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NSA backs SBOM requirements in latest secure software advisory

New guidance from lead cybersecurity agencies identifies Software Bills of Materials as a critical factor in ensuring security during the software acquisition…

Cybersecurity

DoD

Army diving ‘headfirst’ into SBOMs to secure software supply chain

Army

Industry can live with the latest orders on secure software development

Cybersecurity

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Procurement & compliance trends in the federal marketplace

Off the Shelf

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Industry associations raise alarm bells over legislating software security

Cybersecurity

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White House releases post-SolarWinds federal software security requirements

Cybersecurity

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Agency leaders trying to get along better with federal employee unions

Federal Newscast

GSA, DIU working together to get non traditional contractors on board

Defense

FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2015, file photo, a U.S. flag flies at the U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba. The United States is renewing calls for the Cuban government to determine the source of “attacks” on U.S. diplomats in Cuba that have affected some two dozen people. At a senior-level meeting with Cuban officials in Washington on June 14, 2018, the State Department said it had again raised the issue, which has prompted a significant reduction in staffing at the U.S. Embassy in Havana.(AP Photo/Desmond Boylan, File)

White House appoints leader of its response to mysterious ‘Havana Syndrome’

Federal Newscast

Despite ‘extraordinary’ federal response, Log4J will haunt agencies for months to come

Cybersecurity

GSA relinquishes control of the ‘dot-gov’ domain to CISA

Federal Newscast

Agencies get Christmas Eve deadline to address ‘extremely concerning’ vulnerability

No agencies are known to have been compromised yet, but they have until Dec. 24 to use available patches for the “Log4J” vulnerability.

Cybersecurity

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How a bill of materials prevents an agency from buying a bill of goods

SBOM. It sounds like a play on a word you can’t say, but it stands for software bill of materials. And that big executive order on cybersecurity from last…

Technology

Crackdown in the works against acquisition fraud and misconduct

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast, Air Force contracting officials and law enforcement have agreed to crackdown on acquisition fraud. The State Department is under fire for its backlog of passport applications.