FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Cloud security posture management offers a lifeline to agencies struggling to implement cyber best practices, such as continuous monitoring, when going multicloud. CSPM can…

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Federal News Network

MARCH 26, 2025

billion in costs through category management in fiscal 2024, nearly 29% above their goal for the year. When the government first started its modern journey toward category management almost exactly a decade ago, the goal was relatively easy to describe, if hard to achieve: Reduce the amount of complexity in the federal procurement system.

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FedTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The main difference, according to Dallas Breckon, federal executive account manager at CDW, is that these challenges go underreported. Over the past decade, Native American tribes and tribal enterprises have faced many of the same cybersecurity challenges as other organizations in both public and private sectors.

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Federal News Network

JUNE 10, 2024

Jim Wesloh Well, we focus on government contract accounting, including timekeeping expense reports, the entire general ledger and project management and project reports. Or do the accounting for my government programs, and not worry about commercial contracts if they had the commercial contracts before? Jim Wesloh Yes.

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GovCon Wire

JUNE 10, 2024

Nasdaq: SAIC), has joined Pyramid Systems as vice president of client account delivery. She will lead the company’s Department of Homeland Security portfolio and oversee strategic growth initiatives, service delivery operations, contract management and business expansion efforts in her new capacity,

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Federal News Network

MAY 15, 2024

Sikorsky Aircraft and the Defense Department have been arguing in court for the past 17 years, over the company’s compliance with cost-accounting standards. So, what happens, if you’ve got a contract that’s subject to the full cost accounting standards, you have to submit a disclosure statement. Zach Prince Yes.

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 required the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Office of Management and Budget to develop guidance for securely procuring IoT — networked technology and devices typically connected to physical objects like buildings, vehicles and other infrastructure.

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FedTech Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Technology lifecycle management for federal systems is complex, requiring IT leaders to account for a constellation of variables, including supply chains, funding streams from Congress, varying… One federal IT official recently told FedTech it is “almost like a game of whack-a-mole.”

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 25, 2024

In Precise Management, Inc., VSBC-402-A (October 9, 2024), SBA OHA reviewed a decision to deny SDVOSB certification for Precise Management, Inc. SBA denied the VetCert application based on insufficient proof that the SDV controlled and managed daily business operations, as required by 13 C.F.R. 128.203(a).

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GovCon Wire

MARCH 14, 2024

Mike Eppes, director of public sector at Keeper Security, said password management is one of the areas the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program addresses and defense contractors should account for such requirements. He noted that the Department of Defense and contractors must advance zero trust adoption.

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Federal News Network

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Federal Monthly Insights - Contract Management Modernization - 9/24/2024 [link] Download audio The State Department is embarking on a transformation in how it performs acquisition. It’s moving to a category management approach, organizing procurement around the primary categories of spend.

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Inside Government Contracts

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The Army Corps of Engineers and the Army had the most appeals pending, followed by the Navy and the Defense Contract Management Agency (“DCMA”), which handles appeals of cost disallowances and Cost Accounting Standards (“CAS”) noncompliance determinations. Separately, the Board provided a breakdown of appeal figures by agency.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 12, 2024

GSA says its IT Vendor Management Office is close to finalizing a governmentwide deal with Microsoft. The Government Accountability Office found last January that out of the 24 agencies they reviewed for software licenses management, Microsoft was the most common, with agencies reporting it 36 times for a total of about $2.4

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AWS Public Sector

APRIL 15, 2024

When moving from on-premises to AWS in 2017, PNNL designed the Aether framework to embrace AWS-managed services and serverless technologies wherever possible, largely bypassing a lift-and-shift migration. Access to those APIs is controlled through Amazon Cognito , which manages user identity and access at high granularity.

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AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The Centre’s work has involved 300-plus AWS accounts across various groups, including external collaborators, UBC staff, students, and researchers. High-level technical solution AWS recommends using AWS Control Tower as a foundational landing zone for managing multi-account environments with prescriptive controls.

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Legislation to improve federal agency oversight and management of software purchases passed the House on Wednesday, keeping top IT and software trade groups’ hopes alive that the bill will get through the Senate and become law before this congressional term is up. The Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act ( H.R.1695

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American City & Country

AUGUST 16, 2024

According to a 2024 survey by public sector HR management company, NEOGOV , which explored the effects of the ongoing hiring crisis on the public sector, 33% of agencies report impacts to service. And while the number of citizens increases, the local sheriff’s office is faced with a familiar challenge: an ongoing shortage of officers.

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AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 30, 2025

These data platforms require comprehensive data governance, addressing legal compliance, security, scalability, and ensuring minimal management overhead. At the core of this implementation is Amazon DataZone , an out-of-the-box data management service that offers a broad set of fine-grained access controls and data governance configurations.

