FedRAMP

Air Force will no longer shoot down Facebook foes

Also in today’s Federal Newscast, the U.S. Forest Service and Defense Logistics Agency are teaming up to fight fires. And President Biden appoints the…

Federal Newscast

Connolly NDAA amendment would put a Schedule F revival to rest

Congress

Biden admin. wants more federal employees to qualify for student loan forgiveness

Federal Newscast

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CMMC, CMMC Accreditation Body, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification,

Pentagon ‘endorses’ reciprocity for CMMC, FedRAMP requirements

Defense

FILE - This Feb 23, 2019, file photo shows the inside of a computer in Jersey City, N.J. A ransomware attack paralyzed the networks of at least 200 U.S. companies on Friday, July 2, 2021, according to a cybersecurity researcher whose company was responding to the incident. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Coast Guard cyber expert says ransomware attack on federal agency is more than likely

Federal Newscast

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How to mitigate the threat of industrial base consolidation

Commentary

White House ‘driving fast’ to issue software security guidance for agencies

Cybersecurity

Spurred on by Russia, Senate bill carries slew of cyber requirements for agencies, industry

Cybersecurity

Chairman Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., speaks during a Senate Governmental Affairs Committee hybrid nominations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 22, 2021, to consider the nominees for Postal Service Governors Anton Hajjar, Amber McReynolds, and Ronald Stroman, along with Kiran Ahuja, the nominee to be Office of Personnel Management Director. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Senators looking to pass comprehensive cyber bill

Federal Newscast

A big governmentwide telecom contract just can’t seem to gain altitude.

IT Modernization

Cybersecurity and secure nerwork concept. Data protection, gdrp. Glowing futuristic backround with lock on digital integrated circuit.

DoD takes preventive measures to protect data, ward off cyber attacks

Technology

Energy Department Building, Washington, D.C.

Sloppy expense-accounts leave former government scientist owing thousands of dollars

In today’s Federal Newscast: A former top government scientist is exposed for thousands of dollars in sloppy expense-account reporting. An $83 million…

Federal Newscast

FILE - In this April 23, 2021, file photo, The Facebook app is shown on a smart phone in Surfside, Fla. Australia plans to crack down on online advertisers targeting children by making social media platforms seek parental consent for users younger than 16 years old to join or face fines of 10 million Australian dollars ($7.5 million) under a draft law released Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Postal Service leadership reminds employees to follow online rules

In today’s Federal Newscast: The Pentagon is taking new precautions against Omicron. Postal Service leadership is advising employees to be careful about…

Federal Newscast

FILE - This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Congressional auditors point to challenges ahead for Pentagon’s CMMC program

Defense

The review found concerns over compliance, cost, reciprocity and more, issues that aren’t going away as the Pentagon overhauls the program.