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  1. What Happened This Week – Ep. 53 Pentagon Lacks Guidance on ‘Information Environment’ Training
    In today’s world, national security threats can come in many different forms – ranging from adversaries exploiting social media, IT, and other aspects of the information environment. The Pentagon has training in place to help leaders to operate in this environment, but a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report says the agency lacks guidance to go along with the training, leaving leaders confused about what topics to cover – and possibly unable to make effective decisions.
  1. GSA ‘Making Strides’ on new SBIR Contract
  2. Virginia CIO Aims Toward ‘Agile Everything’
  3. JCDC 2023 Agenda Keys on Systemic Risks, Collective Response
  4. OSTP Seeks Insight for Crypto Tech R&D Agenda
  5. Congress Wants to Save you From ‘Electronic Eavesdroppers’
  6. FBI Thwarts Hive Ransomware Group Attacks

People

  1. GAO Appoints Karen Howard Acting Chief Scientist
    The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has chosen Karen Howard to be the agency’s acting chief scientist according to her LinkedIn profile.
  1. ARPA-H Names Kevin Duvall Acting CIO and CTO
  2. CISA Tech Strategy Lead Bardenstein Stepping Down
  3. OPM, Tech to Gov Job Fair Target Wide Range of Fed Positions
  4. Election Assistance Commission Names Steven Frid Executive Director
  1. Biden Appoints New National Science Board Members
  2. Long-Time Tech Leader Tim Persons Departs From GAO
  3. New & Next: Emerging Tech Requires Cutting-Edge Workforce
  4. NIH Names Brian Goodger NITAAC Director

Progress

  1. PMA Goals Update: GSA’s Login.gov Continues to Grow
    The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Login.gov service – which enables users to access participating government agencies with only one username and account – continued to grow in fiscal year (FY) 2022, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said in a Jan. 24 blog post.
  1. GSA’s Chaudhry: Innovation Born from Diversity, Collaboration
  2. Intel Analysis Evolving With Data Collaboration, CIA Official Says
  3. For Better Cybersecurity, Let the Humans – and the AI – Do What They’re Good At
  4. DISA Leaders Outline 2023 Priorities
  1. Air Force Focused on Functional Analysis in Modernization Effort
  2. NOAA Seeks Industry Input to Boost Cyber, SOC Efforts
  3. Emerging Tech CAASM Isn’t Just the Hype [Cycle]
  4. GAO: NTIA Broadband Programs Need Performance Goals, Fraud Risk Assessment

Policy

  1. GSA General Services Administration GSA Seeks Nominees for FedRAMP Advisory Committee
    The General Services Administration (GSA) is looking for nominees to staff up its new Federal Security Cloud Advisory Committee (FSCAC) created by legislation approved late last year that codified the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) into law.
  1. Connolly, Schatz Aim to Give Feds an 8.7 Percent Raise in 2024
  2. GAO Calls on FCC to Tighten up $14.2B Broadband Program
  3. NIST Unveils AI Risk Management Framework 1.0
  4. Sen. Hawley Aims to Ban TikTok Nationwide
  1. House Clears Bill to Fix Federal Hiring Processes
  2. Senators Seek GAO Study of China/U.S. Consulting Risks
  3. AI Task Force Asks Congress for $2.6B to Stand Up R&D Hub
  4. White House Reveals First-Ever LGBTQI+ Data Roadmap