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AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 10, 2025

Outposts already provides robust capabilities for resource sharing in multi-account environments. Organizations can share Outposts and their associated resources across multiple AWS accounts in the same organization in AWS Organization s using AWS Resource Access Manager ( AWS RAM ).

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FedTech Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

A recent Government Accountability Office report highlights both the continuing benefits of telework and the challenges that agencies face, plus best practices that they should follow as they continue to adapt how they operate. The Office of Management and Budget directed agencies to bring employees back to the office post-pandemic in…

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Two other moving companies joined the lawsuit this month: Total Military Management on Dec. TRANSCOM thus has violated CICA by procuring services through other than full and open competition and preventing qualified bidders from participating in the procurement, Total Military Management alleged in its similar Dec. 8 complaint.

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FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 29, 2024

Agencies’ push to enhance the customer experience has reached a critical juncture, according to a recent Government Accountability Office report. The Office of Management and Budget has been at the forefront of this effort by setting CX goals, identifying leaders and dedicating resources to staffing and technology improvements.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 24, 2025

Arturas arnovskis, o-Create Future of Ukraine Programme Manager, Lithuania For many young children, kindergarten is a place of friendship, laughter, and learninga foundation for their future. Ukraine is not alone and they will not be left alone.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 31, 2025

Its hugely positive that 20 Italian civil society organizations came together as a coalition to push for transparency and accountability in the delivery of the Games. overseeing nearly 60% of the projects and managing 74.5% We hoped to do this for Paris 2024 but it was not to be!]. of allocated funds. Materials are available here.

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

According to the DOJ, UCHealth “violated the False Claims Act in seeking and receiving payment from federal health care programs for visits to its emergency departments, by falsely coding certain Evaluation & Management (E&M) claims submitted to the Medicare and TRICARE programs.” Attorney Matt Kirsch for the District of Colorado. “We

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FedScoop

JUNE 17, 2024

In a message sent from his personal Gmail account, Morens referenced deleting emails and communicating with a colleague about how to make emails “disappear.” It is HHS policy that all personnel conducting business for, and on behalf of, HHS refrain from using personal email accounts to conduct HHS business.” to manage their email.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Singh is passionate about process and project management. He has been in numerous leadership roles in the private sector for over 25 years, spanning accounting, finance, technology & operations management spheres. He is a Certified Public Accountant.

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The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Throughout the evolution of project and public procurement management, terms and expressions in the field have increasingly been used interchangeably. Additionally, the procurement management team may select the procurement method based on the nature or complexity of the requirement. What is a Solicitation Tool?

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Open Contracting Partnership

JANUARY 16, 2025

Government accountability, climate resilience and supporting inclusive economies remain top priorities for leaders around the globe, and stronger public procurement will play a critical role in delivering on them. As 2025 unfolds, OCP’s work will be needed more than ever.

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Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Public procurement spending accounted for an average of 30% of total public spending across the region [1] and as much as 74% of that spending is wasted due to inefficiencies [2] , according to data from FISLAC , an analytics platform developed by the IDB’s Fiscal Management Division (FMM). Source: Authors’s elaboration.

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FedScoop

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Government Accountability Office is recommending changes to how the government measures implementation of a decades-old cybersecurity law as agency information security programs continue to be “mostly ineffective.” As a result, the GAO made two recommendations for the Office of Management and Budget related to improving the metrics.

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Select GCR

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Understanding the System for Award Management (SAM) The System for Award Management (SAM) is a centralized system that the federal government uses to manage the process of awarding contracts and financial assistance. you’ll also need to provide bank routing and account numbers for Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT).

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AWS Public Sector

JUNE 26, 2024

To support their effective security and management, election campaigns and committees need access to the latest industry-leading security services and resources, regardless of their budget. Cybersecurity plays a pivotal role in democratic campaigns and elections. Wickr fills that need and we greatly appreciate their partnership.”

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FedScoop

JULY 15, 2024

Late last week, the Social Security Administration announced that long-time users of the agency’s online account system would have to switch to Login.gov, the government-wide identity management and sign-on service created by the General Services Administration.

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AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 13, 2023

What do Amazon Web Services (AWS) public sector customers need to know about the State Risk and Authorization Management Program ( StateRAMP) and how can you use AWS to help meeting StateRAMP requirements? What is StateRAMP? Using a conformance pack can take the guess work out of mapping controls to AWS features and services.

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Federal News Network

APRIL 10, 2025

She explains how AI will transform business operations and how it can be applied to all aspects of a business, including production, analysis, HR, accounting, sales, and engineering. She discusses how to implement AI successfully at scale, and shares key insights regarding data integrity and portability, interoperability, and security.

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Federal News Network

JUNE 3, 2024

HHS’s “hire now” platform, lets hiring managers view both internal agency applicants and governmentwide ones at the same time. CDAO will integrate more vendors through Open DAGIR initiative - Federal News Network) Agency program managers have some new best practices to protect their programs from fraud and abuse. adversaries.

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