Eric Mill

OMB’s new FedRAMP policy takes aim at the pain points

Drew Mykelgard, the deputy federal chief information officer at OMB, said the updated FedRAMP policy pushes for more automation, reciprocity.

Cloud Computing

FNN

FedRAMP, OMB, JAB, Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP)

FedRAMP’s 2 new efforts target long-time vendor frustrations

Cybersecurity

GSA’s emerging tech framework is a priority setter for AI

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Amid FedRAMP reforms, GSA cloud lead says ‘speed is a security property’

Cloud Computing

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The General Services Administration (GSA) building is seen, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Washington. General Service Administrator Emily Murphy, the head of the obscure federal government agency that is holding up Joe Biden's presidential transition, appeared to know she might be facing a messy situation after the votes came in. Prior to Nov. 3, Emily Murphy, the head of the General Services Administration, held a Zoom call with Dave Barram, 77, a man who was in her shoes 20 years earlier during the contested 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. Barram said he advised her to

Key tech, cyber official leaves OMB for GSA

Federal Newscast

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Federal payroll website for over 170 agencies gets a cybersecurity update

IT Modernization

White House leaders see ‘momentum’ in ambitious federal cybersecurity overhaul

Cybersecurity

UPDATED: White House zero trust strategy offers a chance to revamp digital authentication

Cybersecurity

FILE - In this May 13, 2021, file photo, Rob Portman, R-Ohio, speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on unaccompanied minors at the southern border, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Portman announced earlier this year that he would not run again. The Senate primary in Ohio is still a year away, but Republican contenders already are working furiously to cast themselves as Trump's favorite in the open race. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP, File)

Senators see room in FedRAMP bill to address supply chain security threats

Cloud Computing

Federal cyber agencies call zero trust ‘new normal’ of security, partnering to implement

Cybersecurity

GSA losing 3 acquisition, technology leaders

People

AI EO, Executive Order on Artificial intelligence

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Jumpstarting IT Modernization in Government

When federal agencies talk about IT modernization, sometimes they’re trying to find ways to upgrade hardware. But that issue is lessening the more agencies…

Federal Insights

In this, Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, photo illustration, a woman types on her laptop, in Miami. Details from the Department of Justice indictment of Russian hackers on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, show that many people are still not taking routine precautions to safeguard their email accounts, and hackers are exploiting that. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Lessons learned from DoD’s bug bounties highlight gaps in talent, secrecy

The Defense Department has carved a bug bounty path that civilian agencies can follow on their own, as long as they don’t try to compare their results…

Cybersecurity

Eric Mill, Technologist, 18F Team, General Services Administration

Federal Drive

A handful of government websites are taking at least one step toward making themselves more secure. They’re hardcoding a security protocol that would make it more difficult for outsiders to intercept a visitor’s connection. That’s according to 18F, the General Services Administration’s tech team. Eric Mill, a technologist and member of the 18F team, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to discuss the upgrade.