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Cybersecurity
EPA seeks funding to improve the cybersecurity of America’s water systems
The Environmental Protection Agency aims to invest $4 billion in upgrades to the nation’s water and wastewater infrastructure with a strong focus on cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
Agencies are sharing cyber data with CISA, officials say
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is rapidly expanding its visibility into federal networks under the Biden administration's cybersecurity executive order.
Congress
House Dems urge social media networks not to delete evidence of possible Russian war crimes in Ukraine
Automated and artificial intelligence-enabled systems may be removing and permanently erasing evidence of potential Russian war crimes in Ukraine, lawmakers said this week.
Acquisition
Acquisition experts ask Congress to address decline in small business awards
Congress should work to develop new procurement vehicles and streamline compliance and security requirements to counteract category management practices and other issues causing a steep drop in the number of small businesses in the federal marketplace, experts said on Thursday.
IT Modernization
Lawmakers balk at possible service changes at launch site of VA's new health record
At hearings and in correspondence, lawmakers from Washington are pressing the Department of Veterans Affairs for answers about the future of the Mann-Grandstaff Medical Center in Spokane.
Congress
Data collection featured in new bill targeting equity at FEMA
The Federal Emergency Management Advancement of Equity Act would instruct the disaster response to improve its data collection systems to help identify inequities in its distribution of federal assistance.
Acquisition
HBCUs could be one key to improving equity in federal contracting and technology
From expanding contracting opportunities for small, disadvantaged businesses to building out a more diverse federal workforce, federal agencies are increasingly aiming to partner with minority-serving institutions to ensure their equity goals are effective.
Acquisition
NASA chief calls out the 'plague' of cost-plus contracts
The space agency is hoping to increasingly use competitions among top vendors and fixed-price contracts as a new way of conducting business--and cutting steep costs for major projects.
Cybersecurity
How the TMF helps agencies pave the way toward zero trust
The Education Department chief information security credits the Technology Modernization Fund with providing the agency crucial support and fundamental resources to create a more secure architecture.
IT Modernization
Technology trade groups urge Congress to add $300 million to the TMF
Leading government technology groups want appropriators to write legislation backing the full White House budget request for the Technology Modernization Fund.
Acquisition
SBA looks to promote disadvantaged businesses with 2023 budget request
The head of the Small Business Administration told lawmakers the agency is planning to ramp up outreach efforts for small disadvantaged businesses and other firms in need of support to address a 40% decline in small businesses working with the federal government.
IT Modernization
Library of Congress plans new cloud office
The Library of Congress made “great progress” on its strategic Information Technology investments despite being a “constant target” of major cyber threats, the agency’s Chief Information Officer told lawmakers on Thursday.
Acquisition
Bernie Sanders wants Amazon debarred from federal contracting
The Vermont lawmaker cites the company's anti-union activity in a letter urging President Biden to eliminate the e-commerce and cloud behemoth from federal contracts.
Acquisition
GSA launches new tool to simplify the federal buying process
Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Sonny Hashmi said the new buyer experience tool "was built using human-centered design to address pain points in the acquisition process."
Cybersecurity
CISA is helping pave the way to secure IoT systems, FEMA official says
A senior IT expert for the Federal Emergency Management Agency explained how the agency is increasingly working with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to enhance its cloud and IoT security frameworks.
Cybersecurity
GSA plans to publish zero trust playbooks
The General Services Administration is focusing on how to take the concept of zero trust into the implementation phase in a series of new playbooks set for release in the coming months, according to a senior IT official.
Workforce
GSA seeks cyber expert for TMF
The Technology Modernization Fund program management office is continuing to scale up with a new position to help review cybersecurity projects.
Cybersecurity
CISA expands Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative
The JCDC is gaining over a dozen new experts focused on enhancing the cybersecurity posture for industrial control systems and operational technology as CISA ramps up security efforts around critical infrastructure.
IT Modernization
TMF announces first-ever investment in VA to support transition to new sign-in service
GSA's single sign-on shared service, Login.gov, is about to have a major new participating agency thanks in part to the Technology Modernization Fund.
Acquisition