber hygiene critical in verifying suppliers’ cybersecurity posture

Cybersecurity

Two tactics to protect data now that turning back time no longer viable

Cybersecurity

2022: The year in procurement

Off the Shelf

CMS cyber chief puts focus on ‘soft skills’ in the cybersecurity field

Cybersecurity

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A major IT skills gap exists in government—learning from other sectors may help.

Commentary

FILE - This March 27, 2008, file aerial photo shows the Pentagon in Washington. The U.S. military wants to expand its use of artificial intelligence in warfare but says it will take care to deploy the technology in accordance with the nation’s values. The Pentagon outlined its first AI strategy on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

DoD wants to declassify more intelligence to enhance private-sector cybersecurity

In today’s Federal Newscast: The Defense Department wants to declassify more intelligence to enhance private-sector cybersecurity. GSA is taking new steps…

Federal Newscast

Contractors have differing views on that non-compete proposed rule

The Federal Trade Commission has proposed a rule to ban non-compete employee contractors. Federal services contractors are decidedly not of one mind on…

Contracting

‘BatCave’ signals CMS’ progress toward moving to the cloud

Cloud Computing

Robert Wood, the CMS chief information security officer, said the agency went from contract award for their DevSecOps platform, called the BatCave, to production in less than a year.