The Department of Defense (DoD) plans to compile a list of successful zero trust implementations this year to deepen its understanding and facilitate the wider adoption of zero trust architecture across its operations, according to a senior Pentagon official. […]
House Oversight and Reform Committee Ranking Member Gerry Connolly, D-Va., demanded today in a letter to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that OPM rescind its memo issued earlier this month that redesignated Federal agency chief information officer (CIO) positions. […]
The Trump administration is instructing Federal government agencies to remove the designation of “career reserved” roles for agency chief information officers (CIOs) – a move that the administration says recognizes that agency tech chiefs have “policy-determining capabilities across a range of controversial political topics.” […]
David McKeown, who last month took on the title of special assistant for cybersecurity innovation at the Defense’s Department’s Office of the CIO, said this week he’s trying to expedite the timeline for vendor applications through the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), and is eyeing a three-month window for that process. […]
From overturning numerous Federal workforce policy pillars to canceling a well-regarded executive order about how the government should approach artificial intelligence technologies, the new Trump administration has been issuing a small blizzard of more than two dozen executive orders since taking office on Monday that are sweeping away numerous orders issued by President Biden during his term in office. […]
The U.S. semiconductor industry’s supply chains face significant vulnerabilities, according to a report issued by the White House and informed by use of the Commerce Department’s SCALE supply chain risk assessment tool that debuted last year. […]
The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is exploring creating a new funding source by potentially charging cloud providers as part of their efforts to go through the FedRAMP process. […]
MeriTalk recognized 17 Federal agencies for their excellence in IT during the FITARA Awards ceremony at Tech Tonic on Thursday evening, with Federal chief information officers (CIOs) taking home awards to celebrate their success on the 18th edition of the FITARA Scorecard. […]
The Biden administration’s top economic advisor is praising progress made in strengthening semiconductor supply chains over the last few years and urging President-elect Donald Trump’s team to maintain efforts to strengthen those supply chains. […]
The Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Annual Report on Dec. 16, sharing milestones reached by the TMF in FY2024 and the program’s plans to evolve in FY2025. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) is planning to expand its zero trust initiatives beyond its September 2027 goal, with coming guidance set to focus on operational technology (OT) as the priority. […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is looking for public feedback on the draft of its new practice guide, Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture. […]
More than 80 percent of the most severe tech-related vulnerabilities to critical infrastructure originate from the same 20 software components, a new report out this week from Fortress Information Security finds. […]
The Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) said today it has awarded $18.3 million to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to help fund the agency’s ongoing push to modernize the technology underlying the Federal retirement systems that OPM administers. […]
A report out this month by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Inspector General (IG) finds that drinking water systems serving approximately 26.6 million people have critical or high-risk cybersecurity vulnerabilities. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) is planning to release new zero trust guidance in the summer of 2025 related to operational technology (OT) – and extending beyond the department’s fiscal year (FY) 2027 zero trust goal. […]
Former Acting National Cyber Director (NCD) Kemba Walden said on Thursday that the current sector-by-sector assignment of critical infrastructure areas by U.S. regulators is handicapping the Federal government and hindering nationwide cyber resilience. […]
Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO) Clare Martorana confirmed today that she will step down from her post prior to the Trump administration taking over the reins of government on Jan. 20, and that Deputy Federal CIO Drew Myklegard will remain in place at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as acting Federal CIO after that. […]
A new report out by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that Federal agencies are failing to fully address the key statutory requirements for portfolio management in the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA). […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) is prioritizing data federation to help ensure that defense components and military services meet the department’s fiscal year (FY) 2027 Zero Trust goal, a senior Pentagon tech official said today. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) received a mostly positive Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) audit from its Office of the Inspector General (OIG) this year, but the agency still needs to fill some security gaps – such as improving its IT security training program. […]
Federal technology officials on Thursday said that while the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) has its limitations, they are hopeful that coming changes to the program will provide improved risk visibility. […]
The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Council and the Chief Data Officer (CDO) Council released a joint guide Thursday that aims to assist Federal agencies in operationalizing data security using a zero trust framework. […]
The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) Board has appointed two new members and one additional alternate who will bring “fresh perspectives” in how the Federal government funds IT projects, GSA said in an Oct. 29 blog post. […]
The Department of the Navy announced on Tuesday that its Flank Speed cloud service is the first to achieve full compliance with the Department of Defense’s (DoD) zero trust goal by meeting all 91 targeted zero trust capabilities, hitting a major milestone about three years ahead of deadline. […]
The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) announced today its latest round of investments, totaling $50.2 million, aimed at modernizing critical customer experience services across two Federal agencies. […]
Federal government agencies both big and small have been working on their migrations to zero trust security architectures for the better part of three years now, but how can anyone outside of those agency tech shops tell how well they are doing so far? […]
The Peace Corps – an independent Federal agency that dispatches volunteers around the world – has made “significant progress” in enhancing its information security posture over the past year, but it is “falling short” of meeting what the White House defines as an “effective level of security.” […]
Aging critical infrastructure is impacting how Federal officials are preparing to respond to cyberattacks and damage to that infrastructure from environmental disasters, with collaborate approaches and response plans key to that preparedness effort. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) is piloting data tagging initiatives to tackle ongoing challenges in achieving target goals within the data pillar of its zero trust security strategy, the Pentagon’s zero trust lead said today. […]