FedScoop

JANUARY 9, 2024

In a Tuesday report , the government watchdog said that while there was some improvement in agency implementation of the Federal Information Security Modernization Act between 2021 and 2022, more than half of the 23 civilian agencies it reviewed had information security programs that were “not effective.”

Accountability 106

Accountability Budget Quality Management 106

Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

While meager annual award payouts hovered around $37 million throughout 2021 and 2022 , the average time to process an award soared to over 11 years. In 2022, John Hinman became the Director of the Whistleblower Office and began implementing measures to improve the program. The potential impact of these reforms is significant.

Leadership 98

Leadership Corruption Budget Networking 98

FedScoop

MAY 17, 2024

Notably, those funding levels fell short of what lawmakers previously authorized to carry out the work of the CHIPS and Science Act, which was signed into law in 2022 to boost U.S. President Joe Biden’s proposed budget seeks an increase for NSF, bringing its funding from $9.06 billion in the fiscal year 2024 appropriations to $10.18

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Budget Innovation Import IT 111

FedScoop

MAY 1, 2024

Established in 2019 by the Office of Management and Budget, QSMOs are intended to serve as “governmentwide storefronts” for technology solutions and services in various areas, according to GSA. The rollout of the website aligns with OPM’s pre-designation as the QSMO for civilian human resources services across the federal government.

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Budget Management Finance Quality 111

FedScoop

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is pushing forward on its oversight of federal post-quantum cryptography migration, unveiling a strategy document last week that details how the agency intends to monitor and assess governmentwide progress on the transition.

Inventory 114

Inventory Integrity Integration Budget 114

FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Meeting procurement requirements laid out in 2019 Office of Management and Budget guidance on cloud strategy has been a mixed bag for federal agencies, a new congressional watchdog report found. And all but one agency — the Small Business Administration — addressed the OMB mandate to “iteratively improve agency policies and guidance.”

Procurement 110

Procurement Education Accountability Budget 110

SmallGovCon

JANUARY 8, 2024

The Court of Federal Claims (COFC) held in 2022, “[a] minority owner’s control over “extraordinary” actions, such as actions intended to protect the investment of minority shareholders, will not result in a finding of negative control” and applied this idea to a populated joint venture. 21-1279, 2022 WL 1231428 (Fed. LLC, SBA No.

Management 111

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 3, 2024

On the law’s modernization callouts — requiring websites and digital services to be accessible, consistent, customizable, encrypted, mobile-friendly, not duplicative, searchable and user data-driven — the GAO found some agencies that had addressed all eight requirements and others that had completed none, per submitted 2022 and 2023 reports. “In

Transportation 111

Transportation Transportation Accountability Education 111

GovSpend

JUNE 20, 2024

to the SBIR program if their extramural research and development budgets exceed $100M. Moreover, agencies with an extramural R&D budget surpassing $1 billion must reserve 0.45% for the STTR program. FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 SBBIR Phase I $293,139,194.97 $253,641,239.59 $248.732,362.42 $244,694,78.75 $77,335,808.27

Contract 105

Contract Innovation Participation Utilities 105

FedScoop

APRIL 17, 2024

During the same hearing, Werfel said that from 2010 to 2022, Congress clawed back the IRS’s budget by 25%, a fact he mentioned again at Wednesday’s event. In 2022, the agency reported over 152 million e-filing returns received , almost 92% of the total filings. During the ACT-IAC/DCI CX Summit in Arlington, Va.,

Accountability 112

Accountability Utilities Data Budget 112

FedScoop

MARCH 28, 2024

Modernizing the governmentwide compliance program for cloud services has been top of mind for Washington IT leaders in recent years, most notably with the passing of the FedRAMP Authorization Act in 2022 and the release of an Office of Management and Budget draft policy memorandum on overhauling program operations and governance in 2023.

Risk Management 122

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Telles.eu

JANUARY 27, 2023

Turns out the Portuguese government included in the 2022 and 2023 Budget laws a provision authorising *all* contracts connected with the World Youth Day to be awarded directly and without competition up until the value of the EU procurement thresholds. Why was this possible?

