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Commission has plan to reduce dependence on global sources in ICT supply chain

The Congressionally-sponsored Cyberspace Solarium Commission has laid out a plan for the nation to reduce dependence on untrustworthy global sources in…

Technology

What’s bad for government supply chain is bad for industry too

Management

Pentagon says it’s working now to make sure JEDI hits the ground running

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Agencies, contractors get more time to purge Chinese-made telecom gear from supply chains

Federal Newscast

Creation of federal supply chain council means tougher standards for contractors

Contracting

Bigger worry? Supply chain cybersecurity or foreign participants?

Contracting

Securing and servicing supply chains and networks in the new normal

Federal Insights

In this Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, photo, visitors tour an exhibitor booth with a 5G on display at the Smart China Expo in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The World Bank and a Chinese Cabinet agency have urged Beijing to roll back plans for government-led technology development that are fueling a tariff war with Washington. (Chinatopix via AP)

Rise of 5G drives intelligence community to refine cyber threat information sharing practices

Cybersecurity

FILE - This March 27, 2008, aerial file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. The Pentagon is reconsidering its awarding of a major cloud computing contract to Microsoft after rival tech giant Amazon protested what it called a flawed bidding process. U.S. government lawyers said in a court filing this week of March 13, 2020 that the Defense Department “wishes to reconsider its award decision” and take another look at how it evaluated technical aspects of the companies' proposals to run the $10 billion computing project. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

CMMC opens application process for future cyber assessors

Cybersecurity

VA doesn’t have the personal protective equipment it needs to handle second pandemic wave

Veterans Affairs

Pandemic intensified need for agriculture innovation, USDA secretary says

Technology

DoD sees CMMC as new way to monitor supply chain, spot shell companies

DoD says CMMC certifications will require an in-person visit by a third-party auditor, partly to make sure the company being certified really exists.

Defense

In this photo taken Aug. 26, 2019 and released by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Devin Boyer, 435th Air Expeditionary Wing photojournalist, salutes the flag during a ceremony signifying the change from tactical to enduring operations at Camp Simba, Manda Bay, Kenya. The al-Shabab extremist group said Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020 that it has attacked the Camp Simba military base used by U.S. and Kenyan troops in coastal Kenya, while Kenya's military says the attempted pre-dawn breach was repulsed and at least four attackers were killed. (Staff Sgt. Lexie West/U.S. Air Force via AP)

New HHS buying authorities among options available under Defense Production Act

Some options under the DPA are already employed on a semi-routine basis by the Defense Department and other agencies but could play a bigger role against…

Acquisition Policy

Government contracts and international trade in 2020

Commentary

Having, hopefully, caught our collective breath from a tumultuous 2019, this year has much in store for federal contractors and suppliers.