SBOM

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’

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Biden administration names a top official to lead an interagency response to Havana Syndrome.

Federal Newscast

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

Cybersecurity

FILE - This image provided by U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service shows the website for HealthCare.gov. Government figures out Friday, Dec. 18 show sign-ups for “Obamacare” health insurance plans are trending more than 6% higher amid surging coronavirus cases and deepening economic misery. (U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service via AP)

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

Federal Newscast

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

Cybersecurity

close up programmer man hand typing on keyboard at computer desktop for input coding language to software for fix bug and defect of system in operation room , technology concept

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

Technology

Lockheed Martin F-35A Lighting II

Crackdown in the works against acquisition fraud and misconduct

Federal Newscast

What’s an ‘SBOM’ and what does it have to do with federal cybersecurity?

Cybersecurity