Thresholds 130

Thresholds Procurement Public Procurement Media 130

FedScoop

JUNE 11, 2024

Starting this week, the General Services Administration is collecting common forms for new software contracts from providers and contractors in accordance with a 2022 Office of Management and Budget memo regarding software supply chain security.

Supply Chain 97

Supply Chain Manufacturing Budget Accountability 97

FedScoop

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

FEMA Device Reports Download Notably, in February 2022, the Federal CIO Council released the final version of its guidance for international travel and government devices. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Office of Management and Budget both declined to comment and directed FedScoop to FEMA.

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Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 26, 2024

million awarded in FY 2023 more than doubles the $37 million awarded in FY 2022. Furthermore, the total amount of awards issued fell from 132 in FY 2022 to 121 in FY 2023. The figure still falls short of the $312 million awarded in FY 2018, however. The six reforms include: Provide for De Novo review in appeals heard by the U.S.

Negotiation 102

Negotiation Finance Budget Accountability 102

FedScoop

OCTOBER 16, 2024

According to the survey, 50% of respondents said their agencies are actively developing their post-quantum cryptography readiness strategies and 35% are defining their plans and budgets. Interestingly, 17% said they had no defined plans for post-quantum cryptography and it wasn’t a priority.

Inventory 81

Inventory Budget Integration Integrity 81

Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

For example, Fiscal Year 2023 runs from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 3023. The Government is now pressed to use up the remainder of its budget. This is the annual timeframe that companies and governments use for both budgeting and financial reporting. What’s the Fiscal Year Budget for 2023? The budget is $5.8

Budget 59

Budget Bidding Utilities Government Contracts 59

American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

He spotlights the following causes and vulnerabilities that have recently popped up: connected devices and remote work have created new entry points for malicious actors, and budget constraints are often constricting governments from acquiring security infrastructure or access to cybersecurity expertise.

Utilities 110

Utilities Logistics Transportation Transportation 110

Select GCR

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Over $630 Billion in spending was awarded to Government contractors in FY 2022. According to the SBA, 23% of all Government contracting dollars was budgeted to go to small businesses. However, in FY 2022, small business set-asides exceeded their budget by an additional 3.5%. Billion = 26% of budget Fiscal Year 2021: $154.2

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FedInsider

DECEMBER 22, 2023

It has been almost two years since the Office of Management and Budget issued its federal zero trust architecture strategy, which set out specific goals for agencies to achieve by the end of fiscal year 2024. La Monte became Acting CISO on January 18, 2022, and then CISO on July 17, 2022.

Networking 119

Networking Participation Telecommunication Leadership 119

FedScoop

APRIL 5, 2024

And although the funding for those efforts stopped in December 2022, Sim said, there’s “a recognition that it’s still important from a public health perspective to keep track of school closure information.” CDC declined to share a copy of its guidance.

Efficiency 133

Efficiency Data Innovation Media 133

GovLoop

MAY 19, 2023

In March 2022, the FBI issued a warning that ransomware attacks were straining local governments and public services. Challenge The FBI said that most attacks targeted smaller municipalities and counties, given that they were likely to have resource and budget limitations. This was not news.

Data 98

Data Education Budget Government 98

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 28, 2024

Between 2021 and 2022, the rejection rate of complaints submitted by citizens has halved from 78% in 2021 to 39% in 2022, cases resolved by auditing authorities have increased from 53% to 63%, and response times are faster, taking 262 days down from 338 days in 2021. Semarang City made a similar agreement in 2023.

Corruption 90

Corruption Data E-procurement Procurement 90

FedScoop

MARCH 15, 2024

The congressional watchdog, tasked by a bicameral, bipartisan group of lawmakers to investigate FOIA response delays, found that the backlog jumped from 14% in 2013 to 22% in 2022, with the growing complexity of requests, staffing shortages and increasing threats of litigation also cited as impediments to the work.

