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OMB releases new deadlines and guidance for agencies to prepare for quantum computers capable of breaking current encryption techniques.
November 18, 2022 -
Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana promised the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations new cyber, website and customer experience metrics in 2023.
September 20, 2022 -
The draft "CAP" document laying CMMC assessment procedures is set to be revised after being roundly criticized.
August 31, 2022 -
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 first woman to lead the National Cancer Institute.
August 11, 2022 -
The House will consider several workforce-related amendments to the 2023 Defense Authorization Act, including bringing TSA employees under Title 5.
July 13, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, new proposal from the Department of Education is aiming to expand student loan relief programs for federal workers.
July 07, 2022 -
DoD still needs to iron out the details for how it will streamline overlapping cybersecurity requirements.
July 06, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Coast Guard's Cyber Red and Blue Team Branch chief says that a ransomware attack is probably coming to a federal agency soon.
June 16, 2022 -
There is a high barrier to entry for companies to do business with government and DoD. This means DoD does not always have access to the most innovative solutions because companies driving innovation in the private sector have to jump through so many hurdles before they can even win their first government contract.
May 11, 2022 -
Nearly a year after President Joe Biden signed off on an expansive cybersecurity executive order, officials are grappling with the difficult task of taking secure software standards and applying them to the vast array of software agencies buy.
March 24, 2022 -
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is motivating lawmakers to pass a raft of federal cyber legislation, including incident reporting requirements, FISMA modernization and more.
March 04, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is set to consider a bill combining incident reporting requirements and updated federal cyber standards.
February 11, 2022 -
On of the weirder federal IT developments of recent years is how slowly agencies are using a governmentwide telecom contract that's supposed to be mandatory. It's the Enterprise Information Solutions multiple-award program operated by the General Services Administration. For some facts and figures, and why this might be happening, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen.
February 01, 2022 -
Defense agencies have utilized strategies to address attack vectors and build a workforce that can block ransomware as the federal government transitions toward storing its data in the cloud.
January 12, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast: A former top government scientist is exposed for thousands of dollars in sloppy expense-account reporting. An $83 million contract might mean millions of COVID test kits in America's future. And online military exchanges are now available to a new crop of customers.
December 30, 2021