Reporter's Notebook
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Five teams and 20 individuals will compete on Feb. 25 to be named the best in federal cybersecurity.
February 23, 2021 -
Industry procurement experts say a new ruling by the Court of Federal Claims continues to spark debate over the rule of two requirement for small business contracting.
February 23, 2021 -
In an interview with Federal News Network, the chairman of the House readiness subcommittee says installation resilience is near the top of his oversight priority list.
February 22, 2021 -
DoD’s Joint AI Center is entering into its second phase where it will be more of a service provider than an organization that runs pilot programs.
February 16, 2021 -
Tests on VA's new system showed more than 500 serious problems as recently as last summer. The department managed to resolve or work around almost all of them by the time of its first deployment in October.
February 16, 2021 -
The Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency are on the leading edge to do more than test the concepts of zero trust.
February 15, 2021 -
SolarWinds officials are trying to make their case to agencies that they are creating more rigor and security in their development and testing processes.
February 09, 2021 -
One former member of the boards in question says they've long been too heavily dominated by members who are unlikely to provide innovative advice to the department.
February 08, 2021 -
The Defense Department continues to test out the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) process with pathfinders and plans to pilot the approach with 10 contracts in 2021.
February 02, 2021 -
The IT Industry Council, the Alliance for Digital Innovation and the Internet Association wrote to DISA questioning its decision to limit RFI responses to its cloud computing program support office acquisition.
February 01, 2021 -
The Army is focusing on data accuracy as it prepares to move the rest of its uniformed workforce into its centralized HR IT system, known as IPPS-A.
February 01, 2021 -
NIST will finalize new publication NISTIR 8276 that will include eight key principles for protecting IT supply chains and release the draft to update SP 800-161, which will includes specific steps for agencies.
January 25, 2021 -
The new program is working with four companies to build a program to look for changes on the earth's surface.
January 22, 2021 -
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy released three memos since October to give agencies guidance on buying from AbilityOne firms, emphasizing skills over education in contracts.
January 20, 2021 -
New survey of chief information officers from the Professional Services Council and Attain, and interviews with agency leaders, show they are implementing new technology at a rate that isn’t as far behind industry as it used to be.
January 19, 2021