The Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University won a contract to help the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering review the contracting activities of DARPA.
The decision followed several months of market research, and represented a change from DoD’s initial plans for the contract.
Assuming the $6.2 billion award survives the bid protest stage, DoD's first step will be to start integrating HomeSafe's technology with government systems.
DHS was concerned the Pentagon's approach was too "heavy-handed." Now, officials think "CMMC 2.0" might leave gaps in contractor cybersecurity.
Christopher Barnhurst, executive deputy director for DISA, said the agency is actively experimenting with other forms of multifactor authentication, which will eventually tie into the DoD’s zero trust construct, Thunderdome.
Pat Flanders, the chief information officer at DHA, said the military services and defense agencies will see a more consistent and more secure set of technology tools.
After spending three years as Undersecretary for Veterans Benefits during the Trump administration, Paul Lawrence has learned a few lessons.
The DoD inspector general found serious shortfalls in numbers of prosecutors and investigators trained to handle military sexual assault cases.