The National Security Agency (NSA) has tapped Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to deliver high-performance computing (HPC) technology as a service solution. […]
The U.S. Department of State awarded AT&T a $609 million 5-year task order to provide telecommunication support to the Department’s vast network of more than 270 diplomatic posts and operational sites worldwide. […]
The Department of Labor (DoL) established a new office specifically focused on modernizing state unemployment insurance (UI) systems. The Office of Unemployment Insurance Modernization will be tasked with helping support the DoL UI modernization plan and oversee the $2 billion appropriated to the department in the American Rescue Plan, DoL announced on August 31. […]
The question is not whether Federal agencies should modernize but how do Federal agencies modernize most efficiently. Federal IT experts describe the implementation strategies and initiatives around their agencies’ IT modernization efforts during a virtual forum held by Federal News Network on August 31. […]
In order to launch a robust DevSecOps (Development, Security, and Operations) effort, Department of Defense (DoD) leaders agree that organizations need to undergo a culture shift and learn to be comfortable with the uncomfortable to achieve the best results. […]
Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI published a cybersecurity advisory, warning public and private sector organizations to stay vigilant for ransomware attacks ahead of the Labor Day holiday weekend. […]
The only way to successfully build software now and in the future at scale while moving at a pace of relevance is with development, security, and operations (DevSecOps), the chief software officer (CSO) at the U.S. Air Force (USAF) said during a virtual summit held by ATARC on August 31. […]
The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Technology Transformation Services (TTS) is looking for a contractor who can assist the agency in its remote identity proofing process to validate government-issued IDs with data via the login.gov platform, according to a request for information (RFI). […]
The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is looking to replace its current enterprise learning content management solution (LCMS) and is seeking industry feedback to develop a new LCMS, according to a request for information (RFI) posted to SAM.gov today. […]
A new white paper from Data Center Dynamics explores the biggest trends driving and hindering the adoption of data center automation systems, replacing traditional control and monitoring solutions. […]
Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., is looking to introduce an amendment to the fiscal year (FY) 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would increase the Department of Defense’s (DoD) budget for cybersecurity by $1 billion. […]
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced the creation of the Department of Justice’s (DoJ) new Cyber Fellowship program. The fellowship is designed to develop a new generation of prosecutors and attorneys equipped to handle emerging national security threats. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has named Dr. Neil Evans as its new acting chief information officer (CIO), the agency confirmed to MeriTalk. […]
The U.S. Army issued a solicitation for a potential 10-year, $10 billion contract vehicle to provide commercial information technology (IT) hardware to support the service’s enterprise infrastructure and infostructure goals. […]
Registration for the third annual President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition opened today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced today in a press release. […]
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memorandum for agencies to improve investigative and remediation capabilities related to cybersecurity incidents, as directed by Executive Order (EO) 14028, Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity. […]
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Association (NTIA) has received over 230 applications, totaling more than $2.5 billion in funding requests for its Broadband Infrastructure Program, Commerce announced August 25. […]
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL) is looking to use facial recognition and video analytic software to monitor the health and well-being of children at the Scales Avenue child development center (CDC) in Fort Jackson, South Carolina. […]
In a report providing an update on priority open recommendations by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the agency outlined 38 priority open recommendations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and highlighted two additional recommendations regarding domestic intelligence and information sharing. […]
services for CFPB’s Technology & Innovation (T&I) employees and other CFPB personnel, according to a request for proposal (RFP) posted on SAM.gov. […]
The Biden Administration launched the U.S. Digital Corps, a two-year fellowship that will recruit early-career technologists to advance the Federal government’s tech workforce. […]
The United States Air Force (USAF) announced that Mansfield-Lahm Air National Guard Base in Ohio is its preferred location for a new cyber warfare wing at the department. […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced today that more than five million households have enrolled in the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program since its launch in mid-May. […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved $41.98 million for Round 2 of its COVID-19 Telehealth Program. […]
Even for cybersecurity policy vets like Splunk’s Bill Wright, 2021 has taken the cake as the busiest year for Federal cybersecurity policy in the past decade – at least since 2012 when the big event was a mandatory cyber threat data sharing bill that Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., couldn’t quite push over the finish line. […]
President Biden confirmed a 2.7 percent pay increase today for the Federal civilian workforce, consistent with his FY2022 budget, in a letter sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. […]
A group of 17 tech-sector and other trade groups urged House and Senate leaders in an August 27 letter to consider a 72-hour reporting requirement for cyber incident breach reporting in any legislation that they may consider on the issue. […]
The Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC) published a final rule in the Federal Register this week to assess Federal government supply chain risk information, as well as remove and exclude IT products, systems, or services that pose a national security risk. […]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has identified a cyber-criminal group that calls itself the “OnePercent Group,” and has carried out ransomware attacks against U.S. companies since November 2020 utilizing double-extortion tactics, according to an FBI flash report released on August 23. […]
The State Department is taking a mission-oriented mindset when deploying cloud services to operate effectively within a multi-cloud environment and to avoid unnecessary costs, an agency official said on August 26 during an FCW webinar. […]