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The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s February release of version 2.0 of its Cybersecurity Framework is a milestone in the evolution of cyber standards, expanding them to encompass all sectors. CSF 2.0 is the first major overhaul of the framework — a published set of guidelines, best practices and standards for reducing organizations’ cyber risk first introduced in 2014 — which widens its scope beyond critical infrastructure entities to all entities.
By Warren Linscott, Senior Vice President & Chief Product Officer at Deltek Over my career, I’ve closely followed the growth paths of small businesses in the government contracting space. I’ve seen several behaviors and practices that contributed to successfully growing their business.
Technology breakthroughs and U.S. leadership in research and development are hindered due to poor R&D infrastructure across the federal government, according to a new report from the White House. Released Thursday by the Office of Science and Technology Policy , the National Science and Technology (NSTC) subcommittee on Research and Development Infrastructure said in its report that old and “inadequate” infrastructure at the federal level is responsible for agencies’ inability to “meet their
Victor Foulk, vice president of emerging technologies at CGI Federal, said chief AI officers and other federal agency leaders should consider three principles as they design and implement their artificial intelligence programs to strike a balance between mission execution and performance and security risks of implementing AI tools.
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The government is an attractive target for cybercriminals and nation-state actors employing Kerberoasting attacks due to agencies’ reliance on Microsoft’s Active Directory for user authentication and authorization. Those agencies also manage vast amounts of sensitive data while faced with challenges related to legacy systems, bureaucratic processes and budget constraints, so it can be difficult for them to maintain adequate cybersecurity defenses against identity-based attacks such as Kerberoast
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is in the midst of a “90-day sprint” to develop a whistleblower award program. A DOJ Whistleblower Program based on proven best practices has the potential to revolutionize the agency’s enforcement of corporate crime and corruption. Time and time again, whistleblower programs which fairly and consistently award and protect qualified whistleblowers have proven to be unmatched in their ability to incentivize insiders to come forward and disclose fraud and misco
A bipartisan Senate bill released Wednesday would strengthen security measures around artificial intelligence, overhauling a series of actions including cyber vulnerability tracking and a public database for AI incident reports. The Secure AI Act of 2024, introduced by Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology to update the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to update
A bipartisan Senate bill released Wednesday would strengthen security measures around artificial intelligence, overhauling a series of actions including cyber vulnerability tracking and a public database for AI incident reports. The Secure AI Act of 2024, introduced by Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology to update the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to update
In 2010, Congress passed the “ Plain Writing Act, ” which essentially requires that federal agency communications to the public must be in language that “the public can understand and use” and is “clear, concise, well-organized, and follows other best practices appropriate to the subject or field and intended audience.” In other words, the idea was that agencies should stop using so much jargon and legalese.
Consensus on where agencies should start their artificial intelligence journeys is shifting as federal officials continue to evaluate how the technology can work for them. Some agencies already use AI to fight fraud. Work with AI at the Department of Defense ranges from identifying cybersecurity threats to analyzing data from drones. Current AI use cases are “flattening” as the technology evolves, and increasingly, the ability to scrape data from documents and databases for analysis is table sta
On April 18, Siri Nelson , the Executive Director of National Whistleblower Center (NWC), wrote a letter to Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) expressing concerns regarding unneeded delays in whistleblower award payments under the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Whistleblower Program. In particular, NWC raises issues with the IRS’s rule on partial awards/multiple actions, explaining that it “has been a source of enormous frustration for tax whistleblowers – resulting in many whis
The Government Accountability Office is concerned that NASA still hasn’t incorporated cybersecurity practices into required agency policies, particularly for its major spacecraft projects. Without these requirements, NASA could end up with “inconsistent implementation of cybersecurity controls,” the auditing agency warned in a new report sent to Congress.
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has secured a $493.2 million contract to provide space systems engineering services to the U.S. Space Force. Johns Hopkins APL will perform technical support tasks, systems engineering and specialized research and development under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency advanced regulations that will guide critical infrastructure companies and other organizations in required reporting of cyber breaches and ransomware incidents with its recent notice of proposed rulemaking. These proposed rules, complying with the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022, aim to address a number of challenges that have made improving organizations’ overall cybersecurity posture difficult.
On April 25, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a $2.5 million whistleblower award to an individual who voluntarily disclosed original information which led to a successful enforcement action. Through the SEC Whistleblower Program , eligible whistleblowers are entitled to monetary awards of 10-30% of the funds collected in the action connected with their disclosure.
