The Fed Mission Success Round Up: Cybersecurity, Policy, Acquisition, and More in Federal Agencies
Welcome to the Fed Mission Success News Round Up brought to you by Makpar. Each week, we will provide a summary of actionable news and insights to help aid in overall mission success for Federal agency IT decision-makers and influencers.
GSA Seeks Info on Automated and Expert Tools to Analyze Application Security
The General Services Administration is inquiring about the government’s application security testing—the process of making applications more resistant to threats—to detect weaknesses that could be used by adversaries.
NSA, CISA Release Compendium of Security Practices for Software Developers
The National Security Agency, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and Office of the Director of National Intelligence worked with industry to consolidate the recommendations for planning software security requirements, designing secure architectures, adding security features, and conducting source code review and testing.
Watchdog calls on Social Security Administration to improve agile software development
The Inspector General of the Social Security Administration last week published an audit probing the agency’s agile software development projects. In its report, the watchdog identified improvements SSA should make to its development methodology including implementation of additional quality assurance controls.
IRS Admits to Exposing Confidential Taxpayer Information on Website
The Internal Revenue Service earlier this year published confidential information about taxpayers on its website before finding the error and removing the data, the agency said Friday.
State Department Watchdog Finds Major Issues with Agency Geospatial Data Compliance
The State Department’s inspector general said in late August that the agency is not complying with records retention requirements for certain geospatial data, which could prevent the American public from obtaining maximum benefit from such information and restrict the preservation of data for historical records.
NASA Offers More Details On $2B IT Contract for All Its Centers
NASA intends to provide IT services to all its centers and facilities through a consolidated contract with an estimated $2 billion ceiling that it expects to put out for bid Oct. 12, 2022.
NASA Solicits Feedback on Draft RFP for $190M NCAPS Enterprise IT Support Contract
NASA has asked industry stakeholders to comment on a draft request for proposals for a potential eight-year, $190 million contract to provide enterprise IT services for the office of chief information technology.
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