FCW Insider: August 24, 2021
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
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Richard Spires, the former CIO at the IRS and DHS, explains why early-career expertise is the key to successful leadership.
Pentagon pushes ahead with COVID vaccine mandate
The Defense Department will mandate Pfizer-produced COVID-19 vaccines following the Food and Drug Administration's approval, and other agencies are expected to follow.
Biden names slate of FSIP appointees
Months after clearing out Trump appointees, Biden nominated appointees to fill the Federal Services Impasses Panel, a key institution in the federal labor-management relations space.
Quick Hits
*** Security vendor Upguard discovered a configuration weakness in Microsoft's Power Apps portal, which is used to support low code business applications, that led to the leak of 38 million records across 47 entities including the governments of New York City, Indiana and Maryland.
*** The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has posted a fact sheet to help public- and private-sector organizations prevent and respond to ransomware attackers threatening to release sensitive information if a victim does not pay the ransom demanded. GCN has more.
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