Cybersecurity
Watchdog: GSA needs to account for contractor PIV cards
The General Services Administration still needs to do a better job tracking and recovering access cards from its contractors, according to a report for the agency's watchdog.
Modernization
Second wave solicitations coming for DOD 5G test sites
The Defense Department plans to award the first three of seven new 5G test bed contracts in the spring.
Digital Government
TTS announces additional call center efforts
The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Library of Congress are the latest to leverage the Technology Transformation Services' Center of Excellence support.
Modernization
GDIT hangs on to DEOS cloud contract
The Pentagon re-awards DEOS cloud contract to GDIT, but lowers the ceiling value from the original award, from $7.6 billion to $4.4 billion.
Digital Government
White House mulls CXO role at agencies
The White House is considering whether to formalize the customer experience officer role, but also thinking about the position's impact on IT.
Modernization
Alliant2 replacement will have CMMC requirements
Polaris, the General Services Administration's developing Alliant 2 small business contract replacement, will have CMMC clauses.
Acquisition
Virtual industry days are here to stay
Federal agency virtual industry days are probably now a permanent part of the acquisition toolkit, according to practitioners.
Modernization
State Dept. awards EIS data network contract
The State Department awarded MetTel a task order for data services worth over $700 million.
Digital Government
USPS looks to monetize its mapping data
Geospatial data collected by 220,000 Postal Service vehicles could be offered to other agencies on an as-a-service basis.
People
GSA unveils first NewPay service
The General Services Administration is talking with federal agency users to further develop its NewPay shared service offering rolled out in September.
Cybersecurity
Civilian-side CMMC
The General Services Administration will add more supply chain and cybersecurity protection language, including DOD's CMMC requirements for vendors, to its new contracts as risks grow, according to one of the agency's top acquisition managers.
Acquisition
Watchdog: DHS needs to keep a closer eye on acquisition qualifications
The Department of Homeland Security needs to be consistent in nominating and designating acquisition oversight officials.
Acquisition
NITAAC CIO-SP4 on track
Despite the pandemic, the next iteration of one of National Institute of Health's Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center's governmentwide contracts is steadily progressing.
Cybersecurity
Solarium Commission looks to boot China from the tech supply chain
The Cyberspace Solarium Commission is looking to shore up security in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector by reducing dependency on suppliers from rival powers, especially China.
Cybersecurity
Group warns of gaps in election infrastructure
The security of voting infrastructure has come a long way since 2016, but it still depends on the state and local governments maintaining it, said a digital rights and election technology expert.
Digital Government
FAA presses on anti-UAS testing
The Federal Aviation Administration is advancing testing of anti-drone technology at airports, as federal authorities say rogue unmanned aircraft remain a problem even in the pandemic.
Cybersecurity
Automated ATOs and cybersecurity
Software to automate the system authorization process at agencies could work along the same lines as tax filing tools, according to one senior IT advisor at HHS.
Modernization
CBP extends cargo system disaster recovery contract
Customs and Border Protection adds five years to its cloud-based disaster recovery infrastructure-as-a-service contract with IBM.
Cybersecurity
CISA confident on election cybersecurity
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's efforts to help state and local governments secure their election critical infrastructure are in an intense home stretch for 2020, according to the agency's top risk manager.
Cybersecurity
Watchdog: FAA needs to do more to address aircraft cybersecurity
The Federal Aviation Administration has work to do to reinforce cybersecurity for increasingly networked commercial aircraft avionics systems, according to an oversight report.
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