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Cybersecurity Month
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This is the 17th year of Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Kevin Harris, cybersecurity program director at American Military University, says a lot has changed since those early days.
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The Defense Information Systems Agency moved its cloud based internet isolation program into production after testing it out for the last year under a $199 million Other Transaction Agreement.
David Waltermire, the technical lead for OSCAL at NIST, and Milica Green, a compliance subject matter expert with Telos Corporation, say the development and implementation of the Open Security Controls Assessment Language (OSCAL) will reduce the time, cost and challenges of FedRAMP certifications.
Cynthia Mendoza, the intelligence community’s chief architect, said the reference architecture framework is defining consistent, repeatable approaches to ensure security and interoperability among enterprise IT capabilities.
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CISA establishes new office to ‘operationalize’ supply chain security
CISA’s new office is looking to move beyond guidance and policies to help agencies move out on security their IT supply chains.
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As ransomware attacks evolve, agencies must find innovative ways to backup data
Federal agencies face an incredible threat as ransomware attacks continue to evolve and attackers grow more and more evasive.
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FDA is told to tighten up its procedures for IT procurement
For the FDA, as for so many agencies, information technology is a big-ticket expenditure. The Health and Human Services inspector general examined FDA contracting officers dealing with one large deal, and found a few things to tighten up.
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Emergent threats to the federal cyber community in 2023
The last year has been transformative for federal cybersecurity. Amid the ongoing government wide initiative to achieve zero-trust, all agencies strove to bolster their defenses. On the other hand, adversaries continued to advance malicious cyber efforts.
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2022: The year in procurement
Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller takes a look back at the key procurement events and trends of 2022, and what’s ahead in 2023.
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CMS cyber chief puts focus on ‘soft skills’ in the cybersecurity field
The CISO at CMS is pushing cybersecurity professionals to hone their “soft skills.”
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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 to make sure the software it uses is secure. And Janet Yellen says not to fret over your retirement money. It’ll be there.
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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 this issue.
