The government has asked the Government Accountability Office to dismiss a pending bid protest against the Defense Enterprise Office Solutions contract so it can address unspecified issues, according to a source familiar with the protest.
Andrew Churchill, the vice president of federal for Qlik, said the technology and data are coming together to drive policy decisions.
Aaron Weis formally became the Department of the Navy's new chief information officer this week. The leaders of four new directorates he'll oversee have also been hired, and are expected to be in place by mid-month.
Former Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking members say it’s time for Congress to reconsider recommendations that never got off the ground.
There are an increasing amount of hoops contractors working in cyber need to jump through to partner with the government, but Tony Hubbard, government cybersecurity lead at KPMG, says that is the reality of the world today.
The Pentagon has already implemented changes to its Servicemembers Civil Relief Act website, including by requiring users to sign up for accounts before they can request data.
GSA officials say 5G will help bring the Internet of Things to every level of government, but that increase in smart sensors also means a greater surface area for cyber intrusions.
John DeSimone, the vice president for Cybersecurity and Special Missions at Raytheon, said agencies have to ask themselves, can their data—not just their systems—survive an attack?