The Office of Personnel Management’s recent launch of an online marketplace for human resources solutions is just the beginning of what the agency hopes will be a one-stop shop for HR best practices, market intelligence, and a catalog of available services. The HR Marketplace, which is hosted on the General Services Administration’s Acquisition Gateway, was announced publicly last week, and currently has a catalog of HR solutions from federal shared service providers like the Department of Agric
V2X has won an $88 million U.S. Navy contract to operate and maintain communication, electronic and computer systems. Work under the contract will support the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Pacific, a key Navy communications facility in the region, V2X announced from McLean, Virginia on Thursday.
Agencies have made significant and enduring shifts in how they use technology to enable remote and hybrid work. Videoconferencing and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams and upgraded microphones and monitors in conference rooms have all become standard. 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.
On April 23, Siri Nelson , Executive Director of National Whistleblower Center (NWC) was joined by Forbes Top 200 Attorney and whistleblower law expert Stephen M. Kohn of Kohn, Kohn, & Colapinto (KKC) for a webinar discussing the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) forthcoming whistleblower award program. The webinar was held in response to Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco’s recent keynote address, where she announced a “90-day sprint to develop and implement” a DOJ-run whistleblower rewards
The IRS believes it will soon be forced to scale back its business system modernization efforts, writing in a report this week that Inflation Reduction Act funding for that work will run out by fiscal 2026. In its annual update to the IRA Strategic Operating Plan , the tax agency said it is reliant on IRA funds for digitization and other technological innovations after the appropriations process for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 zeroed out its money for modernization.
The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Defense Pricing and Contracting (DPC) issued a guidance memorandum dated March 18, 2024 to Agencies based on the results of the Department of Defense (DoD) Inspector General (IG) Audit of DoD Compliance on Whistleblower Protection Requirements. While the DoD IG found in most cases, that Contracting Officers included the DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights clause in contracts, they did not verify whether contract
The Office of Management and Budget signaled a tipping point in the government’s embrace of artificial intelligence when it recently issued guidance to agencies on use of the emerging technology. As agencies move into this new era of AI-driven innovation — and original equipment manufacturers position themselves to meet growing demand — technology procurement decisions are taking on greater significance.
The U.S. Navy has awarded 10 companies spots on a firm-fixed-price, multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity construction contract worth $249 million.
Chemonics, an international development firm that has received billions in government contracts and has described USAID as its “primary client ,” suffered a hack that impacted its employees back in 2021. Three years later, neither the company nor the agency is commenting on what actually happened. According to a consumer data breach notice filed with the Maine attorney general’s office, the attack was described as an “external system breach” and “hacking” that impacted more than 6,000 people.
It’s that time of year again! The time of year that all federal government contractors wait for with bated breath to see how well agencies performed in relation to their small business subcontracting goals (or at least how well the metrics show them to be doing). Time for the SBA’s Annual Scorecard. Ok, so maybe it’s not quite that hyped up. But it is informative, nonetheless.
Tree and Landscaping Services: Growing Federal Opportunities As the federal government intensifies its focus on green initiatives, the role of trees and landscaping in enhancing environmental health and public wellness has become increasingly vital. This commitment to sustainable development opens a dynamic avenue for tree and landscaping businesses to contribute their expertise to important federal projects, fostering community green spaces and enhancing environmental sustainability.
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s Chief Officer Awards were announced March 28, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person May 10. Next is Ram Ravi, chief growth officer and partner at FedTec, and finalist in the Chief Growth Officer Private Company (annual revenue greater than $20 million and less [.
White House officials on Wednesday announced cross-sector actions aimed at enhancing competitiveness and access across the science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM) fields. The Office of Science and Technology Policy said in a fact sheet that it had secured hundreds of commitments with non-federal organizations to assist in areas of need within STEMM, such as improving representation in entertainment, ensuring inclusive workplaces, enabling related programs to be more ac
The U.S. Air Force has increased the ceiling value of a multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covering worldwide contingency and humanitarian support services from $6.4 billion to $15 billion.
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Now that it have been 10 years since issuing them, the White House has updated what is known as Uniform Guidance on grants and federal assistance. One reason for the update: reducing regulatory burden on both agencies and grantees. For some highlights, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with Haynes Boone procurement attorney Dan Ramish. Interview Transcript: Tom Temin Dan, the uniform guidance is a little bit outside of FAR and contracting concerns.
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An Illinois business owner was convicted on Monday of eight counts of wire fraud for paying kickbacks to a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs clerk in exchange for what prosecutors called "bogus" monthly rental fees.
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