Federal Drive
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Some scammers attempt to steal cash through a money-laundering phone call hoax.
February 08, 2024 -
Unless Congress says otherwise, federal contractors will have a raft of new disclosure requirements imposed by the Biden administration. Specifically climate, ESG and cybersecurity.
February 07, 2024 -
No one is immune from cybersecurity attacks, it seems. Just days ago, several senior Microsoft executives fell victim to a "password spray attack" coming from Russia. Did the company downplay how serious this was? And did it fail to use some basic best practices?
February 07, 2024 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) needs people with the expertise to oversee so-called crypto assets like bitcoin. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the SEC needs to update its workforce planning strategy in order to ensure it has the crypto experts it needs.
February 07, 2024 -
Senate confirms Kurt Campbell as next deputy secretary of state. OMB looks to add a chief customer experience officer. And there is a new leader in the Intelligence Community.
February 07, 2024 -
The recent National Defense Industrial Strategy highlighted the erosion of U.S. industry's capacity for making things, which includes printed circuit boards (PCB) at the complex end of electronics. Now there are signs the domestic PCB industry is awakening.
February 06, 2024 -
The IRS has made measurable progress on customer-service staffing over the last couple of years.
February 06, 2024 -
Contractors are questioning how the White House could ask for compliance with a procurement rule that is not even formally proposed yet.
February 06, 2024