Accountability 135

Accountability Transparency Participation Efficiency 135

FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Overall, the UN reports the proportion of the population lagging behind in digital government development has dropped from 45% in 2022 to 22.4% Saudia Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain also placed high on the list, reflecting significant gains compared to the UN’s last study in 2022.

Government 86

Government Government E-procurement Telecommunication 86

GovLoop

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

And third, organizations with budget pressures need to improve capabilities while lowering costs. Kent suggested developing a system to document and share large, innovative ideas that require either budget or cross-team buy-in. This article first appeared in our guide, “ I nnovations 2022: Conversations That Matter.”

Innovation 64

Innovation Budget Transparency Education 64

GovLoop

JANUARY 27, 2023

Or jobs that someone else has figured out how to automate?” – 2022 Cyberthreat Defense Report An agency’s limited budget or staff shortages doesn’t negate their need for strong cybersecurity. “If you can’t hire enough experienced security professionals, why not outsource routine, repetitive tasks?

Utilities 64

Utilities Budget Purchasing Engineering 64

PNWC's Government Contracting Update

APRIL 28, 2023

percent increase over the 2022 compensation cap. This is the largest annual increase since these caps were established by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013). The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) recently published the compensation cap for 2023. The new cap is $619,000 and represents a 5.1

Budget 52

Budget Procurement Contract Management 52

Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

This would result in large monetary and transactional savings for governments because, for example, approximately 25% of public contracts in the region require time extensions averaging nearly double their original terms, while around 13% experience budget increases of up to 50%. of GDP, according to FISLAC calculations. 4] Bandiera, O.,

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Strategic Planning Balance 52

GovLoop

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The city was certified in March 2022. Norman’s team also worked with colleagues in Pittsburgh’s Office of Management and Budget, which helps procure IT, and other groups. “We A version of this article appeared in our guide, “Innovations 2022: Conversations That Matter. Here’s how officials did it. Get the guide.

Data 59

Data IT Government Government 59

GovLoop

JUNE 21, 2023

Problem: Limited IT Budgets Slow Modernization Working with a limited IT budget typically forces an agency’s IT leaders to put up with outdated technology longer than they would. A small bureau in a massive agency, BIS does not have a robust IT budget. But at some point, something’s got to give.

Export 74

Export Budget Data Capacity 74

NIH NITAAC

MAY 5, 2022

NITAAC recently announced it obtained 801 certification for fiscal year 2022. The NDAA is the name for a series of federal laws that determine the annual budget of the U.S. Congress oversees the defense budget through two yearly bills: the National Defense Authorization Act and defense appropriations bills.

Internal Control 52

Internal Control Budget Procurement Purchasing 52

Inter-American Development Bank

MAY 8, 2024

The technology’s potential to enhance the precision of economic forecasts, optimize budget allocations, and streamline tax administration is immense. Total Venture Capital Investment in Artificial Intelligence from 2012 to 2022 in LAC5 (USD billions) Source: Chart elaborated by the authors using data from OECD AI Policy Observatory.

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Transparency Data Capacity Telecommunication 64

Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Since issuing its first award in 2007 through fiscal year 2022, the IRS has paid $1.1 The reforms in the bill include the imposition of interest on delayed awards, the removal of budget sequestration for whistleblower awards, the ending of double taxation of attorney fees and the institution of de novo review in award case appeals.

Budget 104

Budget Accountability Networking Import 104

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

According to current best practices , between 5-7 percent of a company’s IT budget should be spent on cybersecurity. percent of their IT budgets in 2022. In Germany, hospitals only invested about 2.2

Consulting 78

Consulting Balance Data Management 78

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

At the end of 2022, Will Thompson, lead computational research consultant at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management , had a decision to make. But in 2022, the hardware urgently needed to be replaced to bring the server up to modern speed, availability, and security standards.

Innovation 81

Innovation Management Data Demand 81

AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In 2022, Intelsat collaborated with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to complete the post-acquisition domain migration from Gogo without impacting inflight experiences and other operations.

Balance 78

Balance Integration Integrity